Jewellery: Anthropological Perspectives Lecture by Max Carocci
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K Presents: Jewellery - Anthropological Perspectives
Lecture by Max Carocci
At K Academy of Contemporary Jewellery, London
27 February 2019 | 18:00 - 20:00
Jewellery: Anthropological Perspectives
What is the purpose of jewellery? How does jewellery function in culture? This lecture/presentation explores the reasons for making decorative artifacts. It explains how it operates in the world of symbolic communication showing how jewellery has a fundamental role to play in culture and society. Anthropologist Max Carocci will discuss jewellery from an anthropological viewpoints through lavish images of jewellery and decoration form around the world.
British Museum-based anthropologists Max Carocci has been teaching anthropology, art, and material culture for more than 20 years in universities and institutions such as Birkbeck College, Goldsmiths College, University College London, The American University, Chelsea College of Art and City Lit. Simultaneously curator and academic, Max researches and works with contemporary artists on the multiple intersections of Art and Anthropology with a special emphasis on indigenous peoples' artistic practice.
About K Academy of Contemporary Jewellery
Kis a new Jewellery School that offers a conceptual, free-thinking approach to jewellery design underpinned by rigorous technical training. In addition to our ongoing jewellery classes KJewellery Academy is dedicated to offer masterclasses and workshops by internationally renowned academics.
Date and Time
Wednesday 27 February 2019 | 18:00 - 20:00
Fee
£4. Tickets available on Eventbrite:
k2jewelleryacademy.eventbrite.co.uk
Venue
Cockpit Arts, Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London WC1N 2NP, UK
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