Department of Cultural Studies

Autumn Term Critical Theory Seminar Series 2008

Wednesdays ¨ 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Room B40, Trent Building

1 October
Slow Motion Suicide: Paul Virilio & The Aesthetics of Disappearance
Dr. John Armitage, University of Northumbria

15 October
Deleuze Inspirations: Lawarence, Artaud and Freud
Prof. Ian Buchanan, Cardiff University

29 October
Theology of Money
Prof. Philip Goodchild, University of Nottingham

12 November
A Critical Theory of Tiny Frozen Worlds - or Gazing at Snow Globes
Prof. Esther Leslie, Birkbeck, University of London,

26 November
Counterfeit Capital: Poetic Labor and Revolutionary Irony
Dr Jennifer Bajorek, Goldsmiths, University of London

MA Graduation Show 2008: Kingston Uni faculty of Art

Thursday 30 October 2008 to Sunday 2 November 2008 (4 days) Opening Time: 11am-6pm Venue : the.gallery@oxo & Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London, SE1 9PH Admission : Admission free
http://www.coinstreet.org/event_detail.aspx?eid=f590bd6b-d2fb-4100-9ca0-5f16
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Frieze art fair is on 16-19 October 2008 http://www.friezeartfair.com/
Chelsea MA Degree Show 2008, 18 - 21 September 2008 MA courses in Fine Art, Textiles, Critical Writing and Curatorial Practice, Graphic Design as well as Interior and Spatial Design.
Thursday 18 September 2008, 10am - 8pm
Friday 19 September 2008 10am - 5pm
Saturday 20 September 2008, 10am - 4pm
Sunday 21 September 2008, 10am - 4pm
Private View: Wednesday 17 September, 6pm - 9pm (please contact the College for further details).
http://www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk/summer-shows.htm

MA graduate winner - Ruchi Goyal

September 2008 – RUGMARK ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS FIRST ETHICAL RUG DESIGN COMPETITION.

RugMark UK has announced the winners of its ethical rug design competition. This is the first year for the competition, which aims to raise awareness about the ethics of rug manufacturing amongst design students and interior designers.

The competition was open to students registered at universities in the UK and Ireland, and was won by Ruchi Goyal, an MA student at Nottingham Trent University. Her prize was a trip to Kathmandu to see her rug being hand knotted by skilled artisans.

"The best thing about my trip to Kathmandu was when I entered the workshop and saw my rug on the loom" says Ruchi aged 27

"The most important and wonderful thing that RugMark does is to take children out of the rug factories and give them the safe and healthy environment that a child needs. It helps them with their schooling and development when their families can't afford it."

see http://www.rugmark.org.uk/

Broadway Cinema, Thursday 25th September, 18.30-19.45

Event: ICO Essentials: PLAY "advised cert 15 1hr 16mins"
Host: Digital Broadway

From the ICO website:
"Play honours the irreverent, impudent, subversive and fun in artists’ film. Ranging from Dada to Postmodernism this programme is a playground for unconventional ideas and approaches, with work that mocks and parodies a cinema that takes itself seriously for all the wrong reasons. These playful works cast aside pretensions and freely celebrate life and art in all its forms.

"The programme features celebrated work ranging from pioneering dada short Filmstudie by Hans Richter, John Smith's irreverent linguistic conundrum Associations and George Kuchar's camp classic Hold Me While I'm Naked."

Programme:

Filmstudie
Hans Richter
Germany, 1926

Ent’racte
René Clair
France, 1924

Associations
John Smith
UK, 1975

Hold Me While I'm Naked
George Kuchar
USA, 1966

Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Martin Arnold
Austria, 1998

Little Stabs At Happiness
Ken Jacobs
USA, 1963

Sacrificial Mutilation And Death In Modern Art
Dinos Chapman, Jake Chapman
UK, 1999

It's hosted by Digital Broadway, here's a link to the event page:
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=34313402500

Gold-Soundz - Private View

I'd like to invite you to the opening of Gold-Soundz on Saturday the 27 of September from 1 till 3pm, at Southwell Artspace.

Gold-Soundz is an exhibition inspired by music, especially music played with guitars often quite loudly. Drawings, paintings, sculpture, videos, print, books, music and sound installations all combine to create an engaging and thought provoking exhibition.

The idea being not to promote a literal representation of music, but a more lyrical and humorous approach, where music and sound become part of the inspiration to the artistic process, founded on the joy and appreciation of music.

