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Curator's talk and private view: Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm

22 October 2013 at 19.30–21.30
Art Under Attack Anon Christ before Pilate c1400–25

Art Under Attack Anon Christ before Pilate c1400–25

Join exhibition Curator Tabitha Barber for an insight into the curation of Art under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm. The first exhibition exploring the history of physical attacks on art in Britain from the 16th century to the present day, it examines the movements and causes leading to assaults on art objects, and includes significant loans of Statue of the Dead Christ c.1500-20 from the collection of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, and Chair 1969 by Allen Jones. 

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22 October 2013 at 19.30–21.30

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Photograph of Robert Rauschenberg seated on Untitled (Elemental Sculpture) with White Painting (seven panel) behind him at the basement of Stable Gallery, New York 1953
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A genteel iconoclasm

Vincent Katz

Robert Rauschenberg was fascinated by Willem de Kooning, and in 1953 asked the artist if he could erase one of his drawings as an act of art. The result has become a cherished and resonant work from that period

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