Alex Lambley: 20th Century Art & Design MA graduate
MA 20th Century Art & Design: Histories & Theories
Working as Marketing Manager at Tate St Ives means that I need to have a thorough knowledge of art and contemporary culture, and the histories and theories that have informed it. My time on the MA in Twentieth Century Art & Design has proved invaluable, giving me a deeper understanding of the debates that have structured art, design and museological practice in the last century.
I initially began my career within music media, working for the BBC in London. It was my love of ceramics that brought me to Cornwall, and my current position at the Tate which, unlike other national art galleries, is committed to showing craft. For my MA dissertation I aim to explore the work of Bernard Leach, reassessing his contribution to Twentieth Century Modernism by focusing on his position within, and contribution to, Japanese arts and crafts. In addition to reading published sources I will conduct interviews with Leach authorities both in the UK and Japan.
Funded by the Tate gallery, my place on the course has enabled me to take my research interests to another level. When I graduate in 2009 I will be in a stronger position to develop my career in the culture sector, as well as having made new friends.
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