Unrated Film & Lecture Series - Art on Camera (Screening Culture)

The Unrated Film and Lecture Series                                                                                               

Thursday, April 17, 8:00pm                                                                                                                   

Art on Camera: Screening Culture                                                                                                      

Appearing in a rash of recent films, art has been getting the Hollywood treatment. Case in point: The Cell features installation works heavily “inspired” by Damien Hirst and other artists. Whether the artwork is directly referenced in the film, a crucial part of the narrative, or merely a source of inspiration for set designers or for the purposes of environmental ambience, the representation of art in film plays a key role in bringing art to a wider public, but does it actually address the role of art in the public sphere or merely reinforce stereotypes? 

Kane X. Faucher is a novelist and instructor for the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario.                                                                                                                       

Admission: Free