University of St Andrews

Monuments in the Wake of Minimalism

Academic History:

2017 - present: PhD Art History, University of St Andrews

2016 - 2017: MSt History of Art and Visual Culture (Distinction), University of Oxford

2011 - 2015: MA (Hons) Art Hsitory and Modern History (First Class), University of St Andrews

Supervisor:

Dr Alistair Rider (University of St Andrews)

Research Interests:

• Modern sculpture
• Minimalism
• Monuments and memorials
• Public art
• Memory studies

My doctoral reserach explores the relationship between Minimalist sculpture and contemporary memorial design. I am particularly interested in the ways in which sculptors associated with the Minimalist movement engaged with issues of monumentality and the effects of this on how we may interpret and experience their art. By considering examples from North American and Europe, my research will examine how and why a Minimalist aesthetic has come to dominate recent memorial designs, and assess its suitability for this purpose.

Previous Research Projects:

MSt Dissertation. 'Melancholic Objects: The Sculpture of Carl Andre', University of Oxford, 2017

City Sculpture Project 1972, Research Intern, Henry Moore Institute Leeds, 2015

Scholarships:

AHRC Studentship, 2017-2020

Oxford-King Graduate Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2016-17

Henry Bloom Noble Scholarship, Isle of Man Government, 2011-2014

Awards:

Trinity College Academic Prize, University of Oxford, 2017

O.E Saunders Prize for Art History, University of St Andrews, 2013 and 2015

Dean's List Award, University of St Andrews, 2015

School of History Book Prize, University of St Andrews, 2012

Publications:

Memorials to Shattered Myths: From Vietnam to 9/11' [Book Review]. The Sculpture Journal, 25:2, Liverpool University Press.

Contact Details:

Address: School of Art History, 79 North Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL

Work Tel No: 01334 462399

Email: cf46@st-andrews.ac.uk

First published: 25 September 2017