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Sinister Satire: the Art of Pieter Bruegel
Delve into the amazing world of 16th-century Netherlands with an exploration of the masterful satire of Pieter Bruegel.
Kawaii Aesthetics – the Culture of Cuteness and Laughter in Japan
Join us for an illuminating exploration of the role of humour and laughter in Japanese culture through the lens of “kawaii.”
Entertainment through the Centuries: A History of Clowns
In this lecture we will travel back in time to the origin of the clown as an entertainment figure and as the icon of the travelling circuses.
The Art of Laughter
Netherlands produced many comical paintings during the Dutch Golden Age. This talk will examine numerous Dutch paintings reflecting humour.
Seriously Joking: Puns & Pranks in 20th Century Art
This talk delves into the fascinating intersection of humour and art, focusing on the use of puns and pranks in avant-garde movements of the 20th century.
From Giggles to Insight: Comedy’s Role in Tackling Tough Topics
From Giggles to Insight: Comedy’s Role in Tackling Tough Topics
Amsterdam’s Our Lord in the Attic Museum: Former Hidden Church
This talk will introduce this unique museum - Our Lord in the Attic -, the position of the Catholics during the ‘Golden Age of the Netherlands’, famous Catholic artists and so called Dutch tolerance and liberalism.
(Un)Hidden Sexuality in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948)
This session will discuss the use of metaphor throughout Rope along with Hitchcock’s concurrently advanced and adverse representations of queer characters, which are simultaneously progressive for having centre- stage but also problematic for being villainous.
Kryptadia – the 1800’s Secret Journals of Taboo Stories
In this lecture we will dive into the long forgotten “Kryptadia” journals published in a limited prints and in total secret over the time span of 30 years.