Performance by Samantha Sweeting for the Whitworth Art Gallery and Whitechapel Art Gallery Symposia in 2011
Symposium at The Whitworth, 9th May 2011
The Whitechapel, 11th May 2011
The Birth Rites Collection held two symposia to explore the visual representations of childbirth. The symposia introduced the Birth Rites Collection and discussed the social, political and artistic implications of work around the subject of childbirth in contemporary art.
The symposium coincided with the Mary Kelly retrospective at The Whitworth. The day was rounded off with an evening reception at Salford University Midwifery Department to present the old and new acquisitions and films.
Supported by the Arts Council England and Salford University.
Symposia Event at SUMD, 9th May 2011
The day was rounded off with an evening reception at Salford University Midwifery Department to present the old and new acquisitions and films.
One of two symposia we held to explore the visual representations of childbirth. We gathered artists, academics and curators to discuss the social, political and artistic implications of work around the subject of childbirth in contemporary art. The symposium coincided with the Mary Kelly retrospective at The Whitworth.
Symposium at The Whitechapel, 11th May 2011
The Birth Rites Collection held two symposia to explore the visual representations of childbirth. The symposia introduced the Birth Rites Collection and discussed the social, political and artistic implications of work around the subject of childbirth in contemporary art.