Art in Space

Art in Space

We only have to think about the positioning of statues and the way that they govern ideas about the use of space to appreciate that the positioning of art is never innocent but is bound up with power structures and social hierarchies. This session will examine the complex and contested relationship between art and architecture. Who are buildings for and how does art both challenge and confirm how space is used and understood?

The talk will be held by Dr. Debra Benita Shaw.

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ABOUT

Culture, Power, and Politics evolved out of two parallel projects that started in 2015. Debra Benita Shaw was teaching a free course on cultural studies and cultural theory at squatted and cooperative spaces in London; Jeremy Gilbert was teaching a very similar course for an audience mostly of activists from various social movements and political organizations.

Debbie and Jeremy are colleagues at the University of East London where they are members of the Centre for Research into Social Change and Justice.

In part one of Culture, Power, and Politics this year, Debbie and Katharina Uhe will host a series of seminars exploring the politics and practice of visual and digital cultures. Sessions are relaxed and interactive and oriented towards challenging received ideas about the world and how it is represented in our image-saturated culture. Everyone is welcome and no prior expertise is expected or required. If you want to do some reading, we will be happy to recommend books and online sources for further discussion. Photobook Café is a community café, gallery, and photobook library inspired by a love of photobooks and traditional darkroom practice, serving excellent coffee, soft drinks, and craft beers.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Photobookcafe, 4 Leonard Circus, London, United Kingdom