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Jun 2023
Major new exhibition seeks sponsors for young artists
Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate is appealing for sponsors to support a major new exhibition this summer.
The show, called Total Recall: Myth and Memory, will feature archive works and new acquisitions, as well as some contemporary works by five young Northern artists.
Co-curator Joe Nickols said:
A detail from plmvlt, a 2021 work by Newcastle artist Ka Bird.
The exhibition, due to run from July 13 to the end of October, will feature some pieces that have been seldom seen, as well as others which may be more familiar to viewers, such as a copy of Work No. 88 by Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed. The work caused considerable controversy and made headlines internationally when it was first unveiled in 1995, as it consists simply of a “sheet of A4 paper crumpled into a ball”.
Joe said:
Mercer Art Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of works by Yorkshire-born Martin Creed, in collaboration with Tate and National Galleries of Scotland.
Creed’s Work No. 370 Balls 2004 fills the entire main gallery at the Mercer. The vast installation features nearly 1,000 balls of different scale, weight and texture. Visitors will also be able to see Creed’s iconic neon Work No. 890: Don’t Worry 2008 alongside Work No. 1340 2012, a large-scale wall painting of diagonal stripes.
Artist Rooms Martin Creed runs until July 2, and admission is free.
For information on Mercer Art Gallery and its exhibitions, go to its page on the North Yorkshire Council website.
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