This two鈥揹ay conference is open to all Warhol enthusiasts聽鈥 whether you鈥檙e an undergraduate or postgraduate student鈥 or a member of the general public. Although much has been said about Andy Warhol鈥 he remains one of the 20th century鈥檚 most elusive artists. The conference aims to investigate the major themes in the artist鈥檚 work such as fame鈥 consumerism and death鈥 and asks 鈥渃an Warhol be uncovered?鈥 Each day a keynote speaker will present an illuminating approach to Warhol鈥檚 work to help motivate critical thought throughout the conference. The keynote speech will be followed by a selection of innovative papers by UK and international students. On the second day the academic sessions of the conference will close with a plenary discussion which questions whether Warhol has been uncovered?
17th and 18th June 2011 – 10am鈥4pm
Venue: University of Southampton Building 46 (Physics), Lecture Theatre A (Room 3001)
Conference fees:
One day 拢12. Two days 拢20. Deadline for bookings: Monday 13th June. For further information and bookings contact the John Hansard Gallery on: 023 8059 2158 or email: info@hansardgallery.org.uk
Refreshments and lunch provided. Each attendee will receive a complimentary Andy Warhol exhibition publication.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Keynote speakers, Friday 17 June: Stephen Foster, Director, John Hansard Gallery and Alice Workman, Lead Exhibitions Officer, Southampton City Council
Keynote speaker, Saturday 18 June: Dr Jean Wainwright, University of the Creative Arts.
Student papers include:
鈥楪uided by the stars: Warhol鈥檚 way from fan to fame鈥.
Anita-Maria Goda, University of Bonn
鈥楾he artist is not present: Performance and self-portraiture in Andy Warhol鈥檚 Utah lecture鈥.
Scotti Hill, The University of Utah
鈥楶ainting movie stars and most wanted men: the influence on Andy Warhol in the Low Countries鈥
Carl Jacobs, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
鈥榃arhol鈥檚 of distraction鈥
Tom Dale, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
鈥樷淎ndy鈥檚 stuff鈥: Warhol鈥檚 Time Capsules or the artist鈥檚 life in things鈥
Monika M. Rieger, Humboldt University, Berlin
鈥楢ndy Warhol鈥檚 DIY series: A narrative of participatory consumerism鈥
Stephen Knott, Royal College of Art/V&A
鈥楾he Silver Factory years: Rock and countercultural echoes in Warholian economy of art鈥
Marine Sch眉ltz, Institute national d’histoire de l’art (INHA), Paris
鈥楧isaster in Paris: Andy Warhol and the French automotive imaginary in 1964鈥
Liam Considine, New York University
鈥楾he most beautiful suicide: On Warhol鈥檚 Lupe (1965)鈥
Juregen Dehm, Free University of Berlin.
BURSARIES ARE AVAILABLE. A limited number of bursaries are available for undergraduate students from any discipline to attend the two-day conference for free. For further details contact the John Hansard Gallery on 023 8059 2158 or email hansard@soton.ac.uk
Terms and conditions apply.
A full programme of the conference can be accessed via the John Hansard Gallery website link: