Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London
founding	1891
Sponsorship	state
place	London , UK
Warden	Pat Loughrey
Students	8,836
Employee	1,519
Website	www.gold.ac.uk

Goldsmiths, University of London

Greater London

The Goldsmith's Pimlott building

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 27.5 ″  N , 0 ° 2 ′ 7.4 ″  W The Goldsmiths, University of London is a college of fine artsbelongingto the University of London .

history

The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths founded the Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute as a private educational institution in 1891 . In 1901 the college was attached to the University of London as a college. Especially in the eighties, when the Goldsmiths was characterized by a very open teaching concept without fixed subject classes, it later gave rise to famous artists such as Tracey Emin , Brian Molko , Thomas Demand and Damien Hirst . Today it can still benefit from its reputation as one of the most important art academies in the world. The university is also very well known for other courses. The social sciences (cultural studies, sociology and anthropology) enjoy an excellent reputation. Many well-known professors such as Paul Gilroy (meanwhile moved to the London School of Economics and Political Science ), James Curran and Bev Skeggs teach at Goldsmiths.

Since 2013, Goldsmiths College, together with the New Statesman , has been awarding a £ 10,000 literary award for innovatively written British novels, the Goldsmiths Prize .

See also

• 1988 Young British Artists movement

Well-known alumni

• Damon Albarn (* 1968), musician
• Katy B (* 1989), British singer
• Zarina Bhimji (* 1963), British artist
• James Blake (* 1988), musician
• Moira Buffini (* 1965), playwright and screenwriter.
• John Cale (born 1942), British musician
• John Craxton (1922–2009), English painter
• Mary Gentle (* 1956), British writer
• Damien Hirst (* 1965), artist
• Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952), reggae artist
• Armin Medosch (1962–2017), Austrian media artist and freelance journalist
• Steve McQueen (born 1969), British artist, photographer and director
• Beatrice of York (* 1988), Princess of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Mariele Neudecker (* 1965), German artist
• Andrew Poppy (* 1954), British composer, pianist and music producer
• Laure Prouvost (* 1978), French artist
• Mary Quant (* 1934), fashion designer, OBE
• Bridget Riley (* 1931), Op Art painter
• Michael Sailstorfer (* 1979), German artist
• Bettina Semmer (* 1955), German painter
• Graham Sutherland (1903-1980), painter
• David Tattersall (* 1960), British cameraman
• Julia Voss (* 1974), German journalist
• Amelia Warner (* 1982), English actress

literature

• art - 8/04

Web links

Commons : Goldsmiths College  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} "About Goldsmiths" online at the official website, accessed January 2, 2010.