Events
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The human cost of war: quilts and arpilleras exhibition.
Dates: 18/11/09 to 22/11/09
Details: This exhibition is featured at two locations over several days. ST ETHELBURGAS Arpilleras are three dimensional applique textiles of Latin America, handcrafted by women in Chile as a way of telling their stories of struggle for truth and justice during Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973-1990. These were often used to camouflage prisoners and send messages to the international press. This unusual exhibition of quilts and arpilleras will be at St Ethelburga's from lunchtime on November 18th, until it is dismantled in the evening of November 21st. On the 18th at 1pm MAW president Professor Robert Hinde gives a talk drawing on the theme of the human cost of war, and the need to abolish war. This will be an open meeting of the Council for Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament. At 3.30pm Roberta Bacic, curator of the exhibition, will talk about the quilts. The exhibition will be formally opened by Robert Hinde at 6pm, to be followed by music, poetry and refreshments. On November 19th the exhibition will be open all day for visitors, with seminars/discussions on inter-faith issues taking place with invited school groups. These will include a talk about the quilts and arpilleras. A Northern Ireland theme day occurs on November 20th, looking at the history of 'the troubles' and the reconciliation/peacemaking process. In the evening music will be played during an informal social event, possibly with a classical Spanish or South American theme. Sue Gilmurray of MAW will perform. THE WHITECHAPEL GALLERY During November 21st, the exhibition will be highlighted at a seminar/publicity event at The Whitechapel Gallery as part of the Bloomberg Commission, where people will be encouraged to visit St Ethelburgas - which is only a 10 minute walk away. This event will take place on the large table under a tapestry of Picasso's Guernica. Also at the Gallery the following day November 22nd from 11.30am to 12.30 MAW vice-president Bruce Kent will welcome guests and give a short introductory talk. From 2.30 to 4.30pm the main seminar/publicity event is an illustrated talk by Roberta Bacic, Alba Perez and Maria Vinolo on quilts and arpilleras related to the Spanish Civil War. This will include music and the reading of poems by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. The MAW events at the Gallery are taking place as part of The Nature of the Beast, an exhibtion by Goshka Macuga.
Location: Nov 18 to Nov 21st: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG Nov 21st to Nov 22nd: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1.