Alongside our showings Under Glass in 2017 we curated a programme of talks and events to run concurrently with the performances. These activities aimed to draw out some of the ideas and themes within the performance, including the ‘medical gaze’ and the ethics of display.
The Under Glass season took place across the UK in London, Salford, Brighton and Cardiff. Discover the full season of events below.
The Inside Story - The Wellcome Collection, London, 12 October
Under Glass: A Closer Look - The Lowry, Salford, 19 October
Drafted in Movement: Life Drawing - SPACE, London, 19 October
Beauty & Destruction: Artistic and Scientific Perceptions of the Body - Manchester Museum, Manchester, 20 October
Drafted in Movement: Life Drawing - The Lowry, Salford, 21 October
From Object to Specimen - Portico Library, Manchester, 21 October
From Object to Specimen - Blythe House Olympia, London, 24 October
Under Glass: A Closer Look - Hackney Showroom, London, 25 October
Under Glass: A Closer Look - Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton, 1 November
Drink and Draw: Life Drawing - Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton, 3 November
Science of Sound - The Moon, Cardiff, 15 November
Drafted in Movement: Life Drawing - Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 19 November
Under Glass: A Closer Look - Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 22 November
The Art of Living - University of South Wales, Cardiff, 23 November
Bernard Richardson; Carsten Timmermann; Dan Whiteson; Gianna Bouchard; Hari Cavel; Natasha Logan; Paddy Hartley; Paul Clark; Peggy Shaw; Michael Brown; Suzy Willson