The City: Seen and Unseen
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The City: Seen and Unseen is a reading group whose research area includes maps, topographical views, fine art representations, photography, film printed ephemera and performance. The chronological scope is from late medieval to the 20th century. Among the cities for investigation are London, Glasgow, Paris, Lyon, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Prague, Istanbul and Cairo.
Topics for discussion under the sign of the visible will include mapping, display, surveillance, fantasy, forensic investigation.
Under the sign of the invisible members will discuss the abject, the unformed, the hidden, the secret and the infrastructural.
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Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
United Kingdom
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The Courtauld Research Forum offers an extensive programme of fellowships, lectures, conferences, workshops and seminars supporting advanced inquiry in the history of art, conservation and museum stud… read more about The Courtauld Research Forum
United Kingdom
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Courtauld Institute of Art
London
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2023-09-20 14:59:51