A continuing programme…
While lots of publicity has understandably focused on the exhibition, The Classical Now has also been accompanied by a major programme of cultural activities, designed to complement the show. We’ve had a weekend at the Royal Academy, a lecture by Mary Beard, an experimental ‘occasion’ and discussion hosted by artist Isabel Lewis, and a wonderful sound installation in the Strand ‘Roman baths’ by Gen Doy. For three days, from 5–7 April 2018, King’s College London and The Courtauld Institute of Art also co-hosted the Annual Conference of the Association for Art History, which brought nearly 1,000 delegates to the Strand – not just art historians, but also artists, curators and heritage professionals. The Classical Now and other activities related to the Modern Classicisms project loomed large in the programme.
Even though the exhibition itself has come to a close, the programme of cultural activities related to the project continues apace. We were delighted, for example, that Modern Classicisms was included in the wonderful ‘Art History: Undisciplined’ event organised by the Courtauld Institute of Art on 19–20 June 2018: a video of the relevant session can be found here.
