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	Graham Forsyth BA Syd. Associate Dean (Academic) Dean's Unit
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Academic Profile

Education

BA (Hons) , University of Sydney, Australia , .

Areas of Expertise

Art History & Theory, Contemporary Art, Aesthetics, Post-colonialism, the aesthetics of Everyday Life.

Teaching Areas

Art, Popular Culture and Everyday Life, Theories of the Image, Aesthetics.

Current Research Activity

Graham Forsyth’s ongoing teaching and writing practice is engaged with contemporary art and its interfaces with cultural and social forms. Graham’s most recent major writing, Flight Research Spin on the work of Rosemary Laing addressed Laing’s work in the context of its political and ethical engagement and the way in which it works in late 20th century charged multicultural environment. The interactions between a photographic practice as Laing’s and the everyday discourse remain to be further investigated but helped propel him towards this research project. Graham has done a great deal of research into the areas of art, design and everyday life. He will be co-editing a book of essays on everyday life and contemporary visual culture (to be published 2007).

Publications

Books

Forsyth, G. , 1993 , John Young Silhouettes and Polychromes , Melbourne , Schwartz City .

Book Chapters

Forsyth, G. (2003). Flight Research Spin. Rosemary Laing A Survey 1995-2002. ( - ). Sydney, Gitte Weise Gallery, in association with the Brisbane City Gallery.

Forsyth, G. (1999). The Fetish, The Image And The Strange Attractor. Photofiles: An Australian Photography Reader. ( - ). Sydney, Power Publications and Australian Centre for Photography.

Forsyth, G. (1993). The Enchantment of Theory: Or Science, Speculation and Subjectivity. The Vicissitudes of Theory in Sydney 1973-84. John Young Silhouettes and Polychromes. ( - ). Melbourne, Schwartz City.

Published Articles

Forsyth, G. (forthcoming). Art and Its Discontents, Read on Stokes. Australian Journal of Art , (). ( - ).

Forsyth, G. (1993). Contingencies of Value. Art & Text, (44). ( - ).

Forsyth, G. (1992). Luscious Landscapes, Banal Beauties. Art & Text, (41). ( - ).

Grants

UNSW Faculty Early Career Research Award, . (1995-1996),

Professional Associations

Art Association of Australia and New Zealand
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