Exhibition
Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland
15 May 2024 – 25 Aug 2024
Studio Voltaire
London, United Kingdom
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Beryl Cook, Elviras Cafe, 1997. Courtesy of the Beryl Cook Estate. © John Cook 2023.
Talk
Saturday Talks Series: Emily Pope
3 Aug 2024
Regular hours
- Sat, 03 Aug
- 15:00 – 15:30
Cost of entry
Suggested donation £5
Address
- 1A Nelsons Row
- London
England - SW4 7JR
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 35,37,88,137,155,345
- Clapham Common
Event map
Artist Emily Pope leads a reading and exhibition tour responding to the art of Beryl Cook and Tom of Finland through the concept of ‘class tourism’.
About
Exploring the potential of socio-political monologues within contemporary media, Pope’s artistic practice stems from a history of experimental broadcasting, with a focus on humour and satire, intersectional feminism, dyke/queer subjectivities, political rhetoric and class politics. Expanding on this research, Pope will draw upon themes of class-consciousness in the context of Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland, specifically in relation to ideas of authenticity, nostalgia and the cultural appropriation of subcultures under late capitalism.
This event forms part of our Saturday Talks series, in which artists, curators and writers lead personal responses to Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland. These talks, readings and performances are an opportunity to explore specific aspects of the exhibition, from 'bad taste' to class tourism, masculinity and sexuality in the military, and London's lost queer spaces.
