Art History in the Pub - Scotland
Following the success of our pub lectures in London, we are pleased to launch Art History in the Pub in Edinburgh
As part of the AAH's commitment to bringing the best in cutting-edge art-historical research to a wider community, we have been running Art History in the Pub in Camden, London.
Due to the overwhelming success of these events, we're delighted to be able to announce our new event series in Edinburgh, Art History in the Pub Scotland
Our talks present a selection of the wide vareity of topics, periods, methods and apporaches common in art historical study, and are aimed at a generalist audience.
AHitP Scotland is held at:
The Banshee Labyrinth
35 Niddry St
Edinburgh EH1 1LG
http://www.thebansheelabyrinth.com/
Free to attend.
Next Edinburgh Event
Monday 30 April 2012, 6:30pm
'The Drunkenness of the Avant-Garde and other Modernist Cliches' ( A Site-Specific Presentation) - Professor David Hopkins, University of Glasgow
This paper constitutes a set of reflections on the idea of inebriation as it relates to twentieth century avant-garde practice. Although it is routinely accepted that artists indulge in bohemian excess, whether involving drugs or alcohol, very little direct attention is normally given to the theme. What connection might notions of inebriation have with the homosocial interpersonal dynamics of avant-garde organisation ? How was this thematised in the art of the 1980s and 90s ? The discussion will draw on aspects of my previous 'Art History' paper on Gillian Wearing and Martha Rosler, and incorporate a number of new observations relating to the theme.
Speaker Biography: David Hopkins is Professor of Art History and Theory at the University of Glasgow. He is a widely recognised expert on Marcel Duchamp, Surrealism, Photography and Contemporary Art with a special interest in masculinities. He has published extensively within these fields, including 'Marcel Duchamp and Max Ernst: The Bride Shared' (Clarendon 1999), 'After Modern Art 1945-2000' (Oxford 2000), 'Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction' (Oxford 2004), and 'Dada's Boys: Masculinity After Duchamp' (Yale 2008). Hopkins has guest curated two exhibitions with The Fruitmarket Gallery, 'Dada's Boys' (2006) and 'Childish Things' (2010). He is also a published poet.
Past Events:
Tuesday 28 February Dr Matt Lodder (Association of Art Historians; University of Reading) - "Tattooing as Artistic Practice"
