Rex Whistler: The Triumph of Fancy
14 April to 3 September 2006

Events and Talks

Bright Young Things: Rex Whistler, Stephen Tennant and their circle

Saturday 13 May, Education Pavilion, Brighton Museum

Drawing on archive images, Philip Hoare, biographer of Stephen Tennant and Noel Coward, examines the artistic and social implications of Rex Whistler’s friendship with the outrageous aristocratic aesthete, Stephen Tennant, and asks: Who influenced who?

2-3pm £4.50

To book telephone 01273 292797

Rex Whistler and the Art of Mural Painting

Saturday 3 June, Education Pavilion, Brighton Museum

Heather Birchall, assistant curator at Tate Britain speaks with slides about Whistler’s 1927 mural in the Tate restaurant, and on his murals in general.

2-3pm £4.50

To book telephone 01273 292797

Edward James and Rex Whistler: an Exercise in Creativity

Saturday 8 July, Education Pavilion, Brighton Museum

Dr Sharon-Michi Kusunoki, from The Edward James Foundation, speaks about the collaborations between Rex Whistler and Edward James, including the large carpet on display in the exhibition.

2-3pm £4.50

To book telephone 01273 292797

Rex Whistler, Design for the 'Triumph of Neptune' carpet

Celebrate Rex Whistler’s 101st birthday

Saturday 24 June, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Symposium

Rex Whistler: A Multi-Faceted Talent

An afternoon symposium on aspects of Rex Whistler’s astonishingly varied creative work. Speakers are

• Stephen Calloway, curator of Rex Whistler: The Triumph of Fancy, author and curator at the V&A, London

• Nikki Frater, freelance art historian

• Alan Powers, Reader in Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich

A BBC documentary on Whistler’s life and work will also be shown.

Education Pavilion, Brighton Museum

2-6pm £25

An Evening with Rex Whistler

Live music from the period includes works by friends and contemporaries. Enjoy refreshments and a chance to wander in the exhibition at leisure and a guided tour with Stephen Calloway, curator of the exhibition, author and curator at the V&A Museum.

Brighton Museum

6-9pm £15

For a full programme of the day’s events, telephone 01273 292838.

Combined symposium and evening ticket £35.

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