Wallpaper History Society 'Art and Wallpaper' Online Symposium
Wed 11 Jun
|Virtual Event
Speakers with a wide range of interests, backgrounds and experiences in the studying and making of wallpaper from different parts of the world will give short 20 minute paperson all aspects of ‘Art and Wallpaper’. This promises to be a day of discovery and inspiration for all wallpaper enthusiasts.
Time & Location
11 Jun 2025, 09:30 – 16:00
Virtual Event
About the event
Wallpaper has often appeared in the background of portraits and paintings of domestic scenes, particularly after the 1850s when mechanisation meant that wallpaper became a staple feature within the majority of middle-class homes. Sometimes, the artist simply wanted to paint a realistic background, on other occasions patterns were used to convey social and moral meanings. Artists have also become increasingly involved in the design of wallpapers themselves, beginning with work by painters such as Maurice Denis in the early 20thcentury and continuing with examples such as Andy Warhol’s Cow wallpaper of 1966. More recently, contemporary artists like Jenny Holzer, Sarah Lucas and John Baldessari have also made statement wallpapers, while others, like Deborah Bowness have created designs that are hung like installations or works of art.
Itinerary
9.30 SYMPOSIUM BEGINS: welcome and housekeeping
Session 1
9.40 Introduction to Session 1: Contemporary Artists’ representation of Wallpaper in Art
Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
10 Jun, 16:00
From £35.00 to £45.00
£35.00
£45.00
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