Pound's Artists: Ezra Pound and the Visual Arts in London, Paris and Italy was an exhibition held in 1985 to mark the centenary of
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works includ ...
's birth.
History
The exhibition was originally conceived by
Clive Wilmer
Clive Wilmer (born 10 February 1945) is a British poet, who has published eight volumes of poetry. He is also a critic, literary journalist, broadcaster and lecturer.
Biography
Wilmer was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and attended Emanuel Scho ...
, and was shown at
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard is an art gallery and house in Cambridge, England. The director of the art gallery is Andrew Nairne. Both the house and gallery reopened in February 2018 after an expansion of the facilities.
Kettle's Yard galleries, shop and c ...
from 14 June to 4 August 1985 to coincide with the 1985
Cambridge Poetry Festival
The Cambridge Poetry Festival, founded by Richard Berengarten (also known as Richard Burns), was an international biennale for poetry held in Cambridge, England, between 1975–1985.
The festival was founded in an attempt to combine as many asp ...
, and at the
Tate Gallery
Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...
from 11 September to 10 November 1985.
The exhibition team at the Tate was headed by Richard Humphreys, and at Kettle's Yard by Hilary Gresty and
Andrew Nairne
Andrew Colin Nairne OBE (born 10 February 1960), is director of Kettle's Yard, the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary art gallery.
Life and career
Born in Guildford, Nairne graduated with an art history MA from the University o ...
.
Contents
A volume of essays by
Richard Humphreys Richard Humphreys may refer to:
*Richard Humphreys (philanthropist) (1750–1832), U.S. Quaker philanthropist who funded the establishment of a school for African Americans
* Richard Humphreys (judge) (fl. 1980s–2020s), Irish judge and former pol ...
, John Alexander and
Peter Robinson Peter Robinson may refer to:
Entertainment
* Peter Robinson (sideshow artist) (1873–1947), American actor and sideshow performer, known for his appearance in film ''Freaks'' (1932)
* J. Peter Robinson (born 1945), British musician and film score ...
, and edited by Richard Humphreys, was published by the Tate Gallery to accompany the exhibition.
Tate Gallery Symposium
To accompany the exhibition, on 19 October 1985, the Tate Gallery held an ''Ezra Pound Symposium'' to examine the connections between Ezra Pound and the visual arts. The speakers were Ian Bell, Judy Collins, Paul Edwards, Patricia Hutchins, Lionel Kelly, Anthony Ozturk, Alan Robinson, Mike Weaver, Clive Wilmer and Harriet Zinnes.
References
External links
* Frederick Tomlin, 'Remembering Ezra Pound', ''Arts Review''
Art exhibitions in the United Kingdom
Culture in Cambridge
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