One day conference and associated events at University of Greenwich, Stockwell Street Building
The Stephen Lawrence Gallery is delighted to be partnering with Culture& to deliver this event which combines academic papers with exhibited works and performance.
Monumentality, in the form of public statues, has become an increasingly contested topic since the advent of popular movements against colonial statuary in South Africa, the United States and the UK.
Researchers and artists share new research on and responses to monuments; asking what relevance they have and, especially in the UK context, whether the policy of ‘Retain and Explain’ is an effective response to demands for the removal of statues that commemorate colonial violence and exploitation.
Registration: More information and registration details are available on the Culture& website (via “INFO” link below). Tickets are £10.00.
University of Greenwich Staff and Students can register for free by emailing the Galleries directly on ugg@gre.ac.uk.
Attendance also includes an invitation to a special private viewing of the current Stephen Lawrence Gallery exhibition, “Layered & Interwoven”, below:
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Layered and Interwoven
- 16th July - 13th Sept 2024
- Stephen Lawrence Gallery
Six artists explore post-colonial identity through collage, textiles and montage video.