Exciting new exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery
1 November - 15 December 2012
Selected artists, Seung Jae Shin, Anita Ponton and Collectress take a range of responses to the archive of Martina Bergman Österberg (1849-1915), a pioneering educationalist and an early supporter of women's suffrage, who taught at one of the founding colleges of the University of Greenwich: Dartford College of Physical Education.
The archive documents her radical and influential approach to the teaching and promotion of sport for women and the achievements of the women who followed her. In a variety of media, including performance, painting and sound, the artists not only seek to explore the subject of the body as it presents within the archive, but also the body of the researcher as it engages with the archive.
The Gallery is grateful to Rosemary Moon and the Bergman Österberg Union for their advice and support.
This exhibition coincides with a one-day conference, "Performing the Collection", held at the National Maritime Museum on 9 November.
Exhibition curated by: David Waterworth.
Private View: Friday November 9, 6-8pm
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 11am -4pm
Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich
Rm 077 Queen Anne Court, Old Royal Naval College
Park Row, London, SE10 9LS
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