Alexander Nemerov is the nephew of Diane Arbus - son of her brother, the acclaimed poet Howard Nemerov and Professor of Art and American Studies at Yale University. In a...
Director Anders Kreuger in conversation with Alex Farquharson, Director of Nottingham Contemporary, followed by a screening of Subtitles, Kreuger’s dissection of the...
'New Video at Nottingham Contemporary' will present three artists, Duncan Allen, Thomas Darby and Theo Reeves-Evison. The artists have been invited to each screen a new...
Towards an Even Geography celebrates the launch of the 'Even Geographies' pamphlet: an anthology of utopian visions responding to the themes explored in Uneven...
The true story of two politically committed mischief makers who pose as the representatives of companies they despise - and impose justice by any means at theirdisposal....
Angus Cameron, Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Leicester and emissary of the artists Goldin+Senneby (included in the Uneven Geographies exhibition) will...
A discussion by Alan Simpson
Former Nottingham South MP Alan Simpson will lead a discussion based on his global research into environmental solutions – ranging from...
Three speakers from The University of Nottingham's School of Geography present global case studies. Louise Crewe examines the complex landscape of the contemporary...
The Take is a political thriller that follows Argentina’s workers who are re-claiming the country’s bankrupt workplaces for themselves. Writer Naomi Klein, author of...
Renzo Marten’s performance-cum-documentary is a challenging experience. Shot in the Congo, it suggests that local photographers would be better off selling pictures of...
Are we imagining it – or is life really getting faster? Professor John Tomlinson, of Nottingham Trent University, author of The Culture of Speed: The Coming of...
Writer and curator Lars Bang Larsen will introduce the work of Öyvind Fahlström, one of the most influential and idiosyncratic artists of the 1960s and 70s, and a key...
Nottingham Contemporary is pleased to present Saskia Sassen, Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia...
We will be working with our sister gallery The New Art Exchange on a programme of events showcasing Global Nottingham during Uneven Geographies. In this first event...
Tracing Mobility is a series of events produced by Radiator which aim to increase knowledge about the cultural aspects of future mobility and the new spaces created by...
Artists, curators and special guests will led a walk through Uneven Geographies - everyone is most welcome to join them.
Time: Every Wednesday, 1pm - 1.45pm
Free, no...
Globalisation is often regarded as a recent phenomenon, but it can be traced back to Columbus’s discovery of the New World in 1492, according to the influential...
What are the reference points for contemporary art in a global economy that creates enormous wealth as well as widening inequality. Our opening conference explores the...
USSR, 1924: Looking to tighten his grasp on a Communist future and create a Bolshevik god under his control, Stalin decrees Lenin’s corpse must be preserved....
Informal talks, discussions and readings inspired by Star City, co-ordinated by Jennie Syson, an independent Nottingham based curator. You will be sent the required...
A night of Nottingham based artists’ film screenings at Nottingham Contemporary. Short films from Tracey McMaster and Simon Raven, Alia Pathan and Tether will be...
Free, book your space using the link below
Screening of three films “The Secret Life of Things" (6 min) by John Menick and "Edgar Mitchell - 6th Man on the Moon" (17...
In the spirit of Star City, Nottingham Contemporary will try to predict the future, with the help of three speakers on geology, natural history and technology.
Post...
Associate Professor Rolf Hellebust of the University of Nottingham will give an illustrated lecture on the history of Soviet space exploration as a symbol of utopian...
Unfortunately this event will not take place
What happened to the financial infrastructure of the Eastern Block after the Iron Curtain fell? Dr Adam Swain, Associate...
Seth Graham of University College London will preside at a night of humour – and food. A smorgasbord of Eastern European cuisines will include Russian, Polish, Ukranian...
During the period 1917 to 1945 artists, and subsequently the state, attempted to define the political role of art. Dr Mike O’Mahony of the History of Art Department at...
Informal talks, discussions and readings inspired by Star City, co-ordinated by Jennie Syson, an independent Nottingham based curator. You will be sent the required...
Nottingham Contemporary is collaborating with the Fine Art Department of Nottingham Trent University to present The Live Lecture series. In the first one the artists Jane...
