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SUMMARY:Basic Instincts (Exhibition runs from 29 Sep 2017 — 07 Jan 2018)
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Dr Jacqueline Riding\, Basic Instincts explores Georgian attitudes to love\, desire and female respectability through the radical paintings of Joseph Highmore.  \nA highly successful artist and Governor of London’s Foundling Hospital\, Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) is best known as a portrait painter of the Georgian middle class. However\, during the 1740s his art radically shifted\, reflecting his engagement with the work of the new Foundling Hospital and its mission to support desperate and abused women. Highmore’s involvement with the Hospital sparked engagement with issues around women’s vulnerability to sexual assault and society’s unwillingness to support them\, culminating in a work of exceptional power\, The Angel of Mercy (c.1746). \nBasic Instincts is the first major Highmore exhibition for 50 years and explores this decade of disruptive social commentary in his art. Amongst the works on display are four paintings from a series of twelve\, inspired by Samuel Richardson’s international bestseller\, Pamela\, or Virtue Rewarded\, explicitly making reference to the abuse and sexual violence at the core of the novel. On public display in the UK for the first time as part of Basic Instincts is a remarkable painting that still retains the power to shock. The Angel of Mercy depicts a desperate mother in the act of killing her baby\, with the distant Foundling Hospital presented as the alternative. Set among Highmore’s tender portraits of mothers and children\, family and friends\, this show uniquely demonstrates the artist’s depth and variety. \nFree entry with musuem admission\, click here for more information.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/basic-instincts-exhibition-runs-from-29-sep-2017-07-jan-2018/
LOCATION:The Founding Museum\, 40 Brunswick Square\, London\, WC1N 1AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Raft of the Medusa (Exhibition runs until 29 Sep 2017 - 07 Jan 2018)
DESCRIPTION:The Foundling Museum displays a series of five previously unseen sculptures by acclaimed artist Rachel Kneebone\, providing a resonant counterpoint to their exhibition Basic Instincts. \nRachel Kneebone is a British artist whose intricate works address and question the human condition. Raft of the Medusa’s tumbling limbs and fractured swags are at once coquettish and sinister; their gleaming white surfaces and exquisite detail belie scenes of collapse and dismemberment. \nUsing porcelain\, a delicate material traditionally associated with Rococo exuberance and fine tableware\, Kneebone subverts viewers’ expectations. Visibly exploiting the material properties of porcelain\, she deliberately allows her work to distort and crack in the kiln\, inviting the viewer to question the relationship between strength and vulnerability. \nThis display in the Museum’s historic rooms distils and abstracts the Foundling Hospital’s suppressed narratives of sexual desire\, emotional damage\, and female strength\, whilst also referencing ideas of displacement\, refuge\, and resilience. To discover more about Kneebone’s work\, hear the artist and Museum Director Caro Howell in conversation on Friday 6 October. \nFree entry with musuem admission\, click here for more information.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/raft-of-the-medusa-exhibition-runs-until-29-sep-2017-07-jan-2018/
LOCATION:The Foundling Museum\, 40 Brunswick Square\, London\, WC1N 1AZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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SUMMARY:On British Soil: Victims of Nazi Persecution in the Channel Islands (Exhibition runs from 19 October 2017 – 9 February 2018)
DESCRIPTION:“Everything that people thought they knew about the German occupation of the Channel Islands is – at best – partial and – at worst – inaccurate\,” explains co-curator Dr. Gilly Carr on the motivation for a new exhibition at The Wiener Library. \nDuring the German occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945\, many thousands of people were persecuted\, including slave labourers\, political prisoners and Jews. Their story has been largely omitted from a British narrative of ‘standing alone’ against Nazism and celebrations of British victory over Germany. \nOn British Soil – Victims of Nazi Persecution in the Channel Islands tells the stories of these persecuted\, drawing upon The Wiener Library’s rich archival collections\, files recently released by The National Archives\, and never seen before items from the personal collections of victims of Nazi persecution. \nFrom the experiences of a young Jewish woman living quietly on a farm in Jersey and later deported to Auschwitz\, to those of a Spanish forced labourer in Alderney\, and the story of a man from Guernsey whose death in a Nazi prison remained unknown to his family for over 70 years\, this exhibition highlights the lives of the persecuted and the post-war struggle to obtain recognition for their suffering. \nPlease visit The Wiener Library website for more information\, you can read the full press release here. \nOpening hours: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm\, Tuesdays: 10 am – 7:30pm\nFree entry \nProduced in collaboration with Dr. Gilly Carr of Cambridge University\, and with the generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. \nImage credit: \n1) Hedwig Bercu © Jersey Archives\n2) © John Dalmau\, Slave Worker in the Channel Islands (1956)\, Wiener Library Collections
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/on-british-soil-victims-of-nazi-persecution-in-the-channel-islands-exhibition-runs-from-19-october-2017-9-february-2018/
LOCATION:The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide\, 29 Russell Square\, London\, WC1B 5DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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SUMMARY:Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Life on the London Stage at London Metropolitan Archives
DESCRIPTION:The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite staff and friends from Knowledge Quarter organisations to the next in our series of private tours and views. It will be on this occasion hosted at the London Metropolitan Archives. You are invited to an exclusive morning curator tour of the Archive’s new exhibit Life on the London Stage. \nLife on the London Stage is a new exhibition at London Metropolitan Archives which uncovers the lives of some of the actors and actresses recorded in our archives\, capturing both professional and personal details that provide a glimpse of the challenges and joys of theatrical life since the days of Elizabeth I. \nDrawing on a wide variety of photographs\, prints and documents\, we have brought together a collection of stories which illustrate different aspects of the lives of London’s performers\, from those who achieved great success to those who endured poverty and hardship. \nDocuments recording the life of Edmund Shakespeare\, William’s forgotten brother\, appear together for the first time presenting the seemingly tragic story of the young actor who followed his older brother to London. \nLedgers and letters document the lives of some of London’s most celebrated stars\, including Kenneth Williams\, Dame Ellen Terry and Eliza (Madam) Vestris. The houses associated with Nell Gwyn\, surely one of London’s greatest rags to riches stories\, are presented alongside Sir Laurence Olivier’s bespoke orders from one of the capital’s most prestigious boot makers. \nPlease Note\, there are only 15 places for this event. Please only register if you are confident you will be able to attend on the day. \nRegistration: Please click here to book your place.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/knowledge-quarter-private-tour-life-on-the-london-stage-at-london-metropolitan-archives/
LOCATION:London Metropolitan Archives\, 40 Northampton Road\, London\, EC1R 0HB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Turing Lecture: AI through the looking glass
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Dame Wendy Hall \nAI through the looking glass \nArtificial Intelligence is set to transform society in the coming decades in ways that have long been predicted by science fiction writers but are only now becoming feasible. \nWhile AI is still a long way from being as powerful as the human brain\, many machines can now outperform human beings\, particularly when it comes to analysing large amounts of data. This will lead to many jobs being replaced by automated processes and machines. \nAs with all major technological revolutions\, such advancements bring with it unexpected opportunities and challenges for society with a need to consider the ethical\, accountability and diversity impacts. \nIn this talk\, Wendy Hall will lay out why we need to take a socio-technical approach to every aspect of the evolution of AI in society. She will also consider how the UK might position itself\, in light of the AI Review\, recently undertaken as part of the UK government’s industrial strategy. \nAs Alice found when she went through the looking glass\, everything is not always what it first appears to be. \nSpeaker Biography  \nWendy Hall\, DBE\, FRS\, FREng is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton and was Dean of the Faculty of Physical Science and Engineering from 2010 to 2014. She was Head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) from 2002 to 2007 and is now a director of the Web Science Institute. \nOne of the first computer scientists to undertake serious research in multimedia and hypermedia\, she has been at its forefront ever since. The influence of her work has been significant in many areas including digital libraries\, the development of the Semantic Web\, and the emerging research discipline of Web Science. \nIn addition to playing a prominent role in the development of her subject\, she continues to shape science and engineering policy and education. Through her leadership roles on national and international bodies\, she has shattered many glass ceilings\, readily deploying her position to promote the role of women in science\, engineering and technology\, and acting as an important role model for others. \nShe became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2009\, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the same year. \nWendy was elected President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in July 2008\, and was the first person from outside North America to hold this position. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://www.knowledgequarter.london/event/turing-lecture-ai-through-the-looking-glass/
LOCATION:Knowledge Centre\, The British Library\, 96 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
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