Wed 10 April 2024, 18:00 – 22:00
For the first 2024 instalment of the Morgan Stanley Lates with Somerset House and The Courtauld series, visitors can experience another true site-wide takeover.
Taking place three times per year – in April, June and October – these special one-off nights out offer after-hours access and activities hosted by artists and curators, plus delicious food pop-ups and bars, and DJ sets to see you through the evening.
Join us to explore The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Frank Auerbach. The Charcoal Heads at The Courtauld Gallery. This exhibition is the first time Auerbach’s extraordinary post-war drawings, made in the 1950s and early 1960s, have been brought together as a comprehensive group. They are shown together with a selection of paintings he made of the same sitters. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to see early masterpieces by one of the world’s most celebrated living artists.
Take part in a drawing masterclass with London Fine Art Studios, take a curator tour of our latest exhibition and enjoy short performances by students from The Courtauld and The Royal Academy to draw you closer to masterpieces in The Courtauld’s collection.
There will be a range of activities across Somerset House on the evening including a major courtyard installation from Zheng Bo, live music from Livia Rita, a DJ set from Norsicaa and inflatable workshops with Agnes Cameron, There’s also the chance to catch the Cute and Now Play This exhibitions.
All courtyard activities will be free of charge to everyone, whilst after-hours exhibition entry will also be free to those aged 25 and under.
Programme
Drawing Masterclass with London Fine Art Studios
Third floor, 18:00 – 20:00
Spend an evening exploring the work in The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads with London Fine Art Studios.
Classically trained artists from London Fine Art Studios will guide you through the process of drawing an Auerbach inspired portrait, looking at how he created such characterful and moody work, and how you can too.
London Fine Art Studios is a classical art atelier based in Battersea that teaches the fundamentals of drawing and painting from life, inspired by the great tradition of the old masters.
This event is free and open to all. All materials will be supplied.
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Frank Auerbach. The Charcoal Heads – Curator Tour
Third Floor, 20:00 – 20:20
Sounds Like Art
Third floor, 20:30 – 22:00
The Courtauld Institute of Art and The Royal Academy of Music invite you to a series of short performances of music and words to draw you closer The Courtauld Gallery’s collection. Visit Manet’s A Bar at the Folies Bergere to hear from the barmaid herself and experience a new lament on the uneasy scene of Gaugin’s Nevermore.
This collaboration brings together postgraduate students from both institutions, combining their skills in art history, music performance and contemporary composition. It features music and literature contemporary to the period of The Courtauld’s collection, as well as brand new creative responses. This session is led by Dr Charlotte de Mille, author and Associate Lecturer at The Courtauld, and Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian, multimedia composer and Lecturer at The Royal Academy of Music.
