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Event
- Title:
- It's Not the Job, It's the Cabbage: The Lives of Tailors
- When:
- 01.03.2010 - 25.03.2010 10.00 h - 16.00 h
- Where:
- Goldsmiths, University of London - New Cross
- Category:
- Art
Description
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am-4pm (Mondays by appointment)
Constance Howard Centre for Textiles at Goldsmiths, University of London
Free - all welcome
The Constance Howard Centre for Textiles at Goldsmiths University of London presents an exhibition of On the Melancholy of Tailors: an essay by Charles Lamb, embroidered and animated by Susie Vickery.
The work is based on study of tailoring practices in various countries, tailors from India, Nepal and Tibet were interviewed and Susie illustrated the interviews in a graphic book using embroidery and fabric collage. During her research Susie came across an essay 'On the Melancholy of Tailors' by Charles Lamb. Written in the early 19th century, it is a satirical essay attributing the melancholy of tailors to the fact that they sit cross-legged and eat too much cabbage. Susie illustrated the essay in the form of a long panel, referencing the Bayeux tapestry, and as an animated film.
Venue
- Venue:
- Goldsmiths, University of London - Website
- Street:
- Lewisham Way
- Postcode:
- SE14 6NW
- City:
- New Cross
- Area/Borough:
- London
Description
Ground-breaking, challenging research puts Goldsmiths at the forefront of developments in fields like creativity, culture, and digital technologies.
Phone: 020 7919 7171
Bus: 21, 36, 53, 136, 171, 172, 177, 225, 321, 343, 436, 453.
Rail: New Cross Station/New Cross Gate
From New Cross stationFor the Richard Hoggart and Rutherford Buildings
- Cross New Cross Road at the pedestrian traffic lights into Amersham Road, keeping to the right hand pavement.
- Follow the road round to the right into Parkfield Road.
- Cross at the pedestrian lights and Richard Hoggart Building is ahead of you. Rutherford Building is to your right.
For Deptford Town Hall Building and Ben Pimlott Building
- Walk along New Cross Road, past the first set of pedestrian lights.
- Cross over Pagnell Street.
- Continue walking and then cross by the next set of pedestrian lights.
- Turn right and walk along New Cross Road, cross Laurie Grove (on the left).
- Deptford Town Hall Building is ahead on your left.
- Ben Pimlott Building is in St James which is the next road on the left.
Turn left out of the station and cross the road at the pedestrian lights.
- Deptford Town Hall Building is to your left. For the Ben Pimlott Building, turn right and take the first left into St James. You will see the entrance through on the left hand side, just before the nursery school.
For the Richard Hoggart Building
- Once you have crossed the road, turn left and walk along New Cross Road, past Laurie Grove on to Lewisham Way.
- Walk past the glass-fronted Rutherford Building, and cross over Dixon Road (on the right).
- Richard Hoggart Building is on the right immediately after this
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