Hauser & Wirth: BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017

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Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, provides an audio guide to artworks, artefacts and objects made in bronze included in Hauser & Wirth's presentation at Frieze London 2017 'BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017'.

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    1. Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:02


    Mary Beard introduces 'BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017', Hauser & Wirth's fictional Bronze Age presentation from a forgotten museum at Frieze London 2017. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    2. Anna Maria Maiolino

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:52


    Mary Beard on Anna Maria Maiolino's 'Entre Si (Among Itself)' from Hilomorfos (Hylomorphs) series (2016). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    3. Unknown Axe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:49


    Mary Beard on an Unknown Axe. Generously loaned from Great North Museum. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    4. David Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:46


    Mary Beard on David Smith's sculpture 'Untitled' (1959). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    5. Peck Meausuring Vessel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:02


    Mary Beard on an official peck measuring vessel belonging to Richard Hudson and Charles Wollaston, Gentleman Bailiffs for the Corporation of Ludlow (1793). Generously loaned from Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    6. Subodh Gupta

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:11


    Mary Beard on Subodh Gupta's 'Food for Others' (2013). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    7. Holy Water Situla

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:08


    Mary Beard on an Irish Catholic Holy Water Situla (ca. 1780 / eBay item number: 122650743236). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    8. Martin Creed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:56


    Mary Beard on Martin Creed's 'Work No. 1650' (2012).BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017, Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London, 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    9. Medieval Rings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:11


    Mary Beard on Medieval bronze and lappis bronze rings (eBay item number: 201991578252 and 201991576443). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    10. Marcel Duchamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:02


    Mary Beard on Marcel Duchamp's ‘Bouche-Evier (Sink stopper)' (conceived 1964 / cast 1981). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    11. Bronze Age Sword / Dagger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:49


    Mary Beard on Bronze Age Sword / Dagger (eBay item number: 253018424060). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    12. Bronze Souvenir

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:41


    Mary Beard on Bronze Souvenir discovered in Menorca, Spain. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    13. Fausto Melotti

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:46


    Mary Beard on Fausto Melotti's ‘Scultura n. 11 (Sculpture no. 11)' (1934 [cast c. 1960]). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    14. Menorca Bronze Necklace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:01


    Mary Beard on Bronze Necklace. Loan from Museu de Menorca.BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    15. Louise Bourgeois

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:05


    Mary Beard on Louise Bourgeois' 'Femme' (2005). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    16. Benin Bronzes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:34


    Mary Beard on Benin Bronze Bracelets. Generously loaned from Private Collection, Northamptonshire. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    17. Unknown Bronze Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 0:48


    Mary Beard on a bronze head dug up between Threeways and the River Brue. Generously loaned from Bruton Museum. BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

    18. Josephsohn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 1:02


    Mary Beard on Josephsohn's ‘Untitled' (1953). BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2017 , Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London , 5 – 8 October 2017. Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at University of Cambridge.

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