'Avoiding the Object', Talk by artist Cornelia Parker, O.B.E., chaired by Jon Stokes

This is the third in the series of talks 'On Loss and Creativity', which coincide with the exhibition Breathe by artists Fay Ballard and Judy Goldhill. “I resurrect things that have been killed off... My work is all about the potential of materials — even when it looks like they've lost all possibilities.” Cornelia Parker is well known for her large scale, often site-specific, installations. Her engagement with the fragility of existence and the transformation of matter is exemplified in two key works: Dark Matter, a cartoon-like reconstruction of an exploded army shed, and Heart of Darkness, the formal arrangement of charred remains from a forest fire. Through a combination of visual and verbal allusions her work triggers cultural metaphors and personal associations, which allow the viewer to witness the transformation of the most ordinary objects into something compelling and extraordinary. In 1997 she was shortlisted for the Turner Prize and in 2010 she was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts and became an OBE. Her work is held in numerous collections worldwide including Tate, London; British Council, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut. She was made the UK’s official Election Artist for the 2017 General Election.

Suitable for
18+
16-17

Admission
Full price: £10 Friends of the Museum: £7 Students/Concessions: £7

Website
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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000274?id=EVENT585853