Visiting Artist's Talk - Susan Philipsz

Susan Philipsz was born 1965 in Glasgow. In 2000 she was awarded a residency in the P.S.1 studio program, and in 2001 she participated in the Kunst-Werke e.V. artists’ residency program in Berlin.

Her work revolves around a melancholic existentialism and explorations of the human voice. She became well-known through a capella renditions of songs. For the Glasgow International Festival she developed Lowlands, after a ballad from the 16th century, which was later recreated at Tate Britain in London, where it won her the prestigious Turner Prize (2010). Her recent solo exhibitions include War Damaged Musical Instruments, Duveen Galleries, Tate Britain, London (2015/2016); Follow Me, various locations in Genova, Museo de Arte Contemporana Villa Croce, Genova (2015); War Damaged Musical Instruments (Pair),Theseustempel, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (2015); The Distant Sound, various venues, Denmark, Sweden, Norway (2014); Part File Score, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2014); It Means Nothing To Me, Mizuma Gallery, Beijing, (2012); Seven Tears, Ludwig Forum für internationale Kunst, Aachen (2011); You Are Not Alone, Haus des Rundfunks, Berlin (2011); We Shall Be All, MCA Chicago (2011).

The venue for this talk is Lecture Theatre F (G.74), Chemistry West Block, University of Leeds. Directions to the venue can be found online here.

The VAT series hosts talks by an exciting range of arts practitioners from around the world every Monday afternoon 14:00 to 15:30 during teaching weeks.

CAVE logoAll of our talks are compulsory for all Fine Art students but open to anyone else who would like to join us.

This Visiting Artist’s Talk is part of a programme of events organised by the Centre for Audio Visual Experimentation (CAVE).

See here for details of all Susan Philipsz events taking place on 31 October and 1 November.
Image: Susan Philipsz at Eastside Projects, 2014. Image courtesy of Eastside Projects, Birmingham. Photo by Stuart Whipps.