Curated by Geoff Diego Litherland, Gold Soundz runs from Saturday 27 September to 1 November. All welcome to the Opening event on Saturday 27 September 1pm to 3pm.

http://www.southwellartspace.com/index.php/exhibitions/future/gold_soundz/

Southwell Artspace
48 Westgate, Southwell
Nottinghamshire NG25 OJX
Tel: 01636 814 421

Opening Times
Weds - Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat 11am – 3pm
Closed Bank Holidays and Easter Saturday

Michael Pinchbeck - ex MA student

culturgen

Michael Pinchbeck
Michael Pinchbeck has invited you to the event 'Hatch - Wish You Were Here' on culturgen!
Hello allI thought you might be interested in Hatch - Wish You Were Here at Hotel Deux on Tuesday 26 August at 7.30pm.All bestMichael

Time: August 26, 2008 at 7:30pmLocation: Hotel DeuxOrganized By: Hatch
Event Description:Hotel Deuxoff Sherwood Rise, NottinghamTuesday 26 August 20087.30pm – lateFREENottingham’s newest platform for live art is checking into Hotel Deux for another evening of the most exciting, intriguing and curious performance-y work in town. Hatch invites you to Wish You Were Here as 16 artists respond to notions of absence, longing and nostalgia for the Great British Holiday.Hotel Deux hosts a human menagerie of weird and wonderful characters for one night only. A live artist becomes a beach on the patio. A cardboard ice cream van becomes a Punch and Judy Show. A one-woman-band plays a piano with a fork attached to her head. Hello Friends spend the night in the dining room dressing the part. The Lone Diner sits at a table for one and sings a sad, sad song. Mable’s Husbands are the hotel’s house band playing a sleazy finale of arthouse electro. All these and more Wish You Were Here.Artists:Gareth TaylorTowns Into CitiesPearl SmithGlenn SimpsonHannah StoneMegan TaitRachel ParryHello Friends TheatreSophie ClarkeKatie Brosnan & Adam GoodgeMelinda Deathgoth & Darla July DaygwarMable’s HusbandsWarning: Hatch contains nudity
See more details and RSVP on culturgen:http://culturgen.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2160763%3AEvent%3A2002&xgi=cnzrySW

NCAN - Event

NCAN c/o 8 Hedley Villas, Nottingham NG7 7BN
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Despite a complete absence of funding this year, cash-strapped NCAN (Nottingham Contemporary Artists’ Network) will be going ahead with its annual Open Festival of Contemporary Art. Like last year, the festival will span the whole of October. In addition to three weekends of open studios (in Nottingham and also in Southwell and Long Eaton), there will be educational and social events including ‘big draw’ workshop at Oldknows Studio (on 25th), the ‘Stuff of Life’ arts and community festival (with art on the railings, live art, poetry and music) in Sherwood Rise (on 11th) and an exhibition of work produced by Nottingham based artists at The Yard Galley in Wollaton Park (from 24th). Events confirmed (so far):
Saturday 4th October, 11.00 am -5.00 pm, Open Studios at Oldknows Building, St Ann’s (and other studio venues to be confirmed), Nottingham
Sunday 5th October, 11.00 am - 4.00 pm, Open Studios at Oldknows Building
Sunday 5th October, 3.30 - 4.00 pm, Cafe Con Brio performance at Oldknows Studio Group (Oldknows Building)
Saturday 11th October, Stuff of Life Festival, Hedley Villas Park, Sherwood Rise (Art-on-the-Railings, art & craft stalls, live art, music, poetry, bread and food) (wear white, if you want to be a living sculpture!) 12.00-4.00 pm
Saturday 18th October, Southwell Open Studios 11.00 am - 4.00 pm (venues to be confirmed)
Thursday 23rd October, Preview of (NCAN) exhibition (curated by S&T Arts) at Yard Gallery, Wollaton Park, 6.00-8.30 (2BC)
Friday 25th October, Launch of HMS OPEN (and new exhibition), 6.30 – 9.00 pm
Saturday 25th October, Open Studios at HMS (and other studios) in Long Eaton
Saturday 25th October, (Big) Drawing on the Past collaborative drawing workshop with Chris Lewis-Jones (part of the Big Draw Festival) at Oldknows Studio, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm. £10 adults (£2.50 under 16)
Sunday 26th October, Open Studios at HMS (and other studios) in Long EatonFor further info contact:Chris Lewis-Jones lewjones21@hotmail.com (0115) 978 5671mobile: 0787 798 9213