Navigating the Roman Interior

Description

The History of Art Graduate Seminar Series will meet weekly in Lent Term 2023, with seminars around the theme “Interiority: navigating the inside”.

This seminar series will explore the multifaceted concept of the interior. Over the course of seven weeks, an interdisciplinary array of scholars will share research concerning domestic space, interior design, artistic psychologies, and the gendering of spaces.

In person/on Zoom, 5pm (GMT), followed by a drinks reception.

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8 FEBRUARY
The National Trust’s Queer interiors
Michael Hall (The Burlington Magazine)
The Audit Room, King’s College

15 FEBRUARY
Very Private: Duncan Grant and queer domesticity
Dr Darren Clarke (The Charleston Trust)
The Audit Room, King’s College

22 FEBRUARY
Beds, Baths etc. : Some Things in the ‘Interior’ Lives of Artists
Professor Katie Scott (The Courtauld Institute)
The Boys-Smith Room, St. John’s College

1 MARCH
Navigating the Roman Interior
Dr Roger White (University of Birmingham)
The Audit Room, King’s College

8 MARCH
The Art of Transgression
Dr Joost Joustra (The National Gallery)
The Castlereagh Room, St. John’s College

15 MARCH
Staging the Studio. Lucian Freud’s presentation of artistic interiority
Daniel Herrmann (The National Gallery)
Location to be confirmed

Organisers: Philip Muijtjens, Michela Young, Ane Cornelia Pade, and Sommer Hallquist