BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art presents Death Animations, a one-day symposium considering societal, artistic and ethical attitudes to death and the preservation of the body. Friday 19 October 2012 / 10.00-18.00 BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Booking essential £30.00 / £25.00 concessions / Lunch included Book tickets online from Read more…
The Leverhulme project on Bioethics and Biopolitics presents: Ageing and Dying: An international workshop The University of Warwick in Venice Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Calle de la Rachetta, Cannaregio 3764, Venice, Italy. Speakers include Keith Ansell-Pearson (University of Warwick)– “An Epicurean Attachment to Life: Nietzsche on the Banality of Death ». Read more…
Let Be Be Finale of Seem: A series of events about death and the way it structures life Friday 25th May: workshop and viewing 12-5pm, preview event 6- 8pm. Saturday 26th May – viewing 12-5pm “The dead body harbours the great mysteries of creation and humanity: the hidden beauty and Read more…
Continuing this fifth instalment of my Mexico City travel blog, I outline and compare the range of experiences of being in and around the city for the ‘Day of the Dead’ festival 2011. Episode 5.2: Experiencing the festival of ‘The Day of the Dead’ part 2 6) The State Day Read more…
In this fifth instalment of my Mexico City travel blog, I collect a range of experiences of being in and around the city for the ‘Day of the Dead’ festival 2011. Episode 5.1: Experiencing the festival of ‘The Day of the Dead’ Being in Mexico in the run up to Read more…