Curating Conflict: curator talk & exhibition in library
Curating is an activity with different iterations, from curating a small collection of objects on a mantelpiece, to a large scale art exhibition in a gallery. Dr Aleema Gray, curator of the Black British Music exhibition opening at the British Library in April, will talk about the exigencies of curating exhibitions and her own experience, on Monday 22 April. Between 22 April and 24 May, small collections of objects interpreting the theme of conflict will be displayed in the university library. These were submitted by Sussex students and staff and curated by Sussex University Art History students. This event is organised by Madeleine Woodhouse and Caroline Oulton: MA Art History and Museum Curating.
Dr Aleema Gray is a Jamaican-born curator, researcher and public historian based in London. She was awarded the Yesu Persaud Scholarship for her PhD entitled Bun Babylon; A Community-engaged History of Rastafari in Britain. Aleema’s work focuses on documenting Black history in Britain through the perspective of lived experiences. Her practice is driven by a concern for more historically contingent ways of understanding the present, especially in relation to notions of belonging, memory, and contested heritage. She is the Lead Curator for Beyond the Bassline: 500 years of Black British Music at the British Library and the founder of House of Dread, an anti-disciplinary heritage studio.
This event is free but booking is essential.