Runs Like a Rumor and a Legend: John Berger's Miners 30 years On

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...

    Description

    Organised with artist Emily Hesse and academic Martyn Hudson, this seminar looks at the legacy of an exhibition by Knud and Solwei Stampe that took place 30 years ago at Middlesbrough Art Gallery and its associated text by famous art theorist John Berger. Themes for discussion include relationships between art and politics and Middlesbrough’s connections with international discourse. MIMA’s current collection display features the Stampe’s work.

    Speakers and contributors include:

    Former curator of the Middlesbrough Art Gallery, Alison Lloyd

    John Berger’s biographer and archivist, Tom Overton

    Cultural Theorist, Nikos Papastergiadis, University of Melbourne

    Curator and son of Knud and Solwei Stampe, Jonas Stampe

    Artist, Jean Spence and sociologist, Carol Stephenson, Northumbria University
    Period19 Jul 2019
    Event typeConference
    Degree of RecognitionInternational