OctoberâDecember 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum
OctoberâDecember 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum
OctoberâDecember 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum
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SEMINARS & STUDY DAYS<br />
www.vam.ac.uk/whatson, 020 7942 2211<br />
Robert Venturi <strong>and</strong> Denise Scott Brown in the Las Vegas desert with the<br />
strip in the background, 1966 © Venturi, Scott Brown <strong>and</strong> Associates<br />
POSTMODERNISM EVENT<br />
Designing the Decades:<br />
The 1980s<br />
Saturday 15 October, 11.00–16.30<br />
Explore innovations in architecture, product<br />
design <strong>and</strong> fashion during this decade of<br />
ironic self awareness, ambiguity, irony <strong>and</strong><br />
kitsch. Hear talks by expert curators <strong>and</strong><br />
commentators including broadcaster <strong>and</strong><br />
historian David Heathcote.<br />
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students<br />
POSTMODERNISM EVENT<br />
Craving, Collecting <strong>and</strong><br />
Caring: Album Covers<br />
Saturday 22 October, 14.00–17.00<br />
Gain an insight into the creativity, concept<br />
<strong>and</strong> development of album covers <strong>and</strong><br />
explore iconic works by renowned cover<br />
art designers, artists <strong>and</strong> photographers.<br />
Discuss the place of album covers in history<br />
<strong>and</strong> debate what makes a cover collectable.<br />
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students<br />
POSTMODERNISM EVENT<br />
Past, Present <strong>and</strong> Future:<br />
25 Years of Wallpaper<br />
Saturday 29 October, 10.30–17.30<br />
No longer seen as a mere backdrop, wallpaper<br />
is now a hot topic for style commentators <strong>and</strong><br />
historians. Join experts to hear more about how<br />
wallpaper has been revitalised by contemporary<br />
designers, from domestic interiors to art<br />
installations.<br />
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students<br />
Organised in collaboration with the Wallpaper History Society<br />
POWER OF MAKING EVENT<br />
Art of Burial<br />
Saturday 5 November, 10.00–16.45<br />
Discover the fascinating rituals <strong>and</strong> beautiful<br />
arts associated with burial from Britain to Tibet,<br />
Iran <strong>and</strong> China, <strong>and</strong> examine sculpted Ghanaian<br />
coffins <strong>and</strong> biodegradable ‘ecopods’ featured<br />
in the Power of Making exhibition.<br />
£10, no concessions<br />
Renaissance Art,<br />
Workshops <strong>and</strong><br />
Techniques<br />
Saturday 12 November, 10.30–16.00<br />
Listen as Open University <strong>and</strong> V&A experts<br />
discuss the organisation of Renaissance<br />
workshops, <strong>and</strong> techniques including<br />
tapestry, polychrome wood sculpture, ivory<br />
carving, tempera painting <strong>and</strong> the crafting<br />
of precious stones <strong>and</strong> jewellery.<br />
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students<br />
Organised in collaboration with the<br />
Open University<br />
POSTMODERNISM EVENT<br />
Postmodernist Identity: From<br />
Equality to Parody<br />
Saturday 12 November, 12.00–16.30<br />
Join the debate on postmodernism <strong>and</strong> consider<br />
how it has influenced ideas of identity <strong>and</strong> the<br />
fight for racial, sexual <strong>and</strong> class equality. Cultural<br />
theorist Professor Mike Gonzalez will present the<br />
arguments <strong>and</strong> lead the debate.<br />
£10, no concessions<br />
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Haim Steinbach, ‘supremely black,’ 1985. Plastic laminated wood shelf,<br />
ceramic pitchers, cardboard detergent boxes. Private collection 15
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