Art Evenings in Rockwell : Understanding Contemporary Art with Prof Tony Godfrey

 In celebration of Art Month, the Ateneo Art Gallery brings art out of the museum.  Join  Professor Tony Godfrey as he explores the art of our time for 7 evenings in February – Feb 3,9,10,11,16,23 and 24 from 5-8 pm at the Blue Room of the Ateneo Professional Schools, 20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati.

Through lectures and discussions discover the different movements that have emerged since the 1960s, the artists that have defined these movements and the different art forms that are currently seen in exhibitions, art fairs and biennials.

Professor Tony Godfrey has been working in the contemporary art world since 1978 as teacher, writer and curator. For many years he ran the MA (Contemporary Art) at Sotheby’s Institute London. 1995-2005. He has also taught in many art schools (Goldsmith’s RCA, Camberwell, Winchester, Lasalle (Singapore) etc) and Universities (Yale, NYU, Oxford, Plymouth, etc). In 2008 he became a Professor of Fine Art at University of Plymouth.

His first book wasNew Image in Painting (1986) His 1998 book Conceptual Art was the first book to see Conceptual Art as a global phenomenon. It has remained in print and been translated into five languages. His most recent book Painting Today (Phaidon, 2009) attempts likewise to see painting as a worldwide phenomenon. It has been reprinted and translated into three languages.

Tony Godfrey's other books include Drawing Today (1991) and Contemporary Photography in Asia (2013).

Course Fee : P5,600 for 7 lectures  | P1,000 for 1 Lecture

For more information on the course, you may email Ferdinand Serrano at fserrano@ateneo.edu or call the Ateneo Art Gallery at (63 2) 426-6488. Slots are limited.