This talk will explore the different facets of this artwork to help us to rethink our modern conceptions ‘progress’ and ‘time’.
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Object Lessons in Xenosolidarity
Dedicated to environmental thinking/feeling, and attending to the structures of inequality that mediate the relations between human and non-human actants, this talk will explore how (art) objects can foster an encounter with alien perspectives, challenging us to fabricate new and better modes of coexisting.
Mottainai – Japanese Art of Repurposing
This talk will explore ways how Japanese people make a conscious effort to preserve what we already have and recycle as much as possible.
Power and Legacy of the Outcast
Join us for an exploration of the lives of two women who refused to conform to society’s expectations of them as women. We will be exploring the legacy of Mexican artist and writer, Nahui Olin and African American writer, Zora Neale Hurston to understand how these revolutionary women were highly celebrated in the 1920’s and yet ended up being ostracised and forgotten.
Not (HIV) Negative: Visual Representation and Viral Responsibilisation
In this talk, drawing on 20 interviews with people living with HIV during COVID-19, Max Morris suggests that creative methods can reframe how viral blame is represented and reproduced by the media, alongside whether the positive/negative binary should be rejected altogether.
The figure of the gangster in South African photography, literature and cinema
This talk will consider the representation of the gangster with regard to its manifestations in post-94 photography, literature, music and cinema. It will address the complexities at stake in the performance of the ‘urban hustler’ and masculine ‘anti-hero’ and explore the tropes of conformity, vulnerability and so-called ‘deviance’.
Breaking Boundaries: The Ever-Evolving Art of Gerhard Richter
In this lecture, we will explore the work of the German contemporary artist Gerhard Richter, who has many times in his career been seen as an “outsider” by the art world.
Controversy in Conspiracy Theories?
In this talk, we will explore the concept of conspiracy theory, looking at the underpinning logic and how the narratives stand out.
Rembrandt’s Old Men and Beggars
This lecture will explore Rembrandt’s humanity, what drove his interest in these subjects and how he made compelling and compassionate art about some of the marginalised citizens of Amsterdam.
Yakuza in Japan: criminals or humanitarians?
Join Azumi Uchitani’s next talk about Yakuza, also known as ‘necessary evil’ and explore its complex image in society.