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New Study Days for the Autumn
Europe
and America: A Revolution in Art 1900-1970
Saturday 10 October 2009
10am -4pm Vestry House
Barry Garnham
This
lecture will explore the complex relationship between European and
American Art in the period leading up to the migration of European
cultural figures to America during the Second World War (Part 1),
then chronicle “the triumph of American painting” in
Abstract Expressionism, focussing not only upon artists, such as
Pollock and Rothko, but also on the critical debate about the meaning
of their work in the writings of Clement Greenberg (Part 2). Finally,
in Part 3 there will be a survey of American art in the 60s, which
shared the same ambivalence of influence and rejection characterising
the work and attitude of the previous generations of American artists,
to become a truly “American Art”. |
English Artists and Landscape in the 20th Century
Saturday 21 November 10am - 4pm Vestry House
Jo Walton
This
special interest day is devoted to English (and Welsh) artists and
their response to landscape in the twentieth century. Beginning
with an over-view of the tradition of English landscape painting
during the 18th and 19th centuries, the day continues with works
by painters, sculptors and photographers, exploring both the rural
and urban landscape across the 20th century. As we move between
several strands and traditions of landscape art we shall see some
of the same artists from different angles, and meet some very different
artworks that we may not initially think of as part of the landscape
tradition at all. With lots of old favourites and plenty of variety,
this is a chance to explore the art of landscape from a different
perspective. |
Cost £15 to members , £20 non-members
To book places, contact Angela Kilenyi, akilenyi@hotmail.com
or 020
8943 1735.
