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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/williamson-art-gallery-souvenirs
 -from-the-far-east-an-illustrated-talk/
SUMMARY:Williamson Art Gallery & Museum: Williamson Art Gallery: Souvenirs 
 from the Far East\, an Illustrated Talk
DESCRIPTION:SOUVENIRS FROM THE FAR EAST AN ILLUSTRATED TALK\nSouvenirs from
  the Far East will be explored in an illustrated talk from Dr Brigitte Jur
 ack on the evening of 21st February 2019.\nAn illustrated talk about a sma
 ll collection of souvenirs from the Far East (China\, Korea\, Japan). Thes
 e souvenirs include a folder of delicate miniature paintings on paper from
  China\, and small items of clothing. .\n\nIn today’s global economy and
  in close proximity to the large Liverpool port\, the majority of objects 
 we are surrounding ourselves with are Made in China\, Japan\, and South Ko
 rea. Vast ships\, loaded with thousands of containers filled with consumer
  items travel thousands of sea miles on a daily basis. Students and touris
 t fly across time zones from East to West and vice versa searching for edu
 cation\, employment or the culturally exotic. Time-zones and travel distan
 ces have lost their significance due to face time and skype. Have ‘cultu
 ral identities become more fluid within the ‘global village’?\n\nThe p
 resentation will use slides of various souvenirs from the Far East held in
  the basement of the Williamson Art Gallery &amp\; Museum\, to discuss the
  long tradition of influences of Chinese artefacts on Western Art whilst s
 imultaneously reflecting on the precarious role of the artist in the ‘gl
 obal village’.\n\nDr. Brigitte Jurack\, currently Head of Sculpture/time
  based arts at Manchester School of Art\, Manchester Metropolitan Universi
 ty\, has made Wirral her home for the last 15 years. She is a sculptor and
  performance artist\, and her studio (Alternator studio) is in Birkenhead.
  As director of Alternator studios\, she has initiated “Translating the 
 street”\, a series of micro-residencies for artists to engage with the d
 iverse and multi-cultural neighbourhood on Oxton Road \, Birkenhead. Jurac
 k was also commissioned to develop Oxton Rock and Explorers for the Green 
 Gallery at the Williamson Art Gallery &amp\; Museum and her sculptures Jus
 t wait for me are in Central Park \,Wallasey.\n\nABOUT THE THINGS THAT LIV
 E UNDER THE STAIRS\nTangential talks inspired by the Collections\n\nThis t
 alk is part of a series of monthly lectures taking places on the third Thu
 rsday of the month at the Williamson Art Gallery. Artefacts in this collec
 tion currently reside in the basement of the building. These objects rarel
 y\, if ever\, see the light of day and are a curious mix indeed!\n\nCafé 
 &amp\; bar open at 6pm for food – cash only. Talk starts at 7pm. Tickets
  £3 on the door.\n\nParking available in the car park and on surrounding
  streets\, please be considerate of our neighbours when leaving your vehic
 le.
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 l\, CH43 4UE\, Wirral\, United Kingdom
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