Jean-François Chevrier (left) and Michael Fried in the feedback session after their papers

On 28 to 29 October 2011 the symposia Tableau: Painting Photo Object took place in the Starr auditorium at Tate Modern. Tickets for the event were sold out and the audience heard keynote presentations from Philip Armstrong, Fulvia Carnevale, Jean-François Chevrier, Michael Fried, Michael Newman and research papers from Moyra Derby, Adi Efal, Françis Gaube, Atsuhide Ito, Cédric Loire and Andrea Medjesi Jones.

The symposia asked the question:

Why do so many contemporary artists, working across all media (paintings, photographs, objects, installations, live art), build on pictorial traditions of image construction to set the scene for new narratives?

The representational structures of tableau, dispositif and apparatus, were addressed by the speakers in their papers across the two days of the symposia. The event was filmed and the videos will shortly be available online.

This event, organised by Mick Finch and Jane Lee, was a collaboration between Central Saint Martins and Tate Modern and is a part of the wider Tableau Project, the next phase of which will be a series of events around questions related to image planned for Autumn 2012.

If you would like to receive information about this project’s future events please email m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Last night Lowe and Partners announced the winner of the inaugural Nova award at the Lethaby Gallery in the new Central Saint Martins building at King’s Cross. Chairman of Lowe and Partners, Tony Wright presented the award and a cheque for £6,000 to Isak Akerlund for his animated film, ‘The Art of Darkness’.

The graduate of PG Dip Character Animation was inspired by Henri Rousseau’s 1891 painting, ‘Surprised’ and Joseph Conrad’s novella, ‘Heart of Darkness’.

The two runners up received a £2,000 prize each for their work – ‘The Knitting Craftsman’ by MA Industrial Design graduate, Jan Rose and Ryohei Kawanishi’s BA Fashion Knit collection. Jan Rose’s ‘Urban Pouf’ is part of his graduation project, ‘The Knitting Craftsman’ which is a response to the ongoing trend of amateur craft making and professional rapid prototyping.

Ryohei’s collection of finely crafted outsize garments represents international politics, terrorism, the role of media in representing images of war and conflict, as well as the role of the internet in the new age revolution. Raluca Popa MA Fine Art, Pip Jolley BA Jewellery Design, Shaun Samson MA Fashion Menswear, Natasha Farrar BA Graphic Design and Oleg Mitrofanov BA Fashion Communication and Promotion were all commended.

Tony Wright, Chairman of Lowe and Partners said: “We created the Nova award precisely to help uncover fresh new talent like Isak, Ryohei and Jan. It’ll be interesting to see their careers take off from here.”

Professor Jane Rapley, Head of Central Saint Martins, said: “We are delighted that Lowe and Partners have recognised the potential of our graduates in creating the Nova Award and enabled us to create such a diverse and fascinating mirror of our DNA in this wonderful space.”

Winner, Isak Akerlund said, “I feel very honoured to be selected out of so many talented artists at Central Saint Martins and to be part of the first “Crossover” exhibition. My graduation project has been a labour of love. The NOVA award gives me a chance to keep on developing my film and I am very grateful to Lowe + Partners for the opportunities this prize gives to me.”

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Exclusive discount, just for you

The Star of Kings is offering 10% off for all CSM students and staff.

Tasty pub grub with an exclusive discount. Open 7 days a week for lunch, dinner, drinking and dancing.

Cheap as chips daily lunch specials and pints Monday – Friday 12pm-6pm.

What a great excuse to treat yourself!

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A genius for money

Central Saint Martins’ Caroline Dakers, has published a book about the remarkable James Morrison (1789-1857) – a hugely successful Victorian entrepreneur, who became the richest man in England.

This is a spectacular rags to riches story: Son of a village innkeeper, James Morrison proved to be a genius at making money, responsible for the greatest private capital accumulation in modern Britain. From a simple haberdasher he became the kingpin of textiles and Napoleon of shopkeepers, creating a business with a turnover, in 1830, of the equivalent of £200 million today. He invested around £100m in North American railways, was involved in global trade from Canton to Valparaiso, and acquired land, houses and work of art to rival the grandest of aristocrats.

Caroline Dakers is professor of cultural history at Central Saint Martins. She is the author of The Holland Park Circle: Artists and Victorian Society and Clouds: Biography of a Country House, both published by Yale University Press.

Lives of paintings

Published to coincide with the biggest ever Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery in London, this fascinating new book traces the extraordinary history of seven of the artist’s most celebrated and influential works, from original commission to final resting place, and brings to life the wider context in which the paintings were created, bought and sold.

It includes the story of how one painting became a national symbol of Poland after surviving years of war-torn history; and it describes how a bitter feud between two rival art dealers over another Leonardo painting, led to a sensational court case that shook the art world of the 1920′s.

Entertaining and accessible, this unique study offers a fresh approach to art history. Professor Marina Wallace is Director of Artakt, a Research Group at Central St Martin’s.

Preface by Martin Kemp. Introduction by Robert Anderson. Published November 30, 2011

For more information contact Chris Burrows PR: 0161 4456635 / 07738903955 / chrisburrows2@virginmedia.com

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