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Beyond Time, William Turnbull Film Premiere

anne, Thursday 17 November 2011

Looking forward to the William Turnbull film premiere tonight at the ICA. See http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/william-turnbull-too-good-to-be-forgotten-6262614.html... Read more

Beyond Time: William Turnbull

anne, Friday 28 October 2011

The Turnbull Studio has produced a film on the work of William Turnbull, which will be shown at the ICA from 18th November. There is a preview on the Turnbull Studio website, featuring interviews with Nicolas Serota, Richard Hamilton and... Read more

ICA Conference BUNK: 60 Years of the Independent Group

anne, Thursday 29 September 2011

Great news - its sixty years since the Independent Group first met, and the ICA aand the School of Art & Design History at Kingston University are supporting a three-day conference to mark the event. To be held on Thursday... Read more

Sad Death Richard Hamilton & Fathers of Pop DVD

anne, Friday 23 September 2011

Death of Hamilton and Fathers of Pop DVD available. Read more

anne, Wednesday 13 April 2011

Alloway Full Programme March 2011.docx... Read more

The IG on BBC's Antique's Roadshow

anne, Monday 07 March 2011

Yesteday, an early Paolozzi ceramic was featured on the BBC's popular valuation programme, Antique's Roadshow. A pity that the Independent Group was called the Independent Movement, which was the beginning of Pop Art, apparently. Still, its a start.... Read more

University Challenge 31st January 2011

anne, Wednesday 02 February 2011

Did anyone see University Challenge on Monday evening (31.1.11)? This is a quiz show made by the BBC where highly esteemed universities field four of their best students to pit their wits against other universities. This week saw the mention... Read more

New MPhil on Richard Hamilton

anne, Wednesday 02 February 2011

Well done to Kim Tyler, who has successfully passed his MPhil on Richard Hamilton: A 'Multi-Elusive Artist of the Modern World at Loughborough University. A very thorough piece of research which succeeds in challenging the 'Father of Pop' myth.... Read more

This is Tomorrow at the Whitechapel Gallery

anne, Thursday 25 November 2010

Just to alert you to the exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in the East of London on This is Tomorrow. More news via this link http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/this-is-tomorrow and its on until the 6th March 2011.... Read more

James Stirling at the Yale Center For British Art

anne, Wednesday 21 July 2010

Modernism in Crisis: James Frazer Stirling, Architect and Teacher is the title of an exhibition to be held at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, October 14th 2010 until January 2nd 2011. The show will explore the... Read more

Richard Hamilton at the Serpentine Gallery, London W3

anne, Tuesday 16 February 2010

There is a major show of Hamilton's work at the Serpentine Gallery, London W3 from 3rd March until 25th April 2010. He was interviewed for The Observer on Sunday 14th February 2010, pp4-5 see: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/14/richard-hamilton-interview-serpentine-cooke How amazing that the... Read more

Paolozzi and Hamilton Works

anne, Monday 09 November 2009

There was an exhibition of Paolozzi's work recently at this gallery, Waterman & Co. Check out their stuff on www.waterman.co.uk... Read more

Exhibition on Women Pop Artists Planned

anne, Monday 09 November 2009

I learned of this exciting exhibition recently, as they are featuring This is Tomorrow. Its planned for next year: The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of The University of the Arts in conjunction with the Galleries of Tufts University will present a major exhibition... Read more

Manchester University Re-issue Independent Group book

anne, Monday 09 November 2009

The Independent Group: Modernism and Mass Culture in Britain, 1945-59 (1995) by your truely has been re-issued by Manchester University Press and so is now available to buy once more. A good starting point for studying the Group, if I... Read more

I have been away for a while...

anne, Friday 06 February 2009

...as my husband, Bruce Wealleans died last year and its taking me longer to get back to reality than I imagined. Still, much better now, and we have him to thank for all the images on the site, which he... Read more

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