- International academics and practitioners
brought together for Mackintosh’s Contemporary: the contemporary,
tradition and history - Symposium will examine three moments of the
Contemporary on the GSA campus: the Mackintosh Building as a ‘contemporary’
rather than ‘modern’ building; the Reid building as a contemporary reworking of
the original Mack; and the project for the contemporary rebuilding of the
Mackintosh library.
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The Mackintosh Building and Reid Building at the GSA.
The relationship between the two buildings will be examined as part of the symposium on 1 September.
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Speakers for first the
Leverhulme International Network of Contemporary Studies Symposium have been
confirmed today, 18 August 2015. Hosted by The Glasgow School of Art, the
symposium will bring together academic expertise from across the globe to
examine three moments of the contemporary on the GSA campus: the Mackintosh Art
School itself as a ‘contemporary’ rather than ‘modern’ building; the Reid
building as a contemporary reworking of the original Mack; and the project for
the contemporary rebuilding of the Mackintosh library.
Leverhulme International Network of Contemporary Studies Symposium have been
confirmed today, 18 August 2015. Hosted by The Glasgow School of Art, the
symposium will bring together academic expertise from across the globe to
examine three moments of the contemporary on the GSA campus: the Mackintosh Art
School itself as a ‘contemporary’ rather than ‘modern’ building; the Reid
building as a contemporary reworking of the original Mack; and the project for
the contemporary rebuilding of the Mackintosh library.
The Leverhulme International
Network of Contemporary Studies is a three year project led by academics from
Dehli, Glasgow, Montreal , Paris and St Andrews. The Glasgow symposium is the
first in a range of events planned over a three year period from
September 2015 to May 2018.
Network of Contemporary Studies is a three year project led by academics from
Dehli, Glasgow, Montreal , Paris and St Andrews. The Glasgow symposium is the
first in a range of events planned over a three year period from
September 2015 to May 2018.
The symposium will begin
with Mackintosh’s Contemporary? and The
New Reid building at Glasgow School of Art in its relationship to Mackintosh’s
Masterpiece. There will be contributions from Ian Alexander of JM
Architects (site architects on the new Reid Building at GSA), Johnny Rodger, professor of Urban
Literature at the GSA, Brian Park of
Page Park, design team lead for the Mackintosh Restoration and George Cairns Adjunct Professor
at QUT Business School, Brisbane who
undertook his PHD at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in the 1990s.
with Mackintosh’s Contemporary? and The
New Reid building at Glasgow School of Art in its relationship to Mackintosh’s
Masterpiece. There will be contributions from Ian Alexander of JM
Architects (site architects on the new Reid Building at GSA), Johnny Rodger, professor of Urban
Literature at the GSA, Brian Park of
Page Park, design team lead for the Mackintosh Restoration and George Cairns Adjunct Professor
at QUT Business School, Brisbane who
undertook his PHD at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in the 1990s.
The
morning will continue with Re-Making the Mackintosh
Library now –contemporary? There will be contributions from Liz Davdison, senior project manager for the Mackintosh Building
Restoration, Dr Robyne Calvert
Mackintosh Restoration Research Fellow and Paul
Clarke, Reader in Architecture at the University of Ulster.
morning will continue with Re-Making the Mackintosh
Library now –contemporary? There will be contributions from Liz Davdison, senior project manager for the Mackintosh Building
Restoration, Dr Robyne Calvert
Mackintosh Restoration Research Fellow and Paul
Clarke, Reader in Architecture at the University of Ulster.
The afternoon session moves
on to the topic of Architecture & the
Beaubourg effect: how the cultural building refocuses the contemporary city. The session brings together academics and
practitioners from the UK, France and China: Charlie Sutherland of Sutherland Hussy Architects; Dr Hu Lin from Tsinghua University;
composer Stephen Davismoon – Head of
Music and Performance at Salford University; Lionel Ruffel, Associate Professor of French
and comparative literature at Université
Paris 8 and Mitchell Miller
who recently completed his Phd at the GSA.
on to the topic of Architecture & the
Beaubourg effect: how the cultural building refocuses the contemporary city. The session brings together academics and
practitioners from the UK, France and China: Charlie Sutherland of Sutherland Hussy Architects; Dr Hu Lin from Tsinghua University;
composer Stephen Davismoon – Head of
Music and Performance at Salford University; Lionel Ruffel, Associate Professor of French
and comparative literature at Université
Paris 8 and Mitchell Miller
who recently completed his Phd at the GSA.
To book to attend the free symposium visit:
For further
information on the presentations see Notes for Editors.
information on the presentations see Notes for Editors.
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Notes for Editors
Mackintosh’s
Contemporary: the contemporary, tradition and history
Contemporary: the contemporary, tradition and history
Session 1: Mackintosh’s
Contemporary? And The New Reid building at Glasgow School of Art in its relationship
to Mackintosh’s Masterpiece
Contemporary? And The New Reid building at Glasgow School of Art in its relationship
to Mackintosh’s Masterpiece
Ian Alexander ‘Correspondence’
Architect, Principal
of JM Architects, site architects on the new Reid Building at GSA
of JM Architects, site architects on the new Reid Building at GSA
Professor Johnny Rodger ‘The
Cubist Moment as paradigm for the contemporary’
Cubist Moment as paradigm for the contemporary’
Glasgow School of Art,
Professor of Urban Literature.
Professor of Urban Literature.
Brian Park ‘Is
Genius more than surface deep?: The ‘Masterpiece’ under post-fire scrutiny’
Genius more than surface deep?: The ‘Masterpiece’ under post-fire scrutiny’
Principal of Page and
Park Architects, the architects designing the ‘rebuilding’ of the Mackintosh.
Park Architects, the architects designing the ‘rebuilding’ of the Mackintosh.
