Hi all,
As some of you may know, the Cross Cultural Programme has been up and running at Tate Britain for a few years now, but we've not had a space to put up podcasts/videos of our events, nor interviews with artists/curators or images of work. Until now.. Welcome to the Cross Cultural Blog!
To start off with, here's a few words to outline what we're about and why we are here from the Cross Cultural Curator, Paul Goodwin.
Working within the Public Programmes department, the Cross-Cultural Programme contributes to the contributing to the established programme of talks, conferences, study days and events but can also involve organising special displays and working with artists on education and interpretation projects, gallery interventions and performances.
Essentially, we aim to provide creative platforms for artists, curators, writers, commentators and academics to engage with cross-cultural ideas and concerns.
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This is a key moment in the ‘British’ art and cultural politics, which has led to our focus around the following themes:
Debates about ‘Britishness’ and visual culture (these ideas are also being explored in the Tate Encounters project)
The globalisation of the art world and the impact of migrant geopolitics on art practice and theory
Shifts in thinking about ‘multiculturalism’ and diversity in policy terms
We have already had a few years of exciting and thought provoking events. Highlights of 2009 include a film screening by the Otolith Group, a talk on Post-Black by Thelma Golden, Director of the Studio Museum, New York, and music and performances throughout the Late at Tate programme. Watch this space for news on upcoming activity....
(You can also check out the Cross Cultural facebook page)
