Tate Britain director debates role of public art galleries
Posted on 11 November 2008
Dr Stephen Deuchar has spent ten years in charge at Tate Britain, overseeing a remarkable programme of internationally celebrated exhibitions on artists such as Hans Holbein, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Bridget Riley and Francis Bacon.
Every year, Tate Britain hosts the usually controversial Turner Prize exhibition. This year Dr Deuchar is the chairman of the Turner Prize jury and the 2008 winner will be announced on 1 December.
He is a specialist in 18th Century British art and his publications include Sporting art in 18th Century England: a social and political history.
His lecture, entitled Stories of Art, is the first Cantor Modern Art Lecture and has been made possible by the support of the University of York’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Cantor. It is hosted by the Department of History of Art.
The lecture is open to the public and will be held in room P/L/001 in the Physics/Electronics building at 5.30pm.
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