Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)

Talk

An Introduction to ‘Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust’

Free Lunchtime Lecture

Monday 6 July 2015 1 - 2pm

The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts

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Joseph Cornell

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Exhibition curator, Sarah Lea introduces ‘Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust’, the first solo exhibition of this artist's groundbreaking collage and assemblage art in the UK for almost 35 years, and talks about the preparations involved in such an exhibition.

American assemblage artist Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) has been described as one of modern art's best-kept secrets. Join RA curator Sarah Lea to explore the life and work of this enigmatic artist. The talk will include a biographical overview, a discussion of Cornell's working processes and a detailed look at the key collages, box constructions and films presented in the exhibition. The lecture will consider in particular Cornell's interest in fields as diverse as natural history to ballet, which fed his long distance love affair with Europe, a place he visited only in his imagination.

Doors open at 12.30pm, no admittance will be granted for latecomers after 1pm. If you do not arrive before 1pm, your ticket will be released at that time to those waiting for returned tickets.

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