Art Research Groups

Art and Design's research groups combine academic innovation with critical exploration and engage with the creative and cultural industries through partnerships recognised for their excellence.

Research embraces a broad range of subjects, including applied research in Fine Art, Performance, human-computing Interaction Design and Design for commercial or social Innovation, and scholarly research into Design Issues and Visual and Material Cultures.

BxNU Institute

The BxNU Institute aims to invest research capacity into professional contemporary art, performance and curatorial practices. From its base at BALTIC 39, researchers and postgraduate students develop their practice in a supportive, stimulating environment of leading academics...

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Performance and Identity

The group's achievements include the authorship of the play 'Motherland' (2008) with its focus on Afghanistan and Iraq combatant's personal relationships, and the international presentation of the performance 'The Tin Ring' (2011) based on a Holocaust memoir.

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Visual & Material Culture

Members of this research group are engaged with histories of art, design and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present in Europe, Japan and North America. Key concerns include cultural heritage and participation, nationalisms and cultural identity, the art market...

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