Programme
Programme
9-10am: Private view of Postwar Modern
10-10.30am: Curators Welcome
Jane Alison (Head of Visual Arts, Barbican), Charlotte Flint (Assistant Curator, Barbican), Hilary Floe (Assistant Curator, Barbican)
10.30-11.45am: Panel 1
Chaired by Lynda Nead (Pevsner Chair of History of Art, Birbeck University of London), Isobel Whitelegg (Director of Postgraduate Research, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester), Giulia Smith (Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford)
11.45am-12pm: Break
12-1.15pm: Panel 2
Chaired by Gregory Salter (Lecturer, University of Birmingham), Maryam Ohadi-Hamadani (Lecturer in History of Art, University of Edinburgh), Ming Tiampo (Professor, Carleton University)
1.15-2.15pm: Lunch
2.15-3.30pm: Panel 3
Chaired by Ben Highmore (Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sussex), Deborah Sugg Ryan (University of Portsmouth), Claire Zimmerman (University of Michigan)
3.30-3.45pm: Break
3.45-5pm: Panel 4
Hammad Nasar (Senior Research Fellow, Paul Mellon Centre), Jane Alison (Head of Visual Arts, Barbican), Abbas Zahedi (Associate Artist, Postwar Modern, Barbican)
5-5.30pm: Wrap up
5.30-6.30pm: Reception
Discover
Jane Alison's personal highlights from Postwar Modern
The curator of the exhibition takes us through some of their highlights, uncovering some of the stories behind the making of the show and sharing more about the artists' stories.
Postwar Modern: An Introduction
Curator Jane Alison, plus advisors Ben Highmore and Hammad Nasar introduce us to the themes and ideas behind the exhibition.
Frobisher Auditorium 2
Location
Level 4,
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
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