The World According to Colour
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A talk by James Fox. “James Fox’s passionate and illuminating exploration of the extraordinary relationship we have with colour is itself extraordinary.” Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare
Event Details
A talk by James Fox.
“James Fox’s passionate and illuminating exploration of the extraordinary relationship we have with colour is itself extraordinary.” Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes
Join us for a talk from Dr James Fox, an award-winning, BAFTA-nominated, broadcaster, Cambridge art historian, writer, public speaker and curator, to learn more about the history and cultural significance of colour.
Tracing the meanings of colours to humankind to show how they changed and multiplied, and the role that they have played in our culture and history, allows us to see many of the milestones in the history of art – from Bronze Age gold-work to Turner, Titian to Yves Klein – in a new way.
The livestreamed talk will be followed by an audience Q&A, giving viewers the opportunity to ask any questions they may have!
James fell in love with art at the age of six and hasn’t looked back since. His latest book, The World According to Colour: A Cultural History, was published in September 2021.
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7 – 7:30pm: Talk given by James Fox
7:30 – 8pm: Audience Q&A
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(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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James Fox
James Fox
Art historian & Broadcaster
After completing an MPhil and PhD in the History of Art, as well as stints at Harvard and Yale, James took up a Fellowship in Cambridge in 2011. He specialises in modern art, British art, and the cultural history of colour. He has published widely on modern art, British art and the cultural history of colour. His first book, British Art and the First World War, 1919-24, was published to critical acclaim by Cambridge University Press in 2015. He is currently Director of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Director of Education at the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park in Canada, and President of the Friends of the Stanley Spencer Gallery.
Art historian & Broadcaster