Event overview
An opportunity to discuss Lucy Lippard's pioneering work on the cultural lives of tourism
First published in 1999 "On the Beaten Track. Tourism, art and place" was a pioneering work, which opened the way for a thinking about tourism that took its cultural role seriously. Covering a vast array of sites from theme parks and antique shops to Holocaust memorials, Lippard offered an insightful (and often humorous) analysis of cultural sites where relations of power, economics and desire functioned in ways that deserved our attention. Moreover, On the Beaten Track insisted on positioning artistic practices and art museums within a landscape of leisure that not only included, but was often dominated by, tourist attractions. This talk will be an opportunity to hear Lucy Lippard revisit some of the themes in the book and to engage in a conversation about the continuing relevance of the book today.
Lucy R. Lippard is a contemporary art historian, curator, writer, and activist. As a critic, Lippard is best known for her study of conceptual art in Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 and for her writing on feminist art and politically engaged art. She has published more than twenty books, organized some fifty exhibitions, authored numerous articles, and co-founded Heresies: A Journal of Art and Politics, as well as the artist's-book store, Printed Matter. She has helped form numerous political and cultural groups, including the Ad Hoc Women's Art Committee and the Art Workers Coalition. She played a key role in the development of Conceptual Art in New York in the 1960s and 1970s and in the Feminist Art movement. In more recent years she has focused her work on the landscape, culture, and art of the American Southwest, where she moved in the 1990s. Her many honors include the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award. Her latest book is Stuff. Instead of a Memoir, published by New Village Press in 2023.
Part of the Visual Cultures Autumn Public Programme "The Last Resort. On Terminal Tourism" convened by Yaiza Hernández Velázquez
Photograph "Valle de Ucanca", courtesy of Teresa Arozena, instagram: @teresaarozena
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2023 | 5:15pm - 7:00pm |
Accessibility
If you are attending an event and need the College to help with any mobility requirements you may have, please contact the event organiser in advance to ensure we can accommodate your needs.
