Frescoes and murals
Art in architectural spaces
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Frescoes and murals are examples of monumental art.
Art historian Ben Street invites you to look at the history of large-scale works intended for public spaces from historic frescoes, including works by Domenichino and Pintoricchio, to the murals of the early 20th century.
He’ll consider the relationship of painting and architecture and how artists account for unusual perspectives. Ben will also explore the physical experience of encountering art in public spaces and art that has been relocated to the museum setting.
Discover the power of painting, space and place within art at this Members’ online event.
Speaker
Dr Ben Street is an art historian and educator. He is the author of numerous books for general audiences, including "How to Enjoy Art" (Yale, 2021) and the award-winning children's book "How to Be An Art Rebel" (Thames and Hudson, 2021). He is a tutor and lecturer at the University of East Anglia and the University of Oxford. He is a contributing writer on art for Art Review, the Times Literary Supplement, Apollo, and Gagosian Quarterly. He has been an educator and lecturer for the National Gallery, Tate, the Royal Academy of Arts, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
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A recording of this event will be made available to all ticket holders in the days following the event.
This recording will be available for two weeks.
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