Fine | Art Exhibitions & Events
RESTLESS TIMES: ART IN BRITAIN 1914 - 1945 Running until 24 April 2011
A new exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery explores one of the most momentous periods in British history and a critical point in the development of Modern British Art. Curated by Museums Sheffield as part of the Great British Art Debate, Restless Times: Art in Britain 1914 – 1945 shows how an era of difficulty and uncertainty brought with it a remarkable spirit of creativity and innovation.
The years between 1914 and 1945 were a period defined by the devastating experience of two World Wars and saw fundamental changes in British society. During the mass upheaval of wartime, Britain became a destination for displaced people from across Europe. This migration brought foreign artists from across the continent to our shores and, with them, an influx of new ideas which both invigorated and influenced their British contemporaries. Exploring the impact of this remarkable cultural exchange, Restless Times considers how artists sought to redefine the changing face of the nation and examines the parallels with today’s culturally diverse society. From the horrific impact of war and a retreat from the harsh realities of life to the celebration of the pastoral idyll and the embracing of new ideas and technologies, the exhibition will examine how artists engaged with both the uncertainties and possibilities of the time. Restless Times brings together over 120 significant works drawn from national, regional and private collections, including Tate, Museums Sheffield, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service. Restless Times also includes contemporary works specially commissioned for this exhibition, which reflect some of its themes and explore our own ‘restless times’.
Norwich Castle Opening Times Monday – Saturday 10am – 4.30pm, Sunday 1pm – 4.30pm. Norwich Castle Admission Castle Ticket: £4.40 - £6.20 Special Exhibitions Only: £2.40 – £3.30
SPRING EXHIBITION AT THE
SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS Basketry: Making Human Nature
Kalang Basket Set, Kerayan Highlands, Indonesia, Pacific 2010. Pesta Nukenen. Photo: Doug Atfield
Basketry: Making Human Nature, a major new exhibition which features basketry from the ancient world to the present day, is on display at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, until Sunday 22 May 2011. It comprises world art objects and contemporary art (including a number of new works and commissions) from Western Amazonia, North America, Oceania, Africa, Japan, South-East Asia and Europe. The exhibition, which includes practical items such as a reed boat, a donkey saddle bag and a suit of armour together with art and design pieces, challenges our notions of basketry and explores ideas about the place of basketry in human culture. Amongst the contemporary art in the exhibition are works by Laura Ellen Bacon, Wilfried Popp and Lois Walpole, with new commissions from Mary Butcher and Ueno Masao. The exhibition also includes three works from the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection of world art, which is permanently displayed at the Centre. Basketry: Making Human Nature is curated by Professor Sandy Heslop, at the University of East Anglia, and is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) through the Beyond Text programme. The exhibition is in association with the Norfolk and Norwich Festival (6 – 21 May).
“People have been using basketry for tens of thousands of years, all across the world. Its importance for many purposes, in all kinds of environments, has been central to the success of our species. From it we have also learned the principles of structure and pattern, of protection and integration” – Professor Sandy Heslop, Exhibition Curator.
ASSEMBLY HOUSE EXHIBITIONS Thursday 3rd to Tuesday 15th March
CITY COLLEGE’S ART EXHIBITION City College, Norwich. Writing for the Public: the Persuasive
Power of the Word Hobart Gallery, 9am to 5pm This project is about producing a site-specific piece of work. The students will use a venue and audience/event as a stimulus to writing persuasive pieces for the public domain. In this instance, the Assembly House is the venue and the students will have an exhibition and speaking performance in the Hobart Gallery.
Friday 4th to Wednesday 30th March BRUCE AITCHISON’S ART
EXHIBITION Noverre Gallery, 9am to 5pm Bruce, now nearly 62, has been painting in his spare time since his teens. He has been exhibiting in Norfolk for many years and also had his work shown in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters. He paints mostly in watercolour and oils and also dabbles in a little drawing. Bruce mostly paints landscapes, still life and some figurative drawing.
Saturday 5th to Saturday 26th EDWARD BULLINGER’S ART
EXHIBITION Edward Bullinger ‘DoYou Get It?’ Saturday 5th to Saturday 26th March Gallery Cabinets Edward says: “‘Do You Get It?’ will include the conceptual use of text on board and canvas. In it I intend to explore the communicative relations between the work and the audience and their perception of the image.”
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