Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
VERIFIED
As a London Month of the Dead regular, I was chuffed to have an event around Christmas. The performance was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect!
Description
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Classes
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Tickets from £12.00
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Over 18
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Wed, 15th Oct 2025 @ 19:00 - 21:00
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19:00 - 21:00
Art has long grappled with violence—from the mythological and biblical to the disturbingly real. In this illustrated talk, Clare Smith explores how murder has been portrayed in fine art, and how, in some cases, murderers themselves have turned to artmaking.
The evening will feature the unsettling work of Richard Dadd, who killed his father before creating intricate paintings as a patient in Bedlam, now held in Tate Britain. It will also look at how Victorian society consumed crime through objects like Staffordshire pottery figurines of notorious killers, displayed proudly on mantelpieces. The controversy surrounding the 1997 Royal Academy portrait of Myra Hindley, pelted with eggs by an outraged public, offers a modern example of how murder in art still provokes strong reactions. From Walter Sickert’s dark rendering of Jack the Ripper’s Bedroom to the delicate ceramic figure of Maria Manning, the so-called Lady Macbeth of Bermondsey, Clare traces the enduring link between artistic expression and society’s morbid fascination with murder.
Clare
Smith
Dr Clare Smith is the Curator of the Metropolitan Police Museum. Clare has over twenty years of museum experience. Her PhD examined the cinematic depiction of Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders. Clare has published on masculinity and gender in cinema and depictions of victims and detectives on screen.
Dr Clare Smith is the Curator of the Metropolitan Police Museum. Clare has over twenty years of museum experience. Her PhD examined the cinematic depiction of Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders. Clare has published on masculinity and gender in cinema and depictions of victims and detectives on screen.
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Fine Art of Murder
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19:00 - 20:30 | £12.00 |
Location
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The Century Club, 61 - 63, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6LQ
Nearest Station
Piccadilly Circus (Tube)
Organiser
A Curious Invitation
Each year, Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation host London Month of the Dead, a festival of over 60 different events to inform, provoke and entertain on teh subject of mortality and the city.
Events include walks, talks, workshops, theatrical performances, storytelling, live-scored films, concerts, and visits to secret parts of the city.
Subjects span the cultural landscape from the forensic to the esoteric with an unparalleled range of speakers, performers, guides and experts.
Each year, London Month of the Dead donates 20% of ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries.
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