Professor George Cairns ‘Mackintosh
and Glasgow School of Art: Contemporary reality and the ‘not-of-their-time’
myth’
and Glasgow School of Art: Contemporary reality and the ‘not-of-their-time’
myth’
Adjunct Professor at QUT
Business School, Brisbane
Business School, Brisbane
Session 2 Re-Making the Mackintosh Library now –contemporary?
Liz Davidson
Conservation Specialist,
Senior Project Manager of Mackintosh Library Rebuilding Project
Senior Project Manager of Mackintosh Library Rebuilding Project
Dr Robyne Calvert
Art Historian, Glasgow
School of Art, Senior Research Fellow Mackintosh Project
School of Art, Senior Research Fellow Mackintosh Project
Paul Clarke ‘Library as Lookout’
Reader in Architecture
at the University of Ulster- Paul
Clarke’s drawings of the Mac library were published by Phaidon. He is now
working with the Page & Park team to rebuild the Mackintosh Library
at the University of Ulster- Paul
Clarke’s drawings of the Mac library were published by Phaidon. He is now
working with the Page & Park team to rebuild the Mackintosh Library
Session 3: Architecture &
the Beaubourg effect :how the cultural building refocuses the contemporary city
the Beaubourg effect :how the cultural building refocuses the contemporary city
Professor Charlie Sutherland
Architect, Principal
of Sutherland Hussey Architects will speak on his work designing and
building the New City Museum, Chengdu,
Sichuan, China.
of Sutherland Hussey Architects will speak on his work designing and
building the New City Museum, Chengdu,
Sichuan, China.
Dr Hu Lin Tsinghua Univ. will speak on his work designing and
building the New City Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
building the New City Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Professor Stephen Davismoon
‘Spectral aura of the Beaubourg’
‘Spectral aura of the Beaubourg’
Composer, Head of
Music and Performance at Salford University: Talk on IRCAM recording studio (set up by Pierre Boulez) as
part of the interdisciplinary ‘contemporary’ at Beaubourg (Prof Davismoon has
spent several working residencies at IRCAM), and a site specific performance of
specially composed music for the Holl building at GSA.
Music and Performance at Salford University: Talk on IRCAM recording studio (set up by Pierre Boulez) as
part of the interdisciplinary ‘contemporary’ at Beaubourg (Prof Davismoon has
spent several working residencies at IRCAM), and a site specific performance of
specially composed music for the Holl building at GSA.
Professor Lionel Ruffel ‘Displaying
the Contemporary’
the Contemporary’
Contemporary and
General Literature at Paris 8 University. He introduces the historical and
aesthetic category of the contemporary as a question of display and shows how
the transformation of the public spaces of art played a major role in
establishing the contemporary.
General Literature at Paris 8 University. He introduces the historical and
aesthetic category of the contemporary as a question of display and shows how
the transformation of the public spaces of art played a major role in
establishing the contemporary.
Dr Mitchell Miller
Writer and
illustrator, Miller has just completed his PhD at GSA developing a specific
type of drawing called the dialectogram which engages a range of social and
artistic techniques contemporaneously. He will talk about his application of
the technique to the Mackintosh building.
illustrator, Miller has just completed his PhD at GSA developing a specific
type of drawing called the dialectogram which engages a range of social and
artistic techniques contemporaneously. He will talk about his application of
the technique to the Mackintosh building.
Leverhulme
International Network of Contemporary Studies: What is the Contemporary?
International Network of Contemporary Studies: What is the Contemporary?
Professor
Johnny Rodger from The Glasgow School of Art is one of five international
academics leading a three-year research programme interrogating What is the Contemporary? The programme will
run from Sept 2015 – May 2018.
Johnny Rodger from The Glasgow School of Art is one of five international
academics leading a three-year research programme interrogating What is the Contemporary? The programme will
run from Sept 2015 – May 2018.
Lead
by Professor Margaret-Anne Hutton of
the Institute for Contemporary and Comparative Literature (School of
Modern Languages) at the University of St Andrew’s, the team also includes Bertrand Gervais from the ‘Figura’
research centre, UQUAM (Univ de Quebec a Montreal); Ravi Sundaram, Sarai Programme, Centre for the Study of Developing
Societies, Delhi and Lionel Ruffel,
Université Paris 8
by Professor Margaret-Anne Hutton of
the Institute for Contemporary and Comparative Literature (School of
Modern Languages) at the University of St Andrew’s, the team also includes Bertrand Gervais from the ‘Figura’
research centre, UQUAM (Univ de Quebec a Montreal); Ravi Sundaram, Sarai Programme, Centre for the Study of Developing
Societies, Delhi and Lionel Ruffel,
Université Paris 8
A
range of events is planned, including:
range of events is planned, including:
- Workshops on Contemporary Literatures,
Art and Architecture in St Andrews and Glasgow (Sept. 2015); - A conference including sessions on
the Archeology of the Contemporary Imagination and Digital Humanities and the
Contemporary, (Quebec (2016); - A conference on ‘Theorising the
Contemporary’ held as part of a broader cultural event ‘l’École du
contemporain’, comprising readings, performances, workshops and exhibitions
involving academic staff, members of the public and writers (Paris 2016); - A conference on ‘The City —
Information Interface’ (Delhi 2017); - A further series of workshops on Time
and Literature (St Andrews) and the ‘Glasgow Miracle’ (The Glasgow School of
Art)
The
network will also be creating an online ‘virtual archive of the contemporary’
and launching a French / English open access online journal ‘Archiving the
Contemporary / Les Archives du contemporain’
network will also be creating an online ‘virtual archive of the contemporary’
and launching a French / English open access online journal ‘Archiving the
Contemporary / Les Archives du contemporain’