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Lecture Series with Prof Tina Sherwell Part 4
Sun, 06 Oct
|Paus Cafe
Tina Sherwell, Director of Masters in Fine Arts at NYUAB, explores how textile art has transitioned from craft to contemporary art practice. It examines how artists engage with textiles to embody time and draw on rich cultural heritages, particularly women’s crafts, as inspiration for their work.
Time & Location
06 Oct 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Paus Cafe, 1202 Al Wasl Rd - Umm Suqeim - Umm Suqeim 2 - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
About the event
The lecture series provides an opportunity to delve into themes of modern and contemporary art, drawing on a wide range of examples from artists from cross the globe, with specific focus on the Arab world. Each is a stand-alone lecture, which provides an opportunity to view works under the different themes listed below. The lecture series explores works from across the decades with specific focus on the 19th and 20th Century and contemporary art practices.
The series consists of a lecture accompanied by Q&A and discussion about works and concepts.
The intention is to tie in these lectures with local happenings and exhibitions so as to experience first hand what Sherwell teaches in her lectures.