This talk will look at the theme of ‘vanitas’ (the emptiness of the material world and the presence of death) in the history of art to better understand how past cultures have thought about the impermanence of life and how this type of thinking leads to a greater understanding of a life worth living.
During this talk, looking at a selection of artists working across different mediums, we will explore how religion and spirituality have been addressed by contemporary artists between the 1950s and today.
The choices and actions of the current generation will reverberate through the lives of future generations. Should we factor future generations into our decision-making?
In this session we will look at how artists since the 1960s until present day, have been exploring the changing world around them and specifically embracing or critiquing rising technologies.
This talk introduces Black Mountain College, its educational philosophies and how it intended to shape the future of art and learning. We will look at the core of the school’s curriculum specifically focusing on the art and pedagogical work of the school’s first art teachers Anni and Josef Albers.
The idea of a universal income has gained traction as a way to provide individuals with a financial safety net but not always to free them from the necessity of traditional employment.
Join Azumi Uchitani for an enlightening lecture that delves into the unique balance of traditional and modern culture in Japan. Discover how traditional arts and crafts have evolved to embrace modern techniques and aesthetics, how ancient philosophies influence present-day lifestyles, and how traditional ceremonies and rituals continue to hold significance in the fast-paced modern society.
Throughout human history, the construction of buildings has often Architect and historian Rasmus Wærn, hailing from Sweden, invites us to delve into the essence of architecture. In his lecture, he will discuss the innate human need to convey our sentiments through the physical structures we create.
We will be exploring how the theme of Love and Loss comes to light in the works by two of the greatest British artists of the 20th century: Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon.
Sophocles’ Antigone has been central to many philosophers’, literary theorists’, and psychoanalysts’ thought. This talk explore some of them.
