Reflecting on Giorgio Morandi: Roberta Cremoncini in conversation with Paul Coldwell
Summer Term, sees the return of the Royal Drawing School's Creative Conversations; dialogues between artists, curators and writers. Curated by Dr Claudia Tobin, lectures are held Wednesday evenings either at the School or on Zoom.
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Giorgio Morandi, 'Natura morta', 1936, olio su tela cm 32 x 37. Courtesy/copyright of the artist's estate
This conversation between the Director of the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, Dr Roberta Cremoncini, and the artist Paul Coldwell will introduce the work of Giorgio Morandi and reflect on his relevance to contemporary audiences. They will introduce the current exhibition Giorgio Morandi: Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation. Paul Coldwell has had a long association with both Morandi and the Estorick Collection, curating Morandi’s Legacy: Influences on British Art (2006) and in 2021 he was invited to re-hang their collection of Morandi’s prints and drawings alongside his own work made throughout lockdown.
Paul Coldwell is Professor in Fine Art at the University of the Arts London. His studio practice includes prints, book works, sculptures, films and installations exploring issues around absence and loss. He has exhibited widely and his work is included in numerous public collections including Tate, V&A, British Museum, Arts Council of England, the Musee d’Art et d’Histoire (Geneva) and MoMA (New York). Much of his work is made as a result of working within collections, included the Freud Museums in London and Vienna and the Sir John Soane Museum. His book Printmaking; A Contemporary Perspective was published in 2010 and Picturing the Invisible (co-edited with Professor Ruth Morgan published in 2022). He is currently showing at the Italian Cultural Institute London in a solo exhibition entitled Paul Coldwell - Natura Morta and other works, open until 31 May 2023.
Paul Coldwell, 'Untitled with side table', 2019, jesmonite and wood, 28 x 22 x17cm. Courtesy/copyright of the artist.
Roberta Cremoncini was born in Florence, graduated in History of Art at Florence University, and completed a PhD in History of Art at the University of Siena. She moved to London in 1991 and worked as Exhibition Officer at the Accademia Italiana, organising a series of important exhibitions on Italian art and culture. In 1994 she joined the American art consultancy Viart and also worked as a freelance consultant for various London-based galleries. She joined the Estorick Collection in 1997 as Curator, and has been Director since 2001. In 2017 she was awarded the Italian honour of “Cavaliere” of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the equivalent of a British knighthood.
Giorgio Morandi, 'Natura morta', 1936, olio su tela cm 32 x 37. Courtesy/copyright of the artist's estate
Please note this Summer Term some lectures will take place in-person at the School and some will take place online with Zoom. Please check the individual event listings for details.
An audio recording of this lecture will be available to listen to in our Watch/Listen section after the event.