This year’s Friday lectures by Mark Cousins focus on scenography and are primarily concerned with how works of art, drama, literature and architecture are presented in the world. There is a zone of transition between everyday life and the art object that marks the very difference between them. At the same time, this positioning of the artwork is itself artful, and its means are often drawn from other arts. This zone constitutes a culturally recognised form of presentation and recognition.
The lectures will take place at 5pm on the following Fridays in Term 1:
15 November
22 November
29 November
The series will continue in Term 2, dates to be confirmed.