Encounters and Collisions: Wednesday Walkthroughs

Stephen Shames. Free Huey Rally in front of the Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland.
Stephen Shames. Free Huey Rally in front of the Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland.

Join us for a Wednesday Walkthrough – a gallery tour where artists, experts, researchers and academics give short talks in their field of expertise relating to the concepts explored in our exhibition Glenn Ligon: Encounters and Collisions.

Wed 22 April, 6 - 6.45pm

Alex Farquharson, Director of Nottingham Contemporary, leads our opening tour.

Wed 29 April, 12 - 12.45 pm

Simon Weaver (Loughborough University) on Richard Pryor’s politicized use of humour

Wed 13 May, 12 - 12.45pm

Mark Rawlinson, Department of Art History, University of Nottingham on Abstract Expressionism and the Civil Rights movement.

Wed 3 June, 6 - 6.45 pm

Writer and curator Daniella Rose King on the social history of art and moments of resistance.

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