As part of the Barbican Art Gallery's The Surreal House exhibition, running from today until 12 September, I will be taking part in this evening's Fairytales events and, from 18:30-19:10, will be 'On the Couch' (the actual one belonging to Sigmund Freud, no less!) in conversation with Bryan Talbot, award-winning graphic book author and artist whose works include Alice in Sunderland, talking about about Lewis Carroll and his surreally nonsense realms of Wonderland and Looking-glass World.Thursday, 10 June 2010
POLITELY COUCHED
As part of the Barbican Art Gallery's The Surreal House exhibition, running from today until 12 September, I will be taking part in this evening's Fairytales events and, from 18:30-19:10, will be 'On the Couch' (the actual one belonging to Sigmund Freud, no less!) in conversation with Bryan Talbot, award-winning graphic book author and artist whose works include Alice in Sunderland, talking about about Lewis Carroll and his surreally nonsense realms of Wonderland and Looking-glass World.
Oh! Wish I could be there! It would be fascinating to be able to wander about in Lewis Carroll's mind for a while -- this would have been the next best thing!
ReplyDeleteInstead, I`m going to a stage production of "Steel Magnolias" - not on the same plane at all.
Funny you should say that, SCB, I once had the idea (with a Carrollian friend) of designing an exhibition on Lewis Carroll and his worlds inside his head! The eye area would be where you would discover his connection with photography; the mouth area, the source of nonsense words; and with various parts of the brain devoted to mathematics, logic, theology, theatre and so forth...
ReplyDeleteThe final exhibition was rather more prosaic, but the idea is, I think, an intriguing one. You would obviously have liked it!!
That exhibition would have been fantastic! and you're right, I would have loved it! If I wish very hard, maybe it will happen?
ReplyDeleteThat exhibition would have been fantastic! and you're right, I would have loved it! If I wish very hard, maybe it will happen?
ReplyDeleteSorry we couldn't make it. I hope it went well. I had a drink with Bryan some years back. Not only is he extraordinarily talented but a really nice person to boot.
ReplyDeleteBryan is an old mate and the event went well - despite the fact that the Freudian couch was, it turned out, NOT the real thing but a box made up from MDF and covered with a rug and cushions!
ReplyDeleteDo go and see the exhibition though - there's some brilliant stuff on show.