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The Tensions of Modernity: Arts and politics in Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina

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Dates:19 November 2014
Times:17:45 - 20:00
What is it:Exhibitions
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Who is it for:Current University students, General public, University staff
Speaker:Prof Brad Epps
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  • In group "(ALC) Italian Studies"
  • In group "(ALC) Spanish Portuguese and Latin American Studies"
  • By School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

This exhibition will explore cultural and political responses to the driving force of modernity in Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina between 1909 and 1945. It will offer a range of visual and literary material encompassing both high and popular art and culture, from Fascist architectural designs by Sironi to Borges’s literature and Lorca’s and Mário de Andrade’s poetry and from realist painting to Picasso’s Guernica.

The exhibition will be launched with a talk by Prof Brad Epps (University of Cambridge), followed by a wine reception, on Wed 19 Nov at 5:45pm. This event is also free but booking is essential. Please use eventbrite to register: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tensions-of-modernity-arts-and-politics-in-italy-spain-brazil-and-argentina-tickets-12685762457

The Tensions of Modernity is part of Being Human (http://www.sas.ac.uk/support-research/being-human-festival), the UK’s first national festival of the humanities, funded by the School of Advanced Study, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the British Academy.

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Prof Brad Epps

Role: Professor of Spanish and Head of Department

Organisation: University of Cambridge

  • http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/spanish/staff/be243/

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