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Calendar of Events: November
2008
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 BYzantium, Royal
Academy, London, UK
Information
on Byzantuium
“Byzantium, Monday 17 November [2008]... Audio
description of selected works from the Byzantium exhibition using enlarged
projected images. We will then view the actual works within the galleries.
Arrive at 1pm
for tea and coffee; attendees are welcome to bring a packed lunch. The
description will start at 1.30pm.
This event will be led by Bridget Crowley.
Reynolds Room; 1pm;
£3, email: access@royalacademy.org.uk or call 020 7300 5732 to book
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J
0BD”
Royal Academy of Arts
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Eco Sound Logo
To contact us:
E-mail:
editor@blindnessandarts.com
We are based in:
Leicester,
UK
Eco
Ancient Greek, Verb, pronounced Ekh-o. The
Transliterated word is Echo. New Testament Greek Lexicon
“[To] have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to
have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions,
etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or
consider or hold as.”
Source: http://www.crosswalk.com
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 Second sight, Brighton, UK
Information
on Second Sight
“Second Sight… Monday 10 November [until
16 November, Brighton Photo Biennial] 2-3.30pm…
Booking essential.
Led by artist Naomi Kendrick, Second Sight is an exhibition tour and
discussion which explores the exhibition through sound and touch. A
regular event, Second Sight is attended by visually impaired and blind
participants, but is open to all.
The Incommensurable Banner by Thomas Hirschhorn
[This event is staged during] Fabrica presents
the world premiere of The Incommensurable Banner, a new work by Thomas Hirschhorn. This exhibition is one of a series across
the South East curated by Julian Stallabrass for the Brighton Photo Biennial 2008,
Memory of Fire: The War of Images and Images of War. Thomas Hirschhorn makes work for both street and gallery
locations. His work is characterised as hand made, multi-dimensional
collages of commonplace materials including packaging, paper, photocopied
images and texts.
His installations invariably create opportunities in which to explore and
debate art and contemporary political issues and engage with the ethical
and philosophical complexities that underlie them. The Incommensurable
Banner, in common with many of his recent works, draws on photographs of
contemporary warfare and in particular those that have been circulated
online and in magazines.
The Incommensurable Banner stands four metres high and eighteen metres
long. It reads as an endless parade of utter destruction, depicting bodies
blown apart by modern weapons, weapons designed not just to kill but to
obliterate.
Created with reference to a tradition of protest, Hirschhorn's
confrontational and controversial work is intended to fully implicate us
in the realities of war waged on our behalf. In doing so he invites us to
consider, and above all not to avoid, the much larger questions at the
heart of humanity. For more information please contact Naomi Kendrick.
Phone: 01273 778646
info[at]fabrica.org.uk.”
Dada
South
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Francis Bacon – Programme for
visually impaired visitors, Tate Britain,
London, UK
Information on Tate Britain’s
Programme
“Tate Britain’s
programme for visually impaired visitors
Francis Bacon exhibition audio-described tours
11 September - 4 January 2009
Francis Bacon was once described as the 'greatest painter since JMW
Turner', and his powerful works are on show in a retrospective at Tate Britain.
Audio-described tours can be booked for individuals or groups (exhibition
ticket required).
For details of Large print and
Braille maps with gallery information, large print exhibition guides, and
What’s On guide contact Tate Britain, Millbank,
London SW1P 4RG
Phone: 020 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk/access”
Tate
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Shared Visions, California, US
Information on Shared Visions
“Shared Visions 2008-2009 - Save the Date
International Art
Exhibition Opening Reception Artwork by artists who are blind or visually
impaired.
Tuesday, September 23,
2008… 7:00 - 8:30 pm [until mid August 2009]
Eye
Care Center, Southern California College of
Optometry, 2575 Yorba Linda Blvd., Fullerton,
CA 92831,
[US] ”
South California College of Optometry
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