Seminar — Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors: CONFLICT: Art and War with Midge Palley, Caroline Douglas and Artists Pio Abad and Mark Neville

Seminar - Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors: CONFLICT: Art and War with Midge Palley, Caroline Douglas and Artists Pio Abad and Mark Neville. Photo: Joe Plommer

Preview for PROJECT 06 - CONFLICT: Art and War, 3 April 2014, curated by Midge Palley. Photo: Joe Plommer

Preview for PROJECT 06 - CONFLICT: Art and War, 3 April 2014, curated by Midge Palley. Photo: Joe Plommer

Preview for PROJECT 06 - CONFLICT: Art and War, 3 April 2014, curated by Midge Palley. Photo: Joe Plommer

Preview for PROJECT 06 - CONFLICT: Art and War, 3 April 2014, curated by Midge Palley. Photo: Joe Plommer

Preview for PROJECT 06 - CONFLICT: Art and War, 3 April 2014, curated by Midge Palley. Photo: Joe Plommer

Preview for PROJECT 06 - CONFLICT: Art and War, 3 April 2014, curated by Midge Palley. Photo: Joe Plommer

Seminar - Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors: CONFLICT: Art and War with Midge Palley, Caroline Douglas and Artists Pio Abad and Mark Neville. Photo: Joe Plommer

Seminar - Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors: CONFLICT: Art and War with Midge Palley, Caroline Douglas and Artists Pio Abad and Mark Neville. Photo: Joe Plommer

Seminar - Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors: CONFLICT: Art and War with Midge Palley, Caroline Douglas and Artists Pio Abad and Mark Neville. Photo: Joe Plommer

Goncalo Mabunda, Untitled (Mask), 2013, decommissioned welded arms. Image courtesy the artist and Jack Bell Gallery, London

Goncalo Mabunda, Untitled (Mask), 2013, decommissioned welded arms. Image courtesy Jack Bell Gallery, London

Mark Neville, Child, Jacket, Slaughtered Goat, Sweets, Painted Nails, Xmas Day, Helmand, 2010, Courtesy of the artist and the Imperial War Museum.

Pio Abad, Seashell decorated desk clock featuring the profile and insignia of Imelda Marcos given to and promptly rejected by my father as a Christmas present in 2010, 2012, seashells, adhesive, desk clock, 16.5 x 3.5 cm x 8 cm, unique, courtesy the artist

Pio Abad , Every Tool is a Weapon If You Hold It Right XII, 2014, digital acid dye print on silk twill, 100 x 100cm, unique, courtesy the artist

Pio Abad, Every Tool is a Weapon If You Hold It Right XI, 2014, digital acid dye print on silk twill 100 x 100 cm, unique, courtesy the artist

Artists’ responses to war and conflict can be direct testimonials to personal experience or references to historical moments. Featuring artists Pio Abad, Broomberg and Chanarin, Adela Jusic, Goncalo Mabunda, Lee Miller, Richard Mosse, Shirin Neshat, Mark Neville  and Alfred Tarazi; and comprising photography, moving image, sculpture and works on paper, this display investigates how artists use their chosen medium to explore and express their reactions to war. Curated by Collections Patron Midge Palley.

Collector Members and Patrons are invited to join a special VIP Preview and seminar of PROJECT 06 CONFLICT: Art and War on Thursday 3 April ,17.30, when Midge Palley will be in conversation with Contemporary Art Society Director Caroline Douglas and featured artists Pio Abad and Mark Neville.

This is a rare opportunity to hear from a long-time proponent of modern and contemporary British art, our Director Caroline Douglas, and featured contemporary artists including Mark Neville and Pio Abad, who will each offer a unique perspective on this timely subject.

Please RSVP to Membership on membership@contemporaryartsociety.org by 20 March to reserve your space.