Speaking: Venus Exhibition / The Boy [Brussels], 10 November 2003

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Series[UMA-SRE-20170009] SPEAKINGAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2017000900449Scope and ContentContains: Invitation and correspondence on Greer participation in the Umberto Eco Venus Exhibition, Brussels: Venus revealed: The Venus of Urbino by Titian. The exhibition was the concept of Umberto Eco and featured the 'Venus of Urbino', which left the Uffizi Gallery for the first time. Greer was asked give a presentation on The Boy, which was soon to be translated into Dutch; Greer indicated she would give an illustrated talk, 10/11/2003, on Venus and Adonis in art and literature, titled 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of us all?', for E750. Correspondents: Germaine Greer; Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Belle Kuijken, Programme organiser Literary organisation Het beschrijf, Brussels; Ayesha Karim-Khan, Gillon Aitken Associates; Pieter Swinkels, Meulenhoff. Subjects: Lectures and lecturing; Exhibitions; The Boy; Publicity; Translation; Young men in art; Masculine beauty (Aesthetics)Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2017.0009 Unit 0014

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date6 June 2003-17 July 2003

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Speaking: Venus Exhibition / The Boy [Brussels], 10 November 2003