Leoni Schmidt
Power, Menace, and Care
Animal and Human Intersections in the Work of Three Contemporary Artists
Jane Alexander, Roger Ballen, and Michele Beevors
This seminar focuses on the recent work of artists Jane Alexander, Roger Ballen, and Michele Beevors. Animals feature large in their exhibitions to address the fraught relationships with humans. Their works unmask the abuse of power, suggest hidden menace, and signal the urgency of care.
Michele Beevors in her studio (photograph: Adrian Hall)
Leoni Schmidt is an art historian and theorist, writer, reviewer, and postgraduate assessor. She was the Head: Dunedin School of Art (2009-2017), Director: Research & Postgraduate Studies (2017-2022) at Otago Polytechnic and the DCE: Academic at the Otago Polytechnic International Campus in Auckland (2019-2022). A full professor since 2006, she is currently professor emerita at Otago Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga. Her research focuses on contemporary visual arts practice with an emphasis on political agency.
5 for 5:30, Room F209 Puna Kawa, F Block, Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street, Dunedin
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