Lecture by Mark Cousins, 27th May, 1999, (title not known).

Extent: 1 audio cassette, 4 digital files (720.4 MB )

Comprises audio recording of a lecture given by Mark Cousins on the 27th May, 1999 (title not known). The recordings consist of a Maxwell 90 audio cassette tape, 2 digital preservation files (588 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access files (132.4 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 52min 15sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 15th lecture in the series entitled 'The Name of the Object', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 1998-99. In this lecture, Mark Cousins argues that between the individual and the subjective, in the aesthetic experience, the 'I' must, in some sense, die. He elaborates upon his ideas regarding subjectivity and how the domain of art can be understood as a social register. Cousins points out that it is not an empty tautology to state that to create an art or an architectural object is to operate in the name of art or architecture. In the domain of art and architecture, Cousins argues, the character of subjectivity does not permit elitism and such that such an issue is only ever posed sociologically, not aesthetically.

Custodial History: Audio cassette recording was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and retained by the AA Photo Library until 2019, when it was transferred to the AA Archives.

Aquisition: Audio cassette was transferred from the AA Photo Library to the AA Archives in 2019. Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Ke Bo Tsai

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 6, Summer Term, 24th - 28th May, 1999