Renee So - Artist Talk

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Renee So will be artist-in-residence at West Dean College from April-May 2019, leading to a solo exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion in September. Responding to an invitation to mark the Bauhaus centenary, So will create a new series of works that explore the Design School's gesamtkunstwerk ethos - a 'total work of art' uniting art and craft, demonstrating how traditional crafts continue to influence contemporary practice, just as they did in the Bauhaus a century ago.

The exhibition at DLWP will elucidate lesser-known Bauhaus histories, notably the past undertones of artforms such as weaving as 'women's work', in recognition of Bauhaus women who have been overlooked. By highlighting the role of female Bauhaus artists, So's exhibition will readdress gender-imbalances of the early 20th Century and engage with art historical debates about the agency of female artists.

This talk is organised in collaboration with the De La Warr Pavilion, and hosted by the full-time Fine Art programmes at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation.