LECTURE THEATRE
Sounding Art: William Furlong and Mel Gooding in conversation about writing and recording.

Wednesday 8th October 6pm(duration 1 hour)

Professor Mel Gooding is an art critic, writer, editor and exhibition organiser. His informed criticism spans twenty five years and he has been published worldwide in an impressive list of publications, catalogues and periodicals. He is the author of authoritative books on Patrick Heron (Phaidon, London 1994), Joseph Plecnik: The National and University Library, Ljubljana (Phaidon, Architecture in Detail, London 1997) and Ceri Richards (Cameron and Hollis, Moffat 2002). Other significant publications include Abstract Art (Tate Gallery Publishing 2001) and a monograph on Gillian Ayers (Lund Humphries 2001). He has two major works in preparation: John Hoyland Imagination and Image, (Thames and Hudson London 2006) and Herman de Vries: chance and change (Thames and Hudson, London 2006). He is co-founder, with Bruce Mclean, of Knife Edge Press. He was made a professor at Wimbledon School of Art in 2006.

Professor William Furlong is an artist and established Audio Arts in 1973, making original recorded interviews with contemporary artists. The archive has been acquired by the TATE and Phaidon will shortly be publishing a 30-year account of the Audio Arts recordings. William Furlong belongs to the generation of British artists who developed a new concept of sculpture in the 1970's and 80's through his work in sound (Gilbert & George, Bruce McLean, Richard Long etc. He established Audio Arts magazine on cassette in 1973, the archive of which was acquired by the Tate Gallery in 2005. He studied at Guildford School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, including a sound installation in Intelligence, New British Art 2000 at Tate Britain and a solo show at the Imperial War Museum (An Imagery of Absence) ,South London Gallery, (To Hear Yourself as Others Hear You.' He established the Agendas series of events and symposia at Wimbledon College of Art and at the Venice Biennale.

To book a (free) ticket please contact
The Research Centre
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London SW19 3QA

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More Engagements with Jocelyn

Thursday 8th May 2008
2pm – 4pm
Wimbledon College of Art

Jocelyn Herbert’s rich and extensive archive of theatre and film designs is now housed at Wimbledon College of Art, fulfilling her wish that it be made available to art students rather than being hidden away in a library or museum.

To celebrate the arrival of the archive at UAL, explain its range and depth and to debate how it might be used by students, staff and external researchers in the future, speakers at the seminar will include friends and long-term collaborators with Jocelyn and UAL staff.

Jocelyn left over 4,000 drawings, groundplans, production photographs, correspondence, model boxes, puppets, props, diaries and research materials. The archive spans her student days in 1937 to the day she died in 2003, which she spent working with her long-term collaborator,Tony Harrision, on preliminary designs for his new play, Fram.

She was responsible for the designs for the first productions of many of the plays which have since become regarded as twentieth century classics, among them works by Samuel Beckett, John Osborne, Arnold Wesker and David Storey, and the archive documents not only the evolution of her sets and costumes, but, in its correspondence and related materials, her relationships with the writers and directors – such as Lindsay Anderson and Tony Richardson – with whom she enjoyed close and enduring working relationships.

More Engagements with Jocelyn coincides with the exhibition, Engagements with Jocelyn, in the gallery at wimbledon college of art, which can be viewed when attending the seminar.

Speakers include:

Tony Harrison – poet and playwright, with whom Jocelyn had a unique working relationship. They first worked together on the National Theatre’s ‘The Orestia,’ (1981) which also played in the amphitheatre in Delphi, and later collaborated on plays in Europe and Japan as well as London. Jocelyn was working with Tony on his new play, Fram, on the day she died. The world premier of Fram is currently playing at the Olivier Theatre.

Donald Howarth - playwright, close friend of Jocelyn Herbert; Trustee of the George Devine Award and of the John Hodgson Theatre Research Trust.

Trish Montemuro – stage manager at the National Theatre; long-term colleague and friend of Jocelyn Herbert.

Jenny West – artist, teacher, Jocelyn Herbert’s daughter, much involved with Jocelyn’s drawing and in making masks with her.

More Engagements with Jocelyn will be introduced by Dr Malcolm Quinn, Reader in Critical Practice and Research Co-Ordinator, and chaired by Peter Farley, Senior Lecturer Design for Performance at WCA,and Curator of Engagements with Jocelyn (the gallery at wimbledon college of art April 24 – May 23 2008).

Richard Dainiels and Karyn Stuckey of the Archives & Special Collections Centre, University of the Arts London, will give a short introductory talk explaining the scope of the Jocelyn Herbert Archive.

To book a (free) ticket please contact
The Research Centre
(e) researchadmin@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk
(t) 020 7514 9706

Wimbledon College of Art
Merton Hall Road
London SW19 3QA

Wimbledon/South Wimbledon: tube
Wimbledon/Wimbledon Chase: train
Dundonald Road: tram

Internal Agendas events are held in association with The Gallery at Wimbledon College of Art, which was established in 2004. The Gallery aspires to contribute to and build upon the strong emphasis and tradition of research and practice within the School through the promotion and dissemination of the visual arts in this context. The exhibition programme aims to reflect the subject specialisations within the School, Fine Art and Theatre Design, with an emphasis on particular research interests. The current programme features a focus on drawing in Fine Art and Theatre Design.

The gallery aims to attract a wide and diverse audience and is open to the public. The gallery hosts a range of public talks and educational workshops. This educational programme includes a dedicated schedule of events for local borough schools, which encourages young adults to visit galleries, develop their understanding of art and design, and aspire to further or higher education.

The gallery is open during exhibitions on Monday to Friday, from 14.00 - 19.00. (Closed at Weekends and Bank Holidays).

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