Leeds Cultural Venues Present Challenging Exhibitions on Nocturnes, Abstraction, and Conceptual Machinery
Between late 2013 and early 2014, three venues in Leeds—Leeds Art Gallery, &Model, and the Henry Moore Institute—presented thought-provoking exhibitions. The 'Nocturne' exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery, running until April 2014, highlighted works by artists such as John Atkinson Grimshaw, George Shaw, Jack Yeats, George Sauter, and Walter Greaves, focusing on themes of twilight. Meanwhile, &Model's 'Crossing Lines,' which took place from January 22 to February 22, 2014, featured sixteen British abstract painters, including Andy Wicks and Giulia Ricci, under the curation of Patrick Morissey and Clive Hanz Hancock. The Henry Moore Institute showcased 'Dennis Oppenheim: Thought Collision Factories' from November 21 to February 16, 2014, exhibiting Oppenheim's conceptual sculptures and documentation of his pyrotechnic works, challenging Liam Gillick's views on the accessibility of Yorkshire artists.
Key facts
- Leeds Art Gallery hosted 'Nocturne' through April 2014, featuring John Atkinson Grimshaw and George Shaw.
- &Model presented 'Crossing Lines' from January 22 to February 22, 2014, with sixteen British abstract painters.
- Henry Moore Institute exhibited 'Dennis Oppenheim: Thought Collision Factories' from November 21 to February 16, 2014.
- Curators Patrick Morissey and Clive Hanz Hancock organized &Model's show on non-objective abstraction.
- Dennis Oppenheim's works included pyrotechnic projects like 'Go Further With Fiction' (1974) and 'Mind Twist' (1975).
- Leeds cultural venues are on the Headrow near Victorian City Hall, including Leeds Art Gallery and Henry Moore Institute.
- &Model was founded by Leeds Metropolitan University professors including Nathaniel Mellors and Chris Bloor.
- Liam Gillick theorized Yorkshire produces accessible artists like Damien Hirst, David Hockney, and Henry Moore.
Entities
Artists
- John Atkinson Grimshaw
- George Shaw
- Jack Yeats
- George Sauter
- Walter Greaves
- Andy Wicks
- Giulia Ricci
- Frixos Papantoniou
- Alex Dipple
- Marion Piper
- Anthony Braxton
- Rebecca Hart
- Jamshed Miah
- Laura Eglington
- Ad Reinhardt
- Dennis Oppenheim
- Liam Gillick
- Damien Hirst
- David Hockney
- Henry Moore
- Nathaniel Mellors
- Chris Bloor
- James Chinneck
- Derek Horton
- René Magritte
Institutions
- Leeds Art Gallery
- Henry Moore Institute
- &Model
- Leeds Metropolitan University
- Turner Prize
Locations
- Leeds
- United Kingdom
- Bradford
- Yorkshire
- Headrow
- Roundhay Park