The Feminist Lecture Program is excited to announce their Summer term of amazing online weekly feminist lectures!
We welcome FLP Director Luisa-Maria MacCormack to explore
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This lecture unpacks the artistic legacy and groundbreaking work of visionary Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta and her iconic Silueta series, where she merged the human form with the earth itself. It will explore Mendieta's visionary approach to artmaking, as well as her lasting impact in the feminist art world, both of which were deeply rooted in her environmentalism and connection to the natural world.
By the 1980s, she had begun to establish herself as a feminist body artist in a predominantly white, male-dominated industry and also responded to misogynist violence in her own work, which has encouraged others to take a stand.
Mendieta's powerful imagery speaks of a connection with the earth which is ever more needed in the face of climate change, climate disasters and climate displacement. This lecture will look at her whole oeuvre, including her earth body works, ephemeral pieces in which she imprinted her silhouette into archaeological sites, beaches, and caves in Mexico and Cuba, along with her drawings and will look for the symbolism used in her work to convey complex ideas.
This class pairs perfectly with Luisa's practical drawing class DRAWING ANA MENDIETA: THE BODY AS EARTH, held on Friday 5th July 6:30pm BST.
ABOUT OUR LECTURER
The Director of The Feminist Lecture Program, Luisa-Maria MacCormack studied Textiles Design at London College of Fashion before turning to Fine Art and studying at the Royal Drawing School in 2014. A practicing artist as well as lecturer, Luisa has recently completed her MA at City and Guilds of London Art School. A founding member of the London Drawing Group since its inception in 2016, Luisa teaches drawing, and Feminist Art History classes across London, as well as exhibiting regularly in solo and group shows across the country.
UPCOMING SESSIONS WITH THE FEMINIST LECTURE PROGRAM
Monday 20th May
Lucy Brownson (she/her) and Matilde Manicardi (she/her)
Building It Ourselves, Building It Together: A History of Queer and Feminist
Community-Building Through Housing Activism
Monday 27th Mat
Jasmine Reimer (she/her)
Feminist Monsters: Transformation and the New Weird Divine
Monday 3rd June
Nicola Hill (she/her)
Visions, Veils And Virgins: A Short History of Epilepsy Through the Lives of
Extraordinary Women
Monday 10th June
Kate Robinson (she/her)
An Introduction to Textiles as a Feminist Discourse
Monday 17th June
Joanna Sperryn-Jones (she/her)
Breaking As Making: Women Artists Employing Breaking, Violence and
Destruction
Monday 24th June
Hettie Judah (she/her)
On Art And Motherhood: The Construction of Perfection and its Feminist
Subversion
Monday 1st July
Luisa-Maria MacCormack (she/her)
Ana Mendieta: Soil, Dirt and the Body as Art
Monday 8th July
Janine Francois (she/her/they/them)
Oppositional Gaze: Black Feminist Photography as Feminist Resistance
Stay tuned in to be the first to hear about our Autumn term!
RECORDING
A recording of the lecture will be sent out by The Feminist Lecture Program after the event finishes, within 2 hours of the end of the class. This email will also contain any resources/reading list the lecturer shares.
Please add [email protected] to your email contacts to ensure you receive the recording as expected.
Please note that the recording will expire 7 days after sending.
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
Everyone is welcome to join this Pay-What-You-Can class. We suggest a donation of 20, however, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we can continue to offer our sessions on a donation basis.
MORE FLP
Cant get enough? The Feminist Lecture Program has our very own digital archive, where you can find some of the best past lectures from our back catalogue to rent and watch ON DEMAND. Check out our ever growing collection here: https://thefeministlectureprogram.vhx.tv/
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And check out our sustainable merch from FLP Studio at https://feministlectureprogram.com/shop
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And that's it!
We're really looking forward to you joining us x
