Gill Hedley

The Hatton Gallery at Newcastle University re-opened in October 2017 with an exhibition that firmly places Newcastle as the birthplace of Pop Art.

The Hatton has played a unique role in the development of British Art, being entwined with some of the most influential artists of the 20th century. This exhibition, co-curated by Gill Hedley, reflects the numerous artists, writers, activities and ideas which had at their centre the artist Richard Hamilton, while teaching at Newcastle University (1953-1966).

I am working with The John Deakin Archive as an adviser and we are organising the seminar, below, at Tate Britain as part of the British Art Network. If you would like to attend, please email me directly.

Tate Britain
Thursday 25 May 2017 10am - 6pm

This one day seminar will examine the work and career of photographer John Deakin focussing on the period before he met Francis Bacon and the work that he produced beyond his strong association with Soho, especially during the Second World War and in Europe. On the forty fifth anniversary of Deakin's untimely death, the seminar will bring together contributions from artists, art historians and curators to discuss new and wider research into John Deakin's photography.

The seminar will present a series of short papers, films, a panel discussion, the opportunity to visit the Queer British Art exhibition at Tate Britain (featuring work by Deakin) and a rare chance to see work from the John Deakin Archive.

Contributors to the event include: Paul Rousseau, John Deakin Archive; Gill Hedley (chair); Professor David Mellor, Professor of History of Art (Art History, Centre for the History of War and Society, Centre for Photography and Visual Culture) University of Sussex; Professor Jean Wainwright, Professor of Contemporary Art and Photography, University of the Creative Arts; Dr Hilary Roberts, Curator of Photography, Imperial War Museum; John Christie, artist, film director and collaborator with John Berger; Dr Sarah Victoria Turner, Deputy Director for Research, Paul Mellon Centre, London.

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From The Crafts Council: This year we are pleased to announce our speaker will be internationally recognised woven textile artist and designer, Ann Sutton. In a talk titled Rebel with a Cause, Ann will speak of her work and life, joined by Curator, Gill Hedley.

The Fielding Talk is held annually in memory of Amanda Fielding, who curated the Crafts Council Collection for 17 years from 1989 to 2006, making an outstanding contribution to the Collection and the makers we support. The talk celebrates Fielding's passion for craft through the voices and experiences of contemporary makers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY

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Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva is a site-specific installation artist working in sculpture, installation, video and sound, photography and architectural interventions. Her materials range from the unusual to the ordinary and the ephemeral to the precious; they include organic materials, foodstuffs and precious metals. Central to her practice is a response to the particularities of place; its history, locale, environment and communities.

Elpida presented Haruspex, commissioned by the Vatican, as part of the Pavilion of the Holy See, at the 56th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia in 2015.

The exhibition at Danielle Arnaud’s gallery follows on from her remarkable show at the Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham, in summer 2016 and concentrates on new sculptural work on a smaller more intimate scale. Danielle Arnaud will also show Elpida’s work at the London Art Fair in January.

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