‘Marx on the Wall’: Muralism and Anglo-American Exchange during the 1930s

Viscount (Jack) Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon, Worker of the Future Upsetting the Economic Chaos of the Present, 1935, Fresco. Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ College, London.

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

14th December 2016: Art History Research Seminar

Peace - Burial at Sea exhibited 1842 Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851 Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N00528

Professor Sam Smiles, an internationally-recognised expert on British painter J.M.W. Turner, will be giving a paper in next week’s Art History Research Seminar. Professor Smiles will be discussing the critically-acclaimed exhibition he co-curated at Tate Britain, ‘Late Turner: Painting Set Free’ of 2014, and the challenges he faced as an academic-curator in meeting the museum’s… Continue reading 14th December 2016: Art History Research Seminar

Arts & Humanities Research events this week at Plymouth University

The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. i-DAT+ Creative School + Tate Exchange: Creative Data Lab#1. 17th-21st October 2016 at Plymouth School of Creative Arts History Lecture with Peninsula Arts: Dr Jo Esra (University of Exeter): ‘Remembering and Memorializing… Continue reading Arts & Humanities Research events this week at Plymouth University

Digital artwork created by i-DAT for opening of new Tate Modern building

i-DAT, working with Tate Collective London, have created a new interactive sculpture called This is Where We Are, for the opening of the new Tate Modern building in London, which will take place from 17 – 19 June 2016. i-DAT is an Open Research Lab at Plymouth University for playful experimentation with creative technology. This Is Where We Are is… Continue reading Digital artwork created by i-DAT for opening of new Tate Modern building