Zones of Conflict: Rethinking Contemporary Art During Global Crisis considers how recent geopolitical crises have impacted visual culture and artistic practice. As the global phenomenon of transmigration has grown to unprecedented proportions i

Photography in the Street and Studio Part 3

Oct 20th, 2008 34m 10s

Coinciding with Tate Modern’s major photography exhibition of the same title, this study day examines different histories of the photographic portrait, in the street and in the studio, from its early practitioners in the nineteenth century to c

Photography in the Street and Studio Part 2

Oct 20th, 2008 1h 1m

Photography in the Street and Studio Part 1

Oct 20th, 2008 2h 9m

Art of Travel Study Day Part 2

Jul 2nd, 2008 1h 33m

This study day focuses on the history and relevance of travelling and migration to artists in the age of globalisation. Drawing on the notion of the artist-traveller in the age of migration we will address crucial questions such as: how do trop

Art of Travel Study Day Part 1

Jul 2nd, 2008 1h 33m

The Life and Times of Edward Burra

May 21st, 2008 2h 4m

dward Burra's paintings of Harlem in the 1930s captured a moment in history epitomised by Jazz and street life. Drawing on the special display in the Goodison room, this study afternoon will examine Burra's paintings of this period with talks b

The Return of the Gods Study Afternoon

May 21st, 2008 2h 34m

Sculptures of mythical characters by Canova, Flaxman, Deare and others were eagerly collected and exhibited by British connoisseurs. This Study afternoon will examine the ways in which neo classical sculpture was appreciated in the late eightee

The Lives and Letters of the Camden Town Group

Apr 30th, 2008 59m 6s

This study day will explore the social and art historical context of the Camden Town Group with a lecture from Tate curator, Nicola Moorby, and an archive visit with Emily White, Tate Archive curator. In conjunction with the exhibition Modern P

Metropolis and Modernity: Modern Painters Study Day

Apr 23rd, 2008 2h 41m

To coincide with Modern Painters: The Camden Town Group, this study day examines the Camden Town Group in the context of other early twentieth century artistic movements in relation to literary and other discourses on urban experience, modernit

Modern Painters: Creative Writing Workshop

Apr 10th, 2008 59m 52s

This two day creative writing course takes the paintings of the Camden Town Group as inspiration. Themes of modernity and change are considered alongside responses to technology, the growth of popular entertainment and the long shadow of the Fi

Knowing Art: Aesthetics and Evaluating Art - Matthew Kieran

Mar 25th, 2008 2h 6m

It seems as if 'taste' is something over which there can’t be much argument. However, art appreciation carries on as if there are meaningful disputes. Works are deemed better than others and we seek to justify claims. How is such knowledge poss

The Tragic, Comic and Transgressive in Art

Feb 25th, 2008 2h 12m

The appeal of beauty is straightforward but what explains the appeal of tragic, comic or transgressive art? Tragic art asks that we contemplate horrifying events, evoking unpleasant emotions and feelings of disgust, ones we would avoid in real

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