Start Date
6 February, 2025
There will be 9 weekly meetings on Thursday,11am - 1pm, starting from 6 February.
Overview
Thanks to the influence of contemporary artists such as Banksy, street art has, since the early 2000s become an increasingly accepted part of modern urban life and living. This course, the first of its kind to seek out and document the countless examples of paintings and pasteups peppering 21st Century Liverpool is designed to serve as an introduction to the subject and contextualises recent developments in contemporary art-world practices that have allowed street artists to thrive, often without any formal artistic training. This course will intrigue anyone with an interest in Liverpool, social history, art and politics, as well as Liverpool FC.
Syllabus
1 What is Street Art? (An introduction)
2. Physical Graffiti (Liverpool in the 1970s-80s)
3. Installation Art in Liverpool (incl. Contemporary Sculpture)
4. Rattus Rattus = Banksy and SSSV
5. Pop/Music/Art
6. Football
7. The Elephant in the Room - Billboards/Advertising
8. Class field trip - City Centre 1
9. Class field trip - City Centre 2
Please note that the ‘last date available to book’ date is only a guide. We reserve the right to close bookings earlier if courses are over- or under-subscribed. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure enrol as soon as possible. Registrations will not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm.
Course Lecturer: Dr Lee Kendall
Dr. Lee R. Kendall was born in Liverpool in 1974 and earned his BA (Hons) in History of Art at University of Leicester in 1997 before going on to complete a PhD in the same subject at Liverpool John Moores University in 2006. An independent art historian with a particular interest in all things Liverpool related, his publications include “Being for the Benefit of… Beatles Art in Liverpool” (2012). He has been part of the front of house team at Tate Gallery, Liverpool since 2009 and has lectured for the University of Liverpool's CE Department since 2019
Courses fees: Full fee £140/Concession £70.
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