Thursday 11 October, 18.00 – 19.30 (Research Forum South Room)
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
Speaker (1): Dr Michaela Giebelhausen (University of Essex)
Invisible Cathedral: Reconsidering the Sacred in Today’s Art Museum
Speaker (2): Professor Frances Spalding CBE (Newcastle University)
Helen Sutherland, Patron and Collector: Art and Sacrament in the Fells
The seminar on Sacred Traditions and the Arts is a joint venture between the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s and The Courtauld Institute of Art. It seeks to place researchers in dialogue who are working on any aspect of the sacred and visual culture. It is open to all scholars and students who have an interest in exploring the intersections of religion and art regardless of period, geography or tradition.
On 11th October, Dr Michaela Giebelhausen will present a paper titled Invisible Cathedral: Reconsidering the Sacred in Today’s Art Museum. Professor Frances Spalding will speak on Helen Sutherland, Patron and Collector: Art and Sacrament in the Fells. These papers both explore the boundaries of sacred experience and sacrament in relation to institutional and personal contexts. Art collecting, display strategies, and the importance of space and place will be foregrounded in relation to modern Europe.
There will be ample time for discussion and questions following the papers. The event will be concluded by an informal reception.
Open to all, free admission
This seminar is jointly organised by Professor Ben Quash (King’s College London) and Dr Ayla Lepine (The Courtauld Institute of Art).
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
tel +44 207 848 2785
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/index.shtml