Category Archives: Gallery reviews
20 May, 2009
I recently went to see the latest exhibition at the Northern gallery for contemporary art which is Rank – picturing the social order, 1516-2009.
I also saw this exhibition in Leeds however I wanted to revisit it, make some notes and also compare the differences between the two. Most of the key pieces were still there [...]
01 Apr, 2009
The Leeds Craft Center and Design Gallery is tucked away under the Leeds City Art Gallery. The Art Gallery itself is combined with a library and is both an interesting space and contains some fancinating old and modern works. Its specifically orientated towards sculpture and I suppose thats where the craft gallery fits in.
For those [...]
16 Mar, 2009
A retrospective of Yoko Ono’s artworks was recently held at The Baltic contemporary art gallery, I managed to catch the tail end of this show. According to The Baltic’s website a lot of other outdoor exhibitions were held however it all passed me by.
The show itself took up the entirety of two levels in the [...]
09 Mar, 2009
Last weekend I went to see the new exhibition ‘Invisible Adversaries’ at the north east gallery for contemporary art, or NECA for short.
The intention behind the show itself was to confront ideas of female gender and sexuality within both a modern and historical context.
The most striking thing upon entering the gallery is Zoe Walker and [...]