Enemies of Good Art will be participating in the Birth Rites Symposia – 9th and 11th May.

The Birth Rites Collection is holding two days of symposia to explore the
visual representations of childbirth. A range of academics, artists and
curator will discuss the social, political and artistic implications of work
around the subject of childbirth in contemporary art. There will be
discussion on: Sexuality and childbirth; Changing art practice post
childbirth; Taboos and censorship around the representations of childbirth;
The implications a lack of the representation of childbirth has on the
status of women within society; The male perspective on childbirth.

Speakers include Lisa Baraitser, Jemima Brown, Matt Collier, Dominique
Heyse-Moore, Helen Knowles, Martina Mullaney, Liv Pennington, Imogen
Tyler, Eti Wade, Johnathan Waller and Hermione Wiltshire.

The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester – 9th May 2011, 10am
The Whitechapel Gallery, London – 11th May 2011, 11am

Find out more and get your tickets on the Birth Rites website