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Beckett and Company

Samuel Beckett, 1976 Photo: © Jane Bown

Friday 6 October 2006, 14.00–18.00

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Samuel Beckett was an acclaimed genius in both the literary and theatrical realms and is acknowledged as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. Beckett's brutal, sometimes even blasphemous rendering of suffering, loneliness and deprivation caused shock and sensation. He was also a radical and remorseless experimenter, whose influence on contemporary visual art has often been overlooked.

Beckett's continuing impact is the subject of this discussion between artists Dorothy Cross, Atom Egoyan, Michael Craig-Martin and Shahram Entekhabi, chaired by Derval Tubridy from Goldsmiths College.

Part of the 2006 global Samuel Beckett Centennial celebrations and in collaboration with the London Consortium; Birkbeck, University of London; and Goldsmiths, University of London

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium

£8 (£6 concessions), booking required

Beckett and Company is part of a three-day celebration of Beckett's work and contemporary art. Further events – academic papers, film screenings, musical performances, and artistic interventions – take place at Goldsmiths, University of London on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 2006. Among those participating are Balázs Kicsiny, Santiago Borja, c.cred, Manuel Sosa, Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes, Séamus Kelly, Catherine Laws, and Steven Connor. For further information about these events and registration details, please visit www.beckettandcompany.co.uk, or email beckettandco@hotmail.co.uk.