Art History In Practice 2016
5.15pm Wednesdays, July – November

The Adam Art Gallery is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2016 Art History in Practice seminar series. This second series, presented in partnership with the Victoria University of Wellington Art History Programme, showcases current art historical research by established and emerging art historians and curators, working inside and outside the academy.

Art History in Practice I: Vera Mey
Wednesday 29 June, 5.15pm
The Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi

To launch the series, independent curator and VUW Art History/ Museum and Heritage Studies alumna Vera Mey draws on case studies she researched for a paper delivered at the APT8 Conference in Brisbane, which focused on artists in Southeast Asia and their relationship to social change and artistic production. She discusses how she has developed this research, as co-curator of the SEA Project, into a project due to open in July 2017 at the Mori Art Museum and National Art Centre Tokyo, Japan.

Vera Mey recently worked as Curator, Residencies on the founding team of the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, led by Ute Meta Bauer. She has been awarded a studentship to undertake a PhD at SOAS, University of London commencing in September 2016.

Upcoming:

Art History in Practice II: Victoria Wynne-Jones
Wednesday 13 July, 5.15pm
The Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi

Visiting Auckland-based doctoral candidate Victoria Wynne-Jones presents her doctoral research into the intersections between art history and dance theory.

Art History in Practice III: David Campany
Wednesday 27 July, 5.15pm
*Venue to be confirmed

On the eve of the opening of his major exhibition Walker Evans: The Magazine Work at the Adam Art Gallery, renowned British curator and historian David Campany provides insights into his longstanding interests in the history of photography.

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