READING GROUP | Social Reproduction in Art, Life & Struggle Founded by Victoria Horne and Kirsten Lloyd in 2014, the Reading Group is now hosted by Collective Gallery in partnership with the School of History of Art at The University of Edinburgh. We meet every two months. For more information see Collective. A term that emerged in feminist thinking in the second half of the 20th… Read More
COLLECTION | The University of Edinburgh Contemporary Art Research Collection The University of Edinburgh’s Contemporary Art Research Collection is driven by current research undertaken in the School of History of Art. Taking globalisation and social reproduction as our central themes we are currently working towards acquiring new work by Melanie Gilligan, Petra Bauer and Kate Davis with the support of The Art Fund… Read More
JOURNAL | Third Text Special Issue (2017) Social Reproduction and Art Third Text 148, vol 31, no 5, 2017 Edited by Angela Dimitrakaki and Kirsten Lloyd ABSTRACTS Social Reproduction Struggles and Art History: An Introduction Angela Dimitrakaki and Kirsten Lloyd The article explores social reproduction as a key term in expanding the purview of art history in relation to the social urgencies of the… Read More
AAH PANEL | Labours of Love, Works of Passion: The Social (Re)Production of Art Workers from Industrialisation to Globalisation Association of Art Historians Annual Conference 2016 The University of Edinburgh PANEL OUTLINE A term that emerged in feminist thinking in the 1970s, ‘social reproduction’ refers to the ‘labour of love’ traditionally performed for free by women in the home. Despite the crucial role it plays in sustaining and replenishing the working population, this… Read More
PERFORMANCE | Melanie Gilligan, Shaped (2015) Shaped: A live presentation by Melanie Gilligan The University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL Saturday 13 June, 7.30pm Known for her futuristic experimental dramas and scripted performances, Melanie Gilligan created a new live presentation for the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library. Shaped responded to the themes of… Read More
WORKSHOP | The Fabric: Social Reproduction, Women’s History and Art A research workshop convened by Angela Dimitrakaki and Kirsten Lloyd. 12 June 2015 | Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh PROGRAMME 11.30 Arrival and coffee 11.45 Introductions 12.00 Kate Davis, Weight (2014) Screening & discussion Taking a 1961 BBC documentary about artist Barbara Hepworth as its… Read More
