Charlotte Posenenske

Charlotte Posenenske (1930–1985) is one of the key German artists of the 1960s, whose work heralded, along with artists such as Donald Judd, the development of minimalism. In this seminar podcast Dr Burkhard Brunn discusses Posenenske's work. The John Hansard Gallery on 24 January 2011.

North+South

North + South ;is an unprecedented collaborative project that explores who we think we are and what, in the twenty-first century, England stands for. Staged across six unique exhibitions, in galleries at the northern and southernmost ends of England, North + South features over thirty artists, including fifteen newly commissioned works.

Ruth Maclennan: Anarcadia

Anarcadia is a video projection and accompanying photo-series by artist Ruth Maclennan, shot among the desert expanses of Kazakhstan. Into this shifting, elemental landscape, Maclennan introduces two iconic characters: an archaeologist and a prospector; each of them methodically journeying across this apparently empty but symbolically charged terrain.Stephen Foster in conversation with Ruth Maclennan at the John Hansard Gallery on 9 November, 2010.

Middling English

Caroline Bergvall in conversation with John Hansard Gallery director, Stephen Foster, 13 October 2010.Middling English explores some of the pleasures and complexities of language use, in and through writing. The exhibition brings together multi-sensory elements -- spoken pieces, audiophonic compositions, printed broadsides and the strange memory world of pop lyrics -- all presented through a stunning architectural installation. An animated webpiece accompanies the installation into the ether

Live art on camera

Laura Hensser: City Portraits

Twenty of Southampton’s residents agreed to be photographed for a series of full-length, life-sized portraits, which are installed on banners around the newly refurbished Guildhall Square. These minimal images portray each participant suspended within the ceaseless activity of the busy street, secluded within their own space.For more information go to: http://www.hansardgallery.org.uk/exhibition/offsite.htm.

Ground Level

Stephen Foster in conversation with exhibition curator Kit Hammonds at the John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, 25 June 2010. Ground Level explores how contemporary art practice, mapping and cartography collide. This exhibition brings together international artists who perform their own personal forms of cartography. Artists include: Maria Thereza Alves; The Atlas Group; Ricardo Basbaum; Heath Bunting and Kayle Brandon; Center for Land Use Interpretation; Simon Evans; Yolande Harris; Christian P...

Dawnbreakers

When the new millennium rolled in, predictions of a computer catastrophe – the Y2K problem – amounted to nothing but fear. Never before, perhaps with the exception of the Moon landing, had the world watched a singular moment with such intensity and foreboding. In one second, The Industrial Age became The Information Age. Dawnbreakers brings together contemporary artists of mixed disciplines and uses this moment in history as the backdrop to the exhibition, drawing parallels with its transforma...

Dark Places

Dark Places uncovers sites of secrecy and technology across Britain. Commissioned byThe Arts Catalyst, the exhibition presents new artists' works that explore spaces and institutions below the radar of common knowledge. John Hansard Gallery Director, Stephen Foster in conversation with artists Neal White, Steve Rowell, Steve Beard and Victoria Halford. The exhibition also includes the work of Beatriz da Costa.

Zineb Sedira: Seafaring

Stephen Foster in conversation with artist Zineb Sedira at the John Hansard Gallery, 17th September 2009.London-based artist Zineb Sedira has risen to international prominence through her evocative film and photographic works, often featuring the stunning land and seascapes of North Africa and the Mediterranean. Born in 1963, Zineb Sedira has exhibited across Europe, the Middle East and the US, including the 49th Annual Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, 2001, The British Art Show 6, 2005,...