North West Members are invited to travel to London for the third and final members’ event focused on Kurt Schwitters. Modern British Sculpture is the first exhibition for 30 years to examine British sculpture of the 20th century.
Join Ian Hunter (Director — LITTORAL Arts Trust) for a chance to view the Merz Barn re-construction and an exclusive tour of the rest of the exhibition.
Members will need to purchase tickets prior to meeting the group.
Membership
This event is part of a series of events programmed by the Contemporary Art Society in the North East and North West. Membership costs £50 per year / £25 for students.
If you are not yet a member and would like to join, or to receive further information about the organisation and its activities, please contact Mark Doyle, mark@contemporaryartsociety.org or 07891 880 498
Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn
Sarah Lucas Portable Smoking Area 1996
Bill Woodrow Electric Fire with Yellow Fish 1981
Anthony Caro Early One Morning 1962
Dame Barbara Hepworth Pelagos 1946
Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn courtesy: Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums photo: Graeme Peacock
Sarah Lucas Portable Smoking Area 1996 Ursula Blickle, wood, chair, weights, chrome stand, shellac , 180 x 76 x 140cm , ©the artist courtesy: the artist and Sadie Coles HQ
Bill Woodrow Electric Fire with Yellow Fish 1981 electric fire, enamel and acrylic paint , 27 x 37 x 19cm , ©the artist courtesy: Waddington Galleries, London
Anthony Caro Early One Morning 1962 painted steel and aluminium , 289.6 x 619.8 x 335.5 cm, ©Barford Sculptures Ltd/The artist courtesy: Tate, London photo: John Riddy / Copyright Tate, London 2010
Dame Barbara Hepworth Pelagos 1946 part painted wood and strings , 43 x 46 x 38.5 cm , ©Bowness, Hepworth Estate. Photo copyright Tate, London 2010 courtesy: London, Tate National