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Garth Evans's Anti-Virus Sculptures at Leeds Art Gallery

exhibition · 2026-06-19

Leeds Art Gallery presents Garth Evans: The Anti-Virus Sculptures, featuring over 50 small-scale works from the 1960s alongside a large entrance piece. The exhibition highlights Evans's exploration of scale and composition, with Untitled No. 38 (1967–8) dominating the entryway. Evans, born in Stockport in 1934, taught at St Martin's School of Art in London during this period. The show runs through an unspecified date.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled Garth Evans: The Anti-Virus Sculptures at Leeds Art Gallery.
  • Opens with Untitled No. 38 (1967–8), a large sculpture of four orange extruded triangles.
  • Includes 53 small sculptures that could fit in an Ikea shopping bag.
  • Evans was born in Stockport in 1934.
  • He taught at St Martin's School of Art in London.
  • The exhibition explores scale and composition.
  • Installation view photo by Rob Battersby.
  • Published by Contemporary Art Society on June 19, 2026.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Leeds Art Gallery
  • St Martin's School of Art
  • Contemporary Art Society

Locations

  • Stockport
  • London
  • Leeds

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