We are hoping to open The Arts Society in Victoria/Pimlico. To get a taste of what The Arts Society has to offer, why not join us for a free glass of wine and a free lecture? Find out about the world's greatest artistic feuds, rows and quarrels in Barry Venning's 'Paintbrushes at Dawn'!
The history of art is peppered with first rate bust ups: between the great early Renaissance artists, Brunelleschi and Ghiberti, between Constable and Turner in the early 1830s, between Salvador Dali and the Surrealist leader, Andre Breton in the 1930s and, most recently, between the graffiti artists Banksy and ‘King’ Robbo, who painted out and amended each other’s works. Join popular lecturer and art historian, Barry Venning to find out about the world's greatest artistic feuds, rows and quarrels!
Arrive early to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine before the event in the impressive hall of this historic hospital school founded in the late seventeenth century.
Venue: Grey Coat Hospital School, GreycoatPlace, London SW1P 2DY
Doors open: 6.30pm, the lecture starts at 7.00pm.
To book your place, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paintbrushes-at-dawn or call 020 7430 0730
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Barry Venning
Barry Venning is an art historian whose interests and teaching range from the art of late medieval Europe to global contemporary art. He has published books, articles and exhibition catalogue essays on Turner, Constable and European landscape painting, but also has an ongoing research interest in postcolonial art and British visual satire. He works as a consultant and associate lecturer for the Open University. His media work includes two BBC TV documentaries, radio appearances for BBC local radio and abc Australia, and a DVD on Turner for the Tate.
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