New Contemporaries 70th Anniversary Two-Day Conference in collaboration with The Courtauld Institute of Art
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Ogg, Kirsty. 2019. 'New Contemporaries 70th Anniversary Two-Day Conference in collaboration with The Courtauld Institute of Art'. In: New Contemporaries 70th Anniversary Two-Day Conference. The Courtauld Institute of Art, United Kingdom 25 - 26 October 2019. [Conference or Workshop Item]
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Marking New Contemporaries 70th anniversary, this two-day conference curated by Kirsty Ogg celebrated New Contemporaries legacy and future direction in partnership with The Research Forum, Courtauld Institute of Art. The conference programme addressed the development of New Contemporaries as it continually evolved to support the needs of emerging artists and practices. Established in 1949, New Contemporaries, formerly Young Contemporaries, is the longest-running support platform for emerging artists.
The programme explored different aspects of representation and visibility for emerging arts, bringing into dialogue artists, curators, writers and artworks from New Contemporaries history alongside contributors drawn from the Courtauld’s own alumni network of curators, artists and art historians.
Day 1 explored notions of diversity and gender politics in the UK’s art scene, along with definitions of the contemporary. Panel discussions considered globalisation, identity and the difficulty in defining new artistic tendencies as well as what agency performance art still holds as an artistic medium.
Day 2 focused on the future of artistic practice and the responses needed to support its continual evolution. Sessions discussed new artwork platforms, how conventional forms of exhibition making are evolving, opportunities for artistic collaboration, and new and necessary funding models for artists.
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Schedule and Programme Day 1: 25th October - In My Generation Panel 1: Diversity, globalisation and identity politics in the UK art scene Panel 2: Representations of gender politics and sexuality in New Contemporaries Screening of films by Derek Jarman with an introduction by James Mackay, Jarman’s collaborator. Presentation from Alex Massouras on his PhD research on New Contemporaries history, which appears in his thesis ‘Patronage, Professionalism and Youth: The Emerging Artist And London’s Art Institutions 1949–1988’ Panel 3: The emergence and evolving agency of performance practice in New Contemporaries Panel discussion with Leah Capaldi, Mike Collier & Alastair MacLennan, chaired by Kirsty Ogg. Performance of Auto Cutie by Rosa-Johan Uddoh Day 2: 26th October - The Shape of Things to Come Panel 4: The evolving gallery: online platforms and virtual spaces Screening of Larry Achiampong and David Blandy’s FF Gaiden: Black Death, with an introduction by project collaborator, Kamile Ofoeme. Panel 5: Collaborative and participatory practices as an agent of autonomy Panel 6: Sustaining emerging practice through new support structures and necessary funding models Screening of TOO MANY FEELINGS by Georgia Lucas-Going Panel 7: Rethinking historical and conventional forms of exhibition making: where next for the artist/curator? Closing performance by Patrick Cole. |
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The Courtauld Institute of Art, United Kingdom |
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25 - 26 October 2019 |
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28 Nov 2024 15:43 |
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