Sixth Form Art students enjoyed a spot of dinner and an evening of art activism in the form of music, workshops, film and artist talks during last week’s visit to Tate Lates on the South Bank.
Among the hosts for the evening were members of the legendary Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of women artists formed in New York in 1985 to fight discrimination and corruption in the art world using facts, humour, and outrageous visuals including the Gorilla masks they use as their trademark disguise.
Events on the night included talks and workshops about Art Activism by artists and thinkers including Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of group Pussy Riot and assorted DJ Sessions programmed by broadcaster Kate Hutchinson and including sets by prominent activists, artists and designers including fashion legend, Pam Hogg.
Looking at the work in the galleries gives our Sixth Formers food for thought both in relation to their personal investigations of their own work and the methods they use to make it,’
Rob Parker, Harrodian Art Teacher
Coming to a fun event like this which is full of Londoners discussing and enjoying art together you get a proper sense of the art community.
Arty, A Level Art Student
The trip was led by Art Teacher Mr Rob Parker and Head of Art, Laura Caldecott: ‘We’re so lucky to be able to visit Tate Modern regularly. Looking at the work in the galleries gives our Sixth Formers food for thought both in relation to their personal investigations of their own work and the methods they use to make it,’ said Mr Parker. 'And the atmosphere at Tate Modern is quite different on a Friday evening to the way it feels during the day .'
Harrodian's Sixth Formers seem to agree. ‘Tate Modern often seems like a tourist destination during the day,' says A Level Art student, Arty. 'But coming to a fun event like this which is full of Londoners discussing and enjoying art together you get a proper sense of the art community.’
Above, Constructing Roberta Breitmore by Lynn Hershman Leeson