If you are currently engaged on an MA, MRes or PhD in any subject that relates to the theme of HERITAGE or how we live with and understand the past today then you are invited to the Cornerstone Heritage postgraduate conference at Saltram House on Friday 8 December. Cornerstone Heritage is the University’s interdisciplinary heritage research group.… Continue reading 8th December 2018: Cornerstone Heritage Postgraduate Conference
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‘Broadmead: The Movie’ to be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery
The film ‘Broadmead: The Movie’ directed by Radiohead Artist, Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume with a score written by Plymouth University researcher John Matthias, and Jay Auborn will be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery, London on Thursday 19th October. The film will be followed by a Q & A with the directors and composers and… Continue reading ‘Broadmead: The Movie’ to be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery
Arts and Humanities Research Seminars in October
The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 4th October 2017, 5pm – 6.30pm, Roland Levinsky, Room 307 Performance. Experience. Presence. Welcome and introductory session- “What person or idea is currently haunting your research?” 4th October 2017, 7.30pm – 8.30pm,… Continue reading Arts and Humanities Research Seminars in October
Phil Smith’s new play is on tour
Plymouth University researcher Dr Phil Smith, reader in Theatre & Performance, new play is touring Austria and Germany this Autumn. ‘My Sister Syria’, co-written with Paul Stebbings, is a dramatic exploration of the current refugee crisis in Europe and its roots in the Middle East. The production aims to asks questions rather than give answers,… Continue reading Phil Smith’s new play is on tour
Volvo video showcases Eduardo Miranda’s brain computer research
Plymouth University researcher Eduardo Miranda, Professor of Computer Music, features in a stunning new video produced by car manufacturer Volvo. Forming part of the company’s Human Made Stories series, the video focuses on research he has been conducting with staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. It follows the story of former violinist Rosemary Johnston and… Continue reading Volvo video showcases Eduardo Miranda’s brain computer research
‘Marx on the Wall’: Muralism and Anglo-American Exchange during the 1930s
Dr Jody Patterson, Associate Professor of Art History, Plymouth University, is a specialist on art and politics during the mid-20th century. Her research explores mural painting and the democratisation of culture through public art. Whilst her work to date has focused on developments in the United States, she has now addressed the relations between America… Continue reading ‘Marx on the Wall’: Muralism and Anglo-American Exchange during the 1930s
Plymouth University researcher visits Japan
Adam Benjamin, Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, has visited Tokyo to work with Integrated Dance Company – Kyo in preparation for the company’s upcoming visit to the UK. The dancers will participate in the integrated dance summer school run by the University’s School of Humanities and Performing Arts, and perform Open State, choreographed by Adam,… Continue reading Plymouth University researcher visits Japan
30th July 2017: Live stream performance
30/07/2017 This performance by MA Contemporary Art Practice students Eleonora Roaro and Katy Richardson pays homage to directors Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, who died on 30 July 2007. The directors created a grammar of film more focused on images than narrative, and the two women, in two separate locations, will remain in front of… Continue reading 30th July 2017: Live stream performance
Twisted Brilliance: The 1909–1918 catalogue of Egon Schiele, as never seen before
Gemma Blackshaw, Professor of Art History at Plymouth University, is an internationally acknowledged expert on the Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890–1918). Her work on the sexual provocateur who shocked Viennese audiences with his explicit images of the naked and contorted body has been described in The Burlington Magazine as ‘densely documented, rigorously argued and delightfully… Continue reading Twisted Brilliance: The 1909–1918 catalogue of Egon Schiele, as never seen before
Plymouth Contemporary 2017
15th July – 2nd September 2017 Visit the Peninsula Arts Gallery and KARST and view artwork from new, up and coming creative talent alongside nationally and internationally significant artists at the Plymouth Contemporary. An open submission exhibition, it received more than 800 submissions from 26 countries and includes moving image, fine art, photography, architecture and… Continue reading Plymouth Contemporary 2017