About
For those fascinated by the history of colonialism and empire in paintings in the Gallery, join art historian Melissa Baksh on this journey through the collection. Explore the acceleration of global colonial encounters and the transatlantic slave trade, and how these two moments in history impacted the way in which artists and sitters alike angled to be represented in a particular social fashion: often imbued with notions of moral authority, power and nationhood.
The meeting place for the tour is in Annenberg Court and headsets will be provided.
Your host
Melissa Baksh is a London-based art historian, writer, educator, and broadcaster/DJ. A desire to make art accessible and open up art collections to a wide range of audiences underpins her work and as well as the National Gallery, she has delivered lectures, tours and workshops at the Hayward Gallery, Wellcome Collection and the National Gallery of Umbria. She has written for publications including 'The Guardian', 'The Times', 'The Independent', 'The Art Newspaper', 'Frieze' and 'ArtReview' on Old Masters, Italian Renaissance art, contemporary art, the colonial history of art collections and public art and statues. Melissa DJs regularly across music venues in the capital, and has hosted radio shows on Rhythm and Frames, Netil and Balamii Radio.
Representation of the sitter
Tickets
Standard: £20
Interested in joining as a Member? This is an event usually exclusive to Members. For those curious about joining, grab this opportunity to see what the kinds of events you could participate in.
Please meet next to the Getty Desk located in Annenberg Court for registration and to collect your headset (optional but recommended).