BENDIGO Art Gallery is excited to be collaborating with La Trobe University to present a fully-accredited subject: Exhibiting Culture: Marilyn.
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This subject is open to all La Trobe undergraduate students and to members of the broader public who wish to make a general public registration.
The subject will take advantage of the rare opportunity of two exhibitions focusing on Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe – Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox present Marilyn Monroe and Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon at Murray Art Museum, Albury.
This subject, coordinated by Dr Sue Gillett, will be taught over two weekends (including the Friday evenings) – the first in Bendigo and the second in Albury – embedding participants in these unique exhibitions, as researchers, critics, creative artists, and writers.
It will also have additional learning support available online until the end of the semester.
Key dates are Bendigo April 15, 16 and 17 and Albury, April 29, 30 and May 1.
Norma Jeane Baker eagerly embarked upon her Cinderella transformation into Marilyn Monroe through strategically using her looks.
The camera loved her and she loved the camera. Her dream of being a great star came true; in her lifetime and beyond.
The camera loved her and she loved the camera. Her dream of being a great star came true; in her lifetime and beyond.
- Tansy Curtin
Being Marilyn, however, did not bring the fulfilment, contentment and security the dream had seemed to promise.
Why not? Was Hollywood to blame? The Kennedys? 1950s conservatism? The circumstances of her childhood? The double-edged sword of celebrity?
In addressing questions such as these Exhibiting Culture: Marilyn will explore the Marilyn phenomenon through the a number of lenses, including those provided by history, politics, fashion, cinema and the visual arts, psychology, gender relations and law.
Students will have the opportunity to enjoy access to Bendigo Art Gallery's Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox present Marilyn Monroe exhibition, and to the Murray Art Museum Albury's exhibition Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon.
Leading La Trobe scholars and other experts will guide participants through a comparative exploration of the exhibitions.
For further information about the subject Exhibiting Culture: Marilyn, go to http://www.latrobe.edu.au/art-institute/exhibiting-culture.
