Border crossings: Winifred Nicholson and Li Yuan-chia in Cumbria Dr Sarah Victoria Turner, Paul Mellon Centre

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History of Art Research Seminar

In the late 1960s, the painter Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981) and the conceptual artist Li Yuan-chia (1929-1994) became friends and neighbours in small Cumbrian village of Banks. This talk proposes taking friendship as an art historical method, reflecting on the recent exhibition Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & friends (co-curated with Hammad Nassar and Amy Tobin, class of 2008 at Kettle’s Yard Cambridge).

Image Reference: Winifred Nicholson, “Consciousness,” 1980, oil on canvas, 62 x 75 cm. Private Collection. © Trustees of Winifred Nicholson

This event will be followed by a drinks reception in the History of Art department foyer