Morris: A Ghost For Today

The William Morris Gallery is the only public gallery devoted to the life and legacy of William Morris: designer, craftsman, socialist. Housed in the Georgian villa that was his childhood home, it presents the world’s most comprehensive collection of his work.

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Five contemporary artists discuss why Morris matters in these times of ecological and political instability

Participating artist speakers:<ul><li>Benjamin Deakin</li><li>Clare Mitten</li><li>Nicholas Pankhurst</li><li>Eva Sajovic</li><li>Diana Taylor</li></ul>This symposium brings together five contemporary artists to address the relevance of William Morris and why he matters particularly today, in these times of ecological and political instability. What can we learn from returning to Morris and his preoccupations with time past, present and future, that may benefit us in an age of technological acceleration?The artists speaking in this event will present their ideas, many of which are echoed in current and urgent concerns regarding sustainability, labour and deskilling, and notions of temporal shifting.These ideas were addressed by Morris himself, in his designs, writing and lectures 150 years ago, under titles such as, ‘How we Live and how we might Live’, ‘Signs of Change’, and ‘A Factory as it Might Be’; questions which resonate with those being asked today.The interchanging temporalities within ‘News from Nowhere’ illustrates Morris’s anachronistic character and preoccupation with the past, in the hope for a more sustainable, Utopian future.In an age in which the distinctions between temporalities and media are becoming increasingly merged, this is an interesting point from which to re-consider Morris, in how we live and how we might live.This symposium has been organised by Diana Taylor, artist and PhD researcher working in collaboration with the William Morris Gallery, at Sheffield Hallam University. She lives and works in London and has invited fellow artists to discuss their individual interests in Morris.

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