Join this ‘After Hours’ event for a special evening of performances and pop-up talks that explore what it means to be human. Art constantly seeks to understand, as well as revealing, the human condition. This event will investigate the characters in our collection –Ìý the muses, artists and viewers. To respond to the theme we are working with artist Paul Kindersley to stage a site wide Tableau vivant as well as Wet Paint authorÌýChloë Ashby, 91Ó°ÊÓ BAME Society, Feminist Society and Gender and Sexuality Working Group to host pop-up talks exploring intersectionality within our collection.
Our After Hours series is produced as part of the Open Courtauld strand hosted by The Research Forum. This strand is all about sharing advanced research in art history, curating, and conservation, and is part of our Courtauld Connects project.Ìý
Aligning with 91Ó°ÊÓ’s digital events series ‘Open Courtauld Hour’ our ‘After Hours’ will broach contemporary issues in society through participatory activities that encourage new perspectives and thinking, focused on 91Ó°ÊÓ collection.Ìý
Line-up!
Performance
Paul Kindersley presents ‘Don’t Touch Me’ a new theatrical extravaganza based (very) loosely on the collection at 91Ó°ÊÓ. Performed amongst the artworks in hand painted costumes and faces by a travelling bande of comrades this romp explores the relationship between the artists hand and his subject in the style of a medieval travelling mystery play. Both rehearsal and event, the play references the works of Cranach, Reynolds, Botticelli and others whilst confounding and challenging an audience’s expectation of a static artwork. Ìý
Pop-up Talks
- 7.15 – 7.25: Andrew Cummings (Gender and Sexuality Research Group), Saint Sebastian’s Queer Afterlives, Marco Zoppo’s Saint Sebastian in a Rocky Landscape, Room 3 Blavatnik Fine Rooms (Second Floor)Ìý
- 7.30 – 7.40:Ìý Lynn Ha (Courtauld Feminist Society), Cecily Brown’s Unmoored from her reflection, Weston Gallery (Third Floor)
- 7.45 – 7.55: Ruby Bansal and Jamie KoderaÌý(Courtauld BAME Society), Paul Gauguin, The LVMH Great Room (Third Floor)Ìý
- 8.00 – 8.10: Andrew Cummings (Gender and Sexuality Research Group), Saint Sebastian’s Queer Afterlives, Marco Zoppo’s Saint Sebastian in a Rocky Landscape,Ìý Room 3 Blavatnik Fine Rooms (Second Floor)Ìý
- 8.15 – 8.25: Constanza Portocarrero De Las Heras (Courtauld Feminist Society), Renoir’s La Loge, Weston Gallery (Third Floor)
- 8.30 – 8.40: Ruby Bansal and Jamie Kodera (Courtauld BAME Society), Paul Gauguin, The LVMH Great Room (Third Floor)Ìý
Food, Drink and Shopping!
- 7.00 – 9.00: Both our stylish shop and pop-up bar will be open throughout the event. In each space we haveÌýcrafted a shopping and eating experience inspired by the world-class artworks on display at 91Ó°ÊÓ.
Please note there will be a special book signing by Chloë Ashby, author of Wet Paint!
Meet the experts, artists and performers!
Chloë Ashby is an author and arts journalist. Since graduatingÌýfrom 91Ó°ÊÓ Institute of Art,Ìýshe has written for publicationsÌýsuch as theÌýTLS,ÌýGuardian,ÌýFT Life & Arts,ÌýSpectatorÌýandÌýfrieze.ÌýShe is the author of Look At This If You LoveÌýGreat Art (Ivy Press;ÌýJune 2021) andÌýColours of Art: The Story of Art in 80 PalettesÌý(Frances Lincoln; August 2022).ÌýWet Paint (Trapeze; April 2022)Ìýis her debut novel.
Ruby Bansal is the current Student Union President at 91Ó°ÊÓ. She graduated from the undergraduate course in the summer of 2021, specialising in representations of minority communities in political visual communications. During her final year, Ruby co-founded 91Ó°ÊÓ’s BAME Society, which sought to create an informal space for non-white Courtauld students could seek support throughout their degrees, whilst also organising panel discussions with art historians and practitioners.
Andrew CummingsÌýis Associate lecturer and PhD student at TheÌýCourtauld. Andrew’s thesis is ‘Strange Encounters: The Alien, Queerness, and Contemporary Asian Art (1990–Present)’.
Lynn Ha is a BA2 student at 91Ó°ÊÓ from South Korea. As the event officer of the Feminist Society at 91Ó°ÊÓ, Lynn has worked as part of the society to organise interesting events such as a series of talks on women in art history. Lynn loves learning about the complex relationships between art and politics, which she believes expands the grounds of art and broadens perspective on art’s impact on society, or vice versa. Because she enjoy looking at artworks that question the position of art in society, she is very interested in modern and contemporary art, especially understanding them in relation to both individual and collective identity, including race and gender.
Paul Kindersley is a London based artist,Ìýfilmmaker, performer, and video broadcaster working across performance, film, ceramics, drawing and storytelling. His work has been exhibited widely including at Kettle’s Yard,ÌýMACVAL Paris, Charleston House, The Hayward Gallery, and theÌýMuseum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge. He is also a visiting lecturer and drawing teacher at UAL.ÌýHis latest works include the feature film ‘The Burning Baby’,Ìýa surreal psychological horror fairy-tale that investigates our relationship to landscape, identity, family, sexuality and death.
Jamie Kodera is currently the Personal Assistant to Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Serpentine Galleries. She completed her MA from 91Ó°ÊÓ in 2021, studying under Jo Applin. During her year at 91Ó°ÊÓ, she established BAME Society, alongside undergraduate student Ruby Bansal. Prior to moving to London, she worked in Development at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and has interned at the MIT Media Lab, Boston Centre for the Arts and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.
Constanza Portocarrero De Las Heras is a BA2 History of Art student at 91Ó°ÊÓ. During her two years as Social Media Officer for the Feminist Society, she has publicised society events and posted book reviews, short biographies about female artists and informational posts about feminist issues. She is fascinated by technical art history, such as X-rays of paintings, and global contemporary art, whether from Latin America, China, or Europe. Throughout her studies, she tries to incorporate feminist readings of both artworks and art histories.