Utopias Exhibition
Utopias Exhibition
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Utopias Exhibition
Utopias Exhibition
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Tour this exhibition with Curator Leanne Green
In his seminal book Utopia (1516), Thomas More gave name and form to an idea that captured the human imagination - that of aspiring to an ideal future, an improved world, a better society. Combining myth, memory and nostalgia, the visual language of Britain’s landscape and its deep connection with the nation creates distorted narratives of how we have and should live. Utopia is about the future – it is the world we want to live in, yet it is always informed by the past.
Central to the display, will be a 1516 example of Thomas More’s Utopia (John Rylands Library Collection, The University of Manchester) which will serve as a catalyst for examining the contexts of place and nationhood to ideas of utopia. Other artists represented include Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, Walter Crane, Langlands & Bell, Michael Landy, Eduardo Paolozzi, Deanna Petherbridge and Gilbert & George.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £10.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Time & Venue: 2.00pm Whitworth Art Gallery
Tour this exhibition with Curator Leanne Green
In his seminal book Utopia (1516), Thomas More gave name and form to an idea that captured the human imagination - that of aspiring to an ideal future, an improved world, a better society. Combining myth, memory and nostalgia, the visual language of Britain’s landscape and its deep connection with the nation creates distorted narratives of how we have and should live. Utopia is about the future – it is the world we want to live in, yet it is always informed by the past.
Central to the display, will be a 1516 example of Thomas More’s Utopia (John Rylands Library Collection, The University of Manchester) which will serve as a catalyst for examining the contexts of place and nationhood to ideas of utopia. Other artists represented include Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, Walter Crane, Langlands & Bell, Michael Landy, Eduardo Paolozzi, Deanna Petherbridge and Gilbert & George.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £10.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Time & Venue: 2.00pm Whitworth Art Gallery
EVENT DATE
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
COST
£10.00 per person
POSTAL BOOKINGS
Booking Closed
NUMBER OF PLACES
Max. places: 23
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