and unruly take on the process painting of the 90s and has developed into a wider practice that explores and celebrates the intersections between abstraction and representation. Speakers Corner Nous Vous 27 February 2015, 1pm Parker Gallery Lecture by Jay Cover, William Edmonds and Nicolas Burrows of Nous Vous. They collaborate on a broad range of projects including illustration and graphic design commissions, exhibitions, curatorial work, publishing and teaching. Lunchbox Lecture Yvonne Feng To find my lost voice 2 March 2015, 1pm Central House Through her own journey of searching the self and discourses on other artists, Yvonne Feng’s lecture looked into the representation of subjectivity in painting, with particular attention to the relationship between interiority and exteriority in the depictions of the human body. Ricardo Agarez 2 March 2015, 6.30pm Central House The Cass was pleased to host a lecture by Ricardo Algarez, who discussed his current book project, entitled Algarve building: modernism, regionalism and architecture in the south of Portugal, 1925–1965. FLASH // F WD Ben Burns 4 March 2015, 1pm Central House Informal introduction to Live Sound as part of FLASH//FWD. Speakers Corner Imogen Belfield Conversations on jewellery 6 March 2015, 1pm Since breaking into the world of fashion and jewellery in 2010, Cass alumna Belfield’s covetable pieces have won the attention of a plethora of celebrities, including, Georgia May Jagger, Uma Thurman, Nicole Scherzinger and Rita Ora, and were worn by Cameron Diaz in Ridley Scott movie The counsellor. Fernando Menis, Arquitecto 6 March 2015, 6.30pm Central House Fernando Menis is an architect who is inspired by the geology and volcanoes of the sea. The volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands is the point of departure for his architecture. Victor Burgin Three recent works for projection 5 March 2015, 5.30pm Central House Victor Burgin is an artist and writer, working since the 1960s, with scores of solo shows all over the world. He has taught art in the UK, America and Switzerland. He is Professor Emeritus of History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Emeritus Millard Chair of Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
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THE CONTEMPORARY ANIMAL 23 April 2015, 5.30pm Central House Lunchbox Lecture Sophie Frost What does it mean to be a creative worker today? 9 March 2015, 1pm Central House Lecture by PhD researcher in Visual Culture and Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. Frost has an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths and is a freelance arts events organiser. Her research focuses on the relationship between creativity and the contemporary workplace. FLASH//FWD Héloïse Bergman Who are you? 12 March 2015, 1pm Central House Héloïse Bergman is a photographer / artist currently based in London. She completed an MA in Photography at the Cass, and is currently working on several long-term community / documentary projects, including Ta Moko – modern Maori warriors, a series documenting the revival of Ta Moko, or facial tattoos within New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. Speakers Corner Anna Bates and Elizabeth Glickfield Dirty Furniture magazine 13 March 2015, 1pm Parker Gallery Dirty Furniture is a new independent biannual design magazine that uncovers the relationship between people and the things they live with. Conceived as a finite printed series of six, and showcasing design’s best writers and emerging talents. Introduction to creative freelancing 17 March 2015, 1pm Parker Gallery Making a Living event open to all Cass students to help them learn more about how to present themselves and their work to potential clients. Emily Lazerwitz and Ines Marques Artists in conversation 18 March 2015, 6pm Bank Gallery Part of the PROTECHT exhibition public programme with MA Curating the Contemporary.
Lectures and Talks