Fuseli and the Fugitive Imagination
Friday 17 March 2006, 10.00–18.30

This event is related to the Gothic Nightmares exhibition:
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/gothicnightmares/

The Swiss-born artist Henry Fuseli is one of the most fascinating and
complex figures in the history of British art. Following the Fuseli
exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich, and to coincide with the major
exhibition Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination
at Tate Britain, the two galleries are collaborating on an international
symposium to reflect on the life, work and influence of this singular
artist. The symposium explores Fuseli's work in a variety of cultural
contexts, and examines his literary interests and his sensational
treatment of Gothic themes. The speakers include Clive Bloom, Dr Gisela
Bungarten, Dr Luisa Calè, Dr Rosie Dias, Professor Christopher Frayling,
Dr Asia Hunt and Dr Matthias Vogel.

Tate Britain Auditorium
£30 (£20 concessions), booking recommended

For tickets book online:
http://www.tate.org.uk/tickets/default.htm?performancelist.asp?ShowID=2131&Source=web
or call 020 7887 8888.

Programme

9.30–10.00
Registration and Coffee

10.00–10.05
Introduction
Stephen Deuchar, Director, Tate Britain

10.05–10.10
Introduction
Christian Klemm, Deputy Director, Kunsthaus Zürich

Session One
Chair: Martin Myrone

10.10–10.40
Clive Bloom

10.40–11.10
Dr Gisela Bungarten
Fuseli and Michelangelo

11.10–11.30
Discussion

11.30–12.00
Break

12.00–12.30
Dr Asia Haut
Fuseli and Goethe: Pretexts, Prattle and Reticent Types

12.30–13.00
Dr Luisa Calè
‘Turning Readers into Spectators’: Fuseli and literary adaptation

13.00–13.15
Discussion

13.15–14.30
Lunch and an opportunity to see the exhibition

Session Two
Chair: Christian Klemm

14.30–15.00
Dr Matthias Vogel
The Painter As Storyteller: Narrative Structures In Fuseli's Art

15.00–15.30
Dr Rosemarie Dias
The Commerce of Genius: Henry Fuseli at John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery

15.30–15.50
Discussion

15.50–16.20
Tea

16.20–16.50
Professor Christopher Frayling

16.50–17.30
Panel Discussion

17.30–18.30
Drinks reception

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