Untitled lecture by Mark Cousins, 2nd March, 2007

Extent: 2 digital files (3.41 GB)

Comprises audio recording of an untitled lecture given by Mark Cousins on the 2nd March, 2007. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (2.38 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (1.03 GB .mp4 format). Duration of access version: 56min 32sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 7th lecture in the series entitled 'The Ugly', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2006-2007. In this lecture Mark Cousins begins by discussing the primacy of visual perception, before proceeding to explore the notion of reading in relation to arguments concerning linguistics, semiotics and pictorialism. He proposes that in many instances, particularly within the fields of art and architecture, what the subject is doing is actually reading, rather than seeing. Cousins ends the lecture by defining the ugly as an issue of the ratio between figure and ground - the point where signification breaks down and the 'real' is born.

Custodial History: Original recording (format unknown) was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and a digital copy (.iso format) has been retained on the department's servers since c2013.

Aquisition: Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021, using the digital file held by the the AA Audio Visual Department.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Spring Term, Week 8, 26th February - 2nd March, 2007