Complex Issues: Painting the NHS | Spring 2021
Team Time Storytelling, Steven Gerrard Garden, Alder Hey Children's Hospital Emergency Department, Covid Pandemic, 2020 by Aliza Nisenbaum
Aliza Nisenbaum, Visual Arts, and Tom Kalin, Film
Introduced by Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts
School of the Arts faculty members Aliza Nisenbaum and Tom Kalin discussed the solo exhibition, Aliza Nisenbaum, on display through June 27 at Tate Liverpool.
“The exhibition captures the stories of British frontline NHS (National Health Service) workers and highlights the impact that Covid-19 has had on their jobs and home lives. Sitters include a professor of Outbreak Medicine, a respiratory doctor who became a father during the first wave, and a student nurse who comes from a family of nurses who all chose to return to frontline work.
“Throughout August [2020], Nisenbaum got to know the selected NHS staff, talking to them via video link from her studio in the US. She uses these conversations to include elements of their personality and interests within her paintings. They are shown alongside things that have given them support and hope through this difficult time, such as pets or musical instruments.”
Watch the event below or on our YouTube Channel. A video about Aliza Nisenbaum’s latest work at Tate Liverpool is also available.
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Ann, Nurse" and "California poppy field," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Emily, Critical Care Nurse" and "Datura," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Naveena, Student Nurse" and "Succulents," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Colin, Nursing Lecturer," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Calum, Professor of Outbreak Medicine and member of SAGE," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Reverend Jackie, Hospital Chaplain," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, "Poppy blooms" and "Jessica, Student Nurse," 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, “Stephen, Orthoptist” and “Agapanthus,” 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, “Shari, Intensive Care Nurse,” 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, “Alan, Student Nurse” and “Night bouquet,” 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, “Ryan, Respiratory Doctor in Training,” 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, “Team Time Storytelling, Steven Gerrard Garden, Alder Hey Children's Hospital Emergency Department, Covid Pandemic,” 2020
Aliza Nisenbaum, “Team Time Storytelling, Alder Hey Children's Hospital Emergency Department, Covid Pandemic,” 2020
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