The Agendas, Agendas, Agendas initiative at Wimbledon College of Art, is engaged with three linked strands of research:

o The study of artist’s voice, the designer’s voice and the practitioner’s voice, both in the specific sense of oral testimony, and in the broader context of cultural, ethical and political representation

o Critical Practice, which engages with the aesthetic constitution of the social bond

o The initiation of debate with constituencies, audiences and fields of research beyond the art and design area

The Agendas Programme, which is led by Dr Malcolm Quinn, Reader in Critical Practice and Bill Furlong, visiting Professor of Fine Art, has a tripartite structure, embracing internal Agendas symposia in connection with the gallery at Wimbledon, events in partnership with Tate Gallery and other major venues in the UK, and regular ‘Venice Agendas’ symposia at the Venice Biennale since 1999.

AGENDAS STAFF

Dr Malcolm Quinn
Agendas Co-ordinator

Dr Malcolm Quinn is Reader in Critical Practice. Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts, London. His research deals with relations of aesthetics, politics and social structures, with particular emphasis on psychoanalytic models of the social bond. Current research is focused on aesthetics, liberty and the utilitarian legacy. He is an editor of Journal for Lacanian Studies and a member of the AHRC peer-review college.

Tel: 020 7514 9713 m.quinn@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk

Professor Bill Furlong
Visiting Professor

Bill Furlong is Professor of Fine Art at Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts, London. He is an artist who established the innovative ‘Audio Arts’ cassette magazine in 1973 as an integral element of his art practice. The ‘Audio Arts’ archive has recently been acquired by the Tate Gallery. Professor Furlong has had many solo exhibitions of his work both within the UK and internationally. He is a member of the AHRC peer-review panel.

Agendas Administrator
Claire Foss

Tel: 020 7514 9706, c.foss@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk