Past events
The Tables Have Turned: Desire, Power and Abstraction in the Subject in AI Society with Prof Olga Goriunova
Seminar
Presented by Prof Olga Goriunova, Royal Holloway, University of London. Supported by funding from the Research School of Humanities and the Arts Presented in-person and online via Zoom. This talk proposes the notion of the digital subject – the abstract, predicted subject made out of…
Beyond Speculation: Design in the Epoch of Unsettlement with Tony Fry
Seminar
A period of accelerating change has begun, which will further unsettle already unsettled populations, governments and pluri-futures. Viewing the world of design at a time of global epochal change there is speculation of how “things” will change. However, at the same time there are growing, …
Strategic Design in Times of Unsettlement: Questions of Policy - facilitated by Adj Prof Tony Fry and Dr Naomi Hay
Workshop
Please join Adj Prof Tony Fry (UTAS) and Dr Naomi Hay (SOA&D, ANU) for the upcoming workshop “Strategic Design in Times of Unsettlement: Questions of Policy”, hosted by ANU’s School of Art and Design and Research School of Humanities and the Arts. The workshop will open by defining the…
Tobias Teutenberg | Tempted to Touch: On the History of Tactile Art Galleries
Seminar
The aim of this presentation is to reconstruct the epistemic and institutional milestones in the history of the tactile art gallery analytically, critically, and in a global perspective. Tactile art galleries are heterotopias within the functional unit of the museum. They suspend the founding…
Colonial Entanglements: Viktor Löwenfeld's Art Education for the Blind and Non-Blind with Dr Tobias Teutenberg
Seminar
In my presentation I take a critical look at the scientific and pedagogical work of Viktor Löwenfeld (1903-1960), one of the most influential art educators of the 20th century. Löwenfeld's career began in Vienna, where he taught clay, wax, and wood modeling at the Israelite Institute for…
Ginevra Addis | Biodiversity and Contemporary Art: Exploring Convergence
Seminar
Since 2016, artists have increasingly focused on sustainability and have begun addressing the issues outlined by the 2030 SDGs. In particular, they have responded to SDG No. 15, "Life on Land," which promotes the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, and SDG No. 14, "Life Below Water," which…
Women of Empire with Lara Nicholls
Seminar
Women of Empire: British-Australian Women Artists and the Transnational Experience, 1885 – 1907 with Lara Nicholls Join in-person or via Zoom. Link here. Meeting ID: 874 2742 3972, Password: 764601 The British art critic John Ruskin was known for both his devaluation and championing of certain…