Talks and Events 8 July – 11 September 2011
As a public gallery space, Camden places primary importance in the educational programme. Talks, events and workshops are organized in conjunction with the exhibitions, placing the artists’ practices at the core of a programme whose objective is to involve, educate and entertain the local community and people of all ages.
The following is a comprehensive list of the activities that will support the exhibition “Restaging context: theatricality in contemporary media”. During the three-month period Camden will host a series of talks by guest speakers, workshops for children, film screenings and exhibition tours, in order to deepen the understanding of the exhibited works, as well as other aspects of the artists’ production.
Introductory talk
Friday, 8 July
4.00-6.00 pm
The four artists Ulla von Brandenburg, Eve Sussman, Yeondoo Jung and Mark Louis discuss their exhibited work. Informal question and answer session to follow.
Exhibition Tours
Every Sunday for the duration of the exhibition volunteers working at the museum will provide guided tours for individuals and small groups to take a closer look at the exhibited works.
Talk: Exploring Narratives
Wednesday, 13 July
7.00–9.0 pm
The cultural theorist and critic Mieke Bal, author of the book Narratology, talks about how narratives work, how they are formed and how the public receives them.
Children workshop: Yeondoo Jung, the Wonderland series
Sunday, 17 July
3.00-6.00 pm
In the Wonderland series, the artist Yeondoo Jung collects drawings made by children and transforms them into reality through the medium of photography.
For the workshop children are invited to spend the afternoon at the Camden Arts Centre and to create drawings that will be sent to the artist as possible source of inspiration for a new series of works.
Artist in Focus: Ulla von Brandenburg
Wednesday, 27 July
7.00-9.00 pm
Katerina Gregos, art critic and writer for Flash Art International, discussed the work of the artist Ulla von Brandenburg, focusing on the influence that theatre has in her practice and on the concept of tableaux vivants.
Film Screening: La Ricotta (1963), Pier Paolo Pasolini
Wednesday, 3 August
7.00–8.00 pm
The film is the third episode of the film called Ro.Go.Pa.G., a project directed by Pasolini, Godard, Rossellini and Gregoretti. In the episode, centred on the restaging of the Passion of Christ, Pasolini introduces two tableaux vivants referring to the paintings of Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino. This is an interesting example of the use tableaux vivants in cinema.
Artist in focus: Yeondoo Jung
Screening of Documentary Nostalgia (2007)
Wednesday, 10 August
7.00-9.00 pm
Documentary Nostalgia is a film shot in 2007 in the National Gallery of Korea. It is an autobiographical work, in which the artist restages his personal memories.
The film is a good example of the artist’s use of the stage and of handmade props to frame a fictional narrative.
Artist in focus: Eve Sussman
Screening of The Rape of The Sabine Women (2005)
Wednesday, 17 August
7.00-9.00 pm
Screening of the 80-minutes film from which the still photographs shown in the exhibition are taken.
Artists in focus: Mark Lewis
Screening of Backstory: Hansard Rear Projection (2009)
Wednesday, 24 August
7.00-9.00 pm
Backstory: Hansard Rear Projection is a documentary in which the Hansard family talks about the history of rear projection, a technology they employed in Hollywood for three generations, from its rise in 1930s to the decline due to the introduction of new electronic effects and computer-generated imagery. Mark Lewis met the family during the filming of his work Rear Projection: Molly Parker, shown in the exhibition.
Teachers Evening
Thursday, 1 September
4.00-7.00 pm
Members of the Camden Arts Centre staff introduce the exhibition to teachers and education professionals and discuss possible activities to follow the student visits of the museum.