Beyond Seeing - Tate Modern - Aims and Course Outline

BEYOND SEEING

Tate Modern, 1st June – 9th July 6.30-8p.m.
Led by Nigel Warburton (ticket holders only)

Course Aims

• To explore and discuss a range of ideas about the senses and their relevance to art and philosophy

• To relate these ideas to particular works in Tate Modern

Overview

Week 1 Appearance vs Reality (East Room, level 7)
Week 2 Oswaldo Macia (sound + smell) in Starr Auditorium
Week 3 Taste and ‘Taste’ (East Room, level 7)
Week 4 Marcus Horley (not seeing)
Week 5 Touch and Tactile Values (East Room, level 7)
Week 6 Imagining (East Room, level 7)

Notes will be available after each session on www.virtualphilosopher.org

Notes from Session One: Appearance and Reality

Comments

[wedding headpieces]

Beyond Seeing is a great title for a book :)