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Public Forum | Modernism, Art and Architecture at MUMA

Narelle Jubelin, 'ECRU' 1998 (detail) Por Timor Library and Community Centre, Lisbon, renovation architect Teotónio Pereira, 1992

Modernism, art and architecture Narelle Jubelin: Vision in Motion teases out some of the historical and theoretical intersections underpinning contemporary art’s engagement with modernist architectural discourses. Join Vision in Motion guest curator Ann Stephen, who will discuss the exhibition, together with the legacy of modernism on art, architecture and design, with a guest panel including artist Callum Morton and architectural historian, theorist and critic Karen Burns. Dr Ann Stephen is an art historian and curator whose work spans modernism and Australian art. In 2009 she curated an exhibition on Narelle…

Forum: Hotspots - Culture, Climate and Architecture in Berlin and Melbourne

Hotspots: Culture, Climate and Architecture in Berlin and Melbourne RMIT Gallery in conjunction with the Goethe-Institut Australien and ABC Radio National, warmly invite you to a public forum with leading local and German architects. Peter Mares, presenter of The National Interest, will host this forum examining why Berlin and Melbourne are regarded as the cultural capitals of their countries. What is the urban grounding for such cultural variety? Do  Berlin and Melbourne follow similar urban strategies? What roles do architecture, climate, infrastructure and finance play? Is there a direct relationship…

Preserving The Ephemeral – Street Art and Urban Space Forum and Tour

Richmond Railway Station. Image courtesy of Yarra City Council.

Preserving The Ephemeral Street Art and Urban Space Public Forum+Tour Sunday 22 August, 11am - 1pm Fitzroy and 3.00pm – 5.00pm at the University of Melbourne Preserving the Ephemeral - a collaborative initiative between City of Yarra and The University of Melbourne - is a public forum to discuss the relationship between street art and architecture; the regeneration of urban space; and the merits or otherwise of street art conservation. Program Guided Tour of Melbourne Street Art: Sunday August 22, 11am - 1pm, Fitzroy, $39 per person (Bookings essential contact…