CREMS Double Bill
Wednesday
4
December
2013
The Centre for Renaissance & Early Modern Studies is hosting these two talks by Amanda Lillie (York) and Jeanne Nuechterlein (York).
Against Photographic Exceptionalism
Monday
2
December
2013
"From today painting is dead." Stephen Bann explains how this quotation informed his research as he explores photography and printmaking in the nineteenth century.
History of Art Alumni Event
Saturday
30
November
2013
The Department of History of Art warmly invites all alumni to an informal drinks reception at the Yorkshire Museum.
MA information event
Saturday
30
November
2013
An MA in History of Art information session at King’s Manor, followed by a drinks reception at the Yorkshire Museum.
London Art Worlds: Mobile, Contingent and Ephemeral Networks 1960-1980
Friday
29
November
2013
Bringing together new research on the national and international networks that came to characterise the London art world during the 1960s and 1970s, this conference at the University of York aims to trace the many informal, impromptu and experimental relationships that exist alongside, and fragment, more established institutional histories of British art in this period.
The Image, the Knife, and the Gluepot
Monday
4
November
2013
Did you know that clip art is as old as the Middle Ages? Kathryn Rudy of the University of St Andrews presents her paper on early experiments in combining manuscript and print.
Storytelling in Court and Cloister
Saturday
2
November
2013
Hosted by the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, and co-sponsored by the Centre for Medieval Literature, this interdisciplinary conference will explore ways in which medieval people used stories to make sense of their world.
Careers in Art and Law
Tuesday
22
October
2013
Are you interested in combining your passion for Art History with the commercial world? Learn more about specialising in the art market, copyright and property law, and how to make yourself more employable in this sector.
Classicism and the Railway Station in the North-East
Monday
14
October
2013
As the concept of railways became more familiar in the 1840s, so the architecture of stations, like that of banks, became ever more grandiose and ostentatious, as if to assure passengers as to the rock-like fiscal stability of this innovative enterprise. To that end, architects used familiar architectural idioms – and, in the North East, invariably a grand, classical style – for the public face of the station.
The Sex of a Star and Other Sports Problems
Monday
7
October
2013
The sports world is arguably one of the largest aspects of popular visual culture, and critical analysis of popular culture is a major area of interest for visual studies and for queer theory.
Ordinary/Everyday/Quotidian
Thursday
26
September
2013
What do the terms everyday, ordinary and quotidian mean at the beginning of the twenty-first century? This conference will confront head-on the challenges and opportunities presented by the interdisciplinary nature of such an enquiry.
York St Mary's Lunchtime Talk
Wednesday
25
September
2013
In conjunction with the ARTIST ROOMS display of work by Bruce Nauman at York St Mary's - York Art Gallery's Contemporary Art Space, James Boaden will be giving a lunchtime talk on the artist's work with video.
Religion and Violence
Friday
13
September
2013
An interdisciplinary colloquium especially for the work of new and emerging scholars.
3 Graces: Victorian women, visual art and exchange
Saturday
29
June
2013
As part of York Festival of Ideas, Katie Tyreman introduces the often overlooked art of Victorian women with the aid of a virtual exhibition in the 3Sixty Space of the Ron Cooke Hub.
Anti-Happenings/ Anti-Politics: Experimental Art in Late Socialist Central Europe
Monday
24
June
2013
Centre for Modern Studies postgraduate forum seminar with Dr Klara Kemp-Welch, Courtauld Institute of Art. Klara's paper traces the passage from a commitment to artistic ‘autonomy’ among unofficial artists of the late 1950s and early 1960s to the development of experimental practices which enabled artists to address the problem of isolation and to explore new forms of ‘contact’ in the 1970s and 80s.
History of Art Alumni Event - York
Friday
21
June
2013
We are delighted to invite History of Art alumni an informal drinks reception at on-campus and student-run Norman Rea Gallery.
Brian Sewell in Conversation with James Boaden
Tuesday
18
June
2013
As part of York Festival of Ideas, entertaining and controversial art critic Brian Sewell joins James Boaden in conversation to talk about his life, his views on art and anything else that may come up!
Eccentric Objects: Sculpture in the 1960s
Tuesday
11
June
2013
A talk and roundtable discussion between Jo Applin, James Boaden and Jason Edwards to celebrate the publication of Jo’s books Eccentric Objects: Rethinking Sculpture in 1960s America (Yale University Press, 2012) and Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field (Afterall and MIT Press, 2012).
The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Thursday
6
June
2013
This International Conference organised by Thomas Schmidt (University of Manchester) and Hanna Vorholt (University of York)is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council 'Production and Reading of Music Sources, 1480-1530' project.
Creative Dissidence: A Workshop on Art and Activism
Wednesday
5
June
2013
In 2011, the Arab uprisings, the anti-austerity protests in Greece and Spain, and the Occupy Movement in North America mobilized broad sectors of society in opposition to anti-democratic systems of political and economic power. Rather than fixate on the direct political implications of these demands, this workshop aims to consider their aesthetic and cultural dimensions.
History of Art Alumni Event - London
Tuesday
4
June
2013
We are delighted to invite History of Art alumni an informal drinks reception at The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Representing the Industrial Scene: Lowry in Context 1900-80
Tuesday
4
June
2013
In dialogue with the upcoming Tate exhibition ‘Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life’, and with visiting scholars T.J. Clark and Anne Wagner’s previous lecture ‘The Question of Lowry’. This symposium will give four researchers the opportunity to reconsider Lowry’s specifically British art-historical context at key stages of the 20th century. Lively debate expected!
Art Outside the Canon: A Workshop
Tuesday
28
May
2013
This workshop begins from an enquiry into the nature of the discipline of the history of art – as it is manifested in art historical writing and exhibition making – it aims to test how far its methods are adequate for examining modern and contemporary art works which have been either produced or received (in whole or in part) outside of canonical circumstances.
MA offer holders event
Friday
24
May
2013
The department is delighted to welcome offer holders for the MA in History of Art and associated pathway degrees to visit the department.
Feminist Object(ive)s: Writing Art Histories
Tuesday
21
May
2013
This event will explore the aims, challenges and complications of writing art histories from a feminist standpoint, considering feminist methodologies, encounters with feminist art and culture and working with women artists, as well as more broadly politically engaged art practices.
Capitalism Without Images
Wednesday
15
May
2013
Professor T J Clark, Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley and Visiting Professor at York presents this lecture.
Art History and the Everyday
Tuesday
7
May
2013
Dr Michael White and Dr Jo Applin contribute to the Centre for Modern Studies Research Series 'Ordinary/Everyday/Quotidian'.
Into the Valley: Scenes of an Afghan Conflict
Tuesday
30
April
2013
York Art Gallery has recently acquired a group of drawings by Official War Artist Jules George; this will be an opportunity to hear him discussing works from his tour of Afghanistan in 2010, as well as his impressions of other works in York Art Gallery.
The Tudors and the Founding of the Savoy Hospital
Monday
29
April
2013
By ca. 1500 every English town had multiple hospitals which were to provide lodging, food and spiritual care to those in need. Yet Henry VII, in his will, expressed a desire to found a new hospital in London because “there be few or noon such commune hospitallis within this our reeame.” Henry’s new Savoy hospital attempted to draw on Florence as its primary model, casting the Tudors as Renaissance patrons, but was also shaped by English conventions.
The Reader's Eye: Between Annotation and Illustration
Monday
22
April
2013
Bill Sherman is Professor of Renaissance and Early Modern Studies in the Department of English and Related Literature at York. "In 'Used Books' (my study of marginalia in early printed books), I tried to argue that readers in the 13th-17th centuries picked up their books with an acute awareness of the symbolic and practical power of the hand, and concluded that pre-modern reading was, to a surprising extent, a manual art, but in doing so I lost sight of sight itself and have now begun to recover the ways in which readers responded with images as well as words."
Schwitters in Context: The British Years
Saturday
20
April
2013
This event is hosted by Tate Britain to complement their exhibition 'Schwitters in Britain' with the support of Newcastle University's Hatton Gallery.
Introducing Victorian Women Artists
Saturday
13
April
2013
This one day Saturday course is being taught by Katie Tyreman, Post Doctoral Research & Cultural Engagement Project Fellow, University of York/V&A. Katie will explore the integral role women performed within the Victorian art world, as artists, models and patrons, and within artistic movements such as Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism and Symbolism
Beyond the Garden Party: Rethinking Edwardian Culture
Friday
12
April
2013
This two-day conference will be held at the University of Durham and the University of York, and features a series of papers and panel discussions on subjects ranging from railway posters to chivalric costumes, censorship to science fiction, and spiritualism to neo-Edwardian films.
Sketching the Sublime
Saturday
23
March
2013
Is it possible to surpass scale and sketch the sublime? The National Gallery is hosting this event to complement their exhibition of the work of Frederic Church, 'Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch'. Along with other speakers, Sarah Turner will examine the development of sketching with oils.
The Official Launch of the History of Art Research Portal
Monday
4
March
2013
Come and find out more about our exciting digital projects and the potential of the web for art historical research! Jennifer Mundy, Head of Collection Research at Tate will open the event with a talk about museums, collections research and the web.
Spring Master Class: Bulk Glass, Plain Glazing, Archaeological Glass History, Technology and Conservation
Friday
1
March
2013
This event, to be hosted in the historic King’s Manor campus in the centre of York, will focus on glass – bulk glass, ‘plain glazing’, ‘white’ glass, and archaeological glass, its technology, history and conservation. An international panel of speakers will present recent research and new conservation applications. Tea, coffee and a sandwich lunch is included in the ticket price.
Re-membering the Anglo-Saxons in the Eighteenth Century: Sculpture, Stowe and Questions of Identity
Monday
25
February
2013
As is well known, the eighteenth century was marked by an increased interest and participation in travel, the acquisition of art and antiquities, and publications catering for and encouraging these trends. While much of these activities focussed on the ‘classical’ in and of the European mainland, some also involved extended travel through Britain, particularly into regions whose locale and antiquities were deemed unfamiliar – such as the North of England and Scotland. As part of this, attention began to turn to the vernacular traditions of carving in antiquity.
Investigating Titian: The First Forty Years
Thursday
21
February
2013
As part of our collaborative research partnership with the National Gallery in London, Jill Dunkerton, the distinguished conservator and author of many groundbreaking publications on the techniques of Italian Renaissance artists will be lecturing on Titian's painting techniques.
The Future: A History
Monday
18
February
2013
Glenn Adamson‘s lecture will provide an early unveiling of plans for an exhibition to be held at the V&A in Spring 2016
Tendencies at Twenty
Thursday
14
February
2013
To celebrate queer history month, Valentine’s Day, and the 20th anniversary of the publication, in 1993, of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s groundbreaking queer-theoretical text Tendencies, the Centre for Modern Studies will be hosting an inter-disciplinary symposium where 12 diverse scholars will each offer a short position paper on a chapter from the book, before a roundtable discussion at the end of the day.
University of York 50th Anniversary Event
Tuesday
12
February
2013
The well-loved artist David Hockney RA, whose most recent and phenomenally successful exhibition 'A Bigger Picture' celebrated in vivid colour the seasonal changes of his local Yorkshire countryside, is to be presented with an honorary degree, with an introduction by Professor Liz Prettejohn.
The Question of Lowry
Monday
11
February
2013
T J Clark and Anne Wagner present this seminar ahead of their co-curated exhibition 'Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life' which will open in June at Tate Britain.
Identity: A Centre for Modern Studies Postgraduate Forum Seminar
Tuesday
5
February
2013
In this interdisciplinary seminar, Eoin Martin and Daniel Molto will explore issues surrounding identity and its applications in the humanities. Eoin Martin will be presenting his paper 'Imagination Nation: Queen Victoria and the National Identity in the New Houses of Parliament', and Daniel Molto will be speaking on 'Logic, Identity and the Humanities.'
Making Religion Matter
Monday
28
January
2013
A group of staff will raise provocative, interesting and difficult questions and problems on the relationship between art and religion arising form their own diverse areas of research.This will be followed by wide-ranging discussion open to all.
1913: A Year in the Life of Sculpture
Saturday
26
January
2013
This one day symposium brings together scholars working on early twentieth-century art to reconsider the extraordinary developments in modern sculpture that took place in 1913.
Ideas that Bind: Approaches to Modernist Groups and Networks
Friday
25
January
2013
Two of the foremost scholars of modernism, Professor Linda Dalrymple Henderson (University of Texas) and Professor Patricia Leighten (Duke University), will be taking part in this afternoon workshop highlighting new research on the ways in which artistic groups were formed, the role of networks in the dissemination of artistic practices and their intersection with varieties of political radicalism.
West Yorkshire parish church tour
Monday
14
January
2013
The Stained Glass Research School has organised a tour of West Yorkshire's parish churches. Reserve a place now to see these unique examples of stained glass and partake in interesting discussions of their history and conservation. These include: All Saints Church, Normanton. St Michael's and All Angels, Thornhill and the Church of St Michael and Our Lord, Wragby.
