28 October 2004
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
Revolution on a Human Scale: Photography and Vkhutemas
Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Shaughnessy House
29 June 2017, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Shaughnessy House
May 2014 to September 2015
Freegans
Hong Kong journalist Emily Rauhala speaks about the anticonsumerist philosophy of the “freegans” or “dumpster divers.” These individuals collect the tremendous quantities of still usable food and other goods that can be found in the trash containers of our cities, either to distribute to the needy or for their own personal use. Rauhala worked with Lorenzo Morales, a(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
8 January 2009
Freegans
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Hong Kong journalist Emily Rauhala speaks about the anticonsumerist philosophy of the “freegans” or “dumpster divers.” These individuals collect the tremendous quantities of still usable food and other goods that can be found in the trash containers of our cities, either to distribute to the needy or for their own personal use. Rauhala worked with Lorenzo Morales, a(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Talking Pictures
Sophie Dars and Carlo Menon, Stefano Graziani, and Yasufumi Nakamori present strategies for reimagining and employing visual formats such as the photo essay, the photo novel, and the photo exhibition. The event takes place in the framework of an ongoing CCA research project on the relationship between architecture and photography funded by The Andrew W. Mellon(...)
13 October 2016, 6pm
Talking Pictures
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Sophie Dars and Carlo Menon, Stefano Graziani, and Yasufumi Nakamori present strategies for reimagining and employing visual formats such as the photo essay, the photo novel, and the photo exhibition. The event takes place in the framework of an ongoing CCA research project on the relationship between architecture and photography funded by The Andrew W. Mellon(...)
Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
Shaughnessy House
14 July 2016, 6pm
Antoni Folkers: Modern Architecture in Africa
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Antoni Folkers discusses a collection related to modern architecture in Africa that was recently acquired by the CCA. His account traces the activity of three travellers involved in building the collection: Georg Lippsmeier in the 1950s, Coen Beeker in the 1960s, and Kiran Mukerji in the 1970s. An architect and urban designer, Folkers is the author of Modern Architecture(...)
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Support Grants 2007
Christy Anderson, Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto Molly Nesbit, Department of Art, Vassar College Sunil Sharma, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University Mark Crinson, History of Art, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester Claire Zimmerman, Department of the History of Art and Taubman College(...)
May 2007 to December 2007
Support Grants 2007
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Christy Anderson, Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto Molly Nesbit, Department of Art, Vassar College Sunil Sharma, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University Mark Crinson, History of Art, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester Claire Zimmerman, Department of the History of Art and Taubman College(...)
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May 2007 to
December 2007
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Support Grants 2012
Jocelyn Anderson, The Courtauld Institute of Art Marie A. H. Collier, The Courtauld Institute of Art Alice Gavin, London Consortium Albert Kirchengast, ETHZ-Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
6 February 2012 to 14 December 2012
Support Grants 2012
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Jocelyn Anderson, The Courtauld Institute of Art Marie A. H. Collier, The Courtauld Institute of Art Alice Gavin, London Consortium Albert Kirchengast, ETHZ-Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
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6 February 2012 to
14 December 2012
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Support Grants 2010
Edmond P. Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University Stephen Monteiro, The American University of Paris Maria Bostenaru Dan, Universitatea De Arhitectura Si Urbanism Ion Mincu Jeffrey Head, Independent writer Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University Juliet Rufford, Victoria Albert Museum/University of Reading
24 March 2010 to 3 December 2010
Support Grants 2010
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Edmond P. Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University Stephen Monteiro, The American University of Paris Maria Bostenaru Dan, Universitatea De Arhitectura Si Urbanism Ion Mincu Jeffrey Head, Independent writer Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University Juliet Rufford, Victoria Albert Museum/University of Reading
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24 March 2010 to
3 December 2010