MAJOR CONVERSATIONS
THEODORE MAJOR IN DIALOGUE WITH CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTISTS
4 OCTOBER – 9 NOVEMBER 2019
As heavy industry has declined in the North, our understanding of areas with a strong industrial heritage and identity are often distorted through a fog of political discourse and ideology. How can the arts contribute to the debate?
Artists from across the North of England, have burrowed beneath the surface to uncover a social reality and lived experience, creating art that is not just heard but felt – art that both reflects and challenