Revolution! Art and change
Ten-week art history and theory course
14 January 2020 6.30 - 8pm21 January 2020 6.30 - 8pm28 January 2020 6.30 - 8pm4 February 2020 6.30 - 8pm11 February 2020 6.30 - 8pm18 February 2020 6.30 - 8pm25 February 2020 6.30 - 8pm3 March 2020 6.30 - 8pm10 March 2020 6.30 - 8pm17 March 2020 6.30 - 8pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
£540 for full course, £320 for weeks 1-5 OR weeks 6-10. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of weeks 5 and 10.
Picasso and Paper
Terms and conditions
Join us for this ten-week lecture series as we explore the world's major revolutions through the prism of art.
We're nearly halfway through this ten-week course but you can still book a place on the final five weeks where we'll be covering:
– A Tale of Two Guernicas: History and Heritage of a Symbol with Dr Dacia Viejo-Rose
– Art in the Cultural Revolution: China 1966-76 with Professor Craig Clunas
– Is Feminism (Art and Beyond Art) a Revolution or a Trauma? with Professor Griselda Pollock
– The Terrorist Image: Exploring the Visual Culture of the Islamic State with Charlie Winter
– The Information Revolution and Digital Departures with Professor Sarah Cook
Contact Will Iron at will.iron@royalacademy.org.uk for more information.
Revolutions aren’t any sort of change – once they occur, nothing can be the same again. Throughout history, art has responded to political, cultural and technological revolutions in different ways. From ushering in a new era with its own visual language, to adopting technological innovation, or expressing new and disruptive ideas.
On this ten-week lecture series, join a roster of art world scholars and experts as they dissect some of the most significant revolutions in history and how artists have been shaped by them. The course will look at major events such as the print revolution that ushered in the Gutenberg Bible, and subsequently the Reformation; the French and Russian revolutions that toppled established orders; and the work of the Impressionists, who changed our perceptions of what art should or could be.
Each lecture is facilitated to encourage discussion with participants as a group, to help broaden everyone’s understanding of the topic.
Minimum age 18. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact academicprogrammes@royalacademy.org.uk.
£540 for full course, £320 for weeks 1-5 OR weeks 6-10. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of weeks 5 and 10.
Picasso and Paper
Terms and conditions
About the Speakers
Dr Gavin Schwartz-Leeper is a transdisciplinary researcher and teacher at the University of Warwick, where he is Deputy Head of the School for Cross-faculty Studies and Director of Student Experience (Liberal Arts) and a course leader for Art and Revolution.
Dr Tom Stammers is associate professor in European cultural history at the university of Durham. His first book, The Purchase of the Past: Collecting Culture in Post-Revolutionary Paris will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.
Dr Katy Barrett is Curator of Art Collections at the Science Museum, London. She co-curated the Science Museum exhibition The Art of Innovation: from enlightenment to dark matter.
Natalia Murray's most recent book Art for the Workers. Proletarian Art and Festive Decorations of Petrograd. 1917-1920 was published last year. In 2017 she curated a major exhibition Revolution. Russian Art. 1917-1932 at the RA.
Adrian is Senior Curator at the RA. He has worked on a broad range of exhibitions, including Aztecs, Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600-1600; Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1920; Anish Kapoor and Ai Weiwei.
Dr Dacia Viejo-Rose is a University Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre. Her interest in heritage and its politics was sparked during a brief stint working at UNESCO (2000-2002).
Craig Clunas held the chair of art history at Oxford from 2007 to 2018, the first scholar of Asian art to do so. He is the author of numerous books on Chinese art, most recently Chinese Painting and its Audiences.
Griselda Pollock is Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art and Director of the Centre for Cultural Analysis, Theory and History at the University of Leeds, UK. Her forthcoming publications include Is Feminism a Bad Memory?.
Charlie is a senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation. His research specialism is terrorism and insurgency, with a focus on online and offline strategic communication. His PhD in War Studies examines how militant groups cultivate creative approaches to governance and war.
Our courses and classes programme
Our varied programme of short courses and classes provides an opportunity to explore subjects ranging from life drawing to the history of exhibitions and arts management, led by expert tutors and practising artists. These courses introduce traditional art-making processes, as well as perspectives on art history, theory and business.
Give this course as a gift
All of our courses can be purchased as a gift for a friend or family member – giving the gift of education and a remarkable experience. To arrange a personalised Gift Voucher, please contact the Academic Programmes Team, by calling 020 7300 5641 or email academicprogrammes@royalacademy.org.uk
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