Lucy Orta - Clouds | RCA - Outset lecture series | 27 November at 6:30pm
27th November 2012 at 6.30pm
The RCA School of Fine Art is pleased to announce the forthcoming Visual Cultures Lecture Series 2012/2013 organised by the Dean of the School of Fine Art, Professor Ute Meta Bauer with the support of the Outset Contemporary Art Fund. Under the title “Current Modes of Artistic Production”, invited artists will investigate various aspects that contribute to the production, circulation and reception of their work. Through in-depth focus on a specific project by each guest speaker, the series aims to give an insight into the complex fabric of artistic production and explore what it means to work as an artist today. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Yinka Shonibare MBE on 23rd October and focused on the artist’s public art commissions: Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle (2010) and Globe Head Ballerina (2012). Shonibare is known for his exploration of colonialism and post-colonial debates within the contemporary context of globalisation through a range of classical artistic media.
All lectures begin at 6:30pm and are free admission; places are limited so early arrival is advised.
The next lecture in the series is:
Lucy Orta
: 27 November 2012
Lucy Orta is an artist and professor of Art Fashion and the Environment at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. Her installations sit between art, fashion and architecture drawing upon ecological and social sustainability issues. Emblematic projects in collaboration with Jorge Orta include Refuge Wear and Body Architecture: portable minimum habitats that bridge architecture and dress responding to urban emergencies and natural catastrophes.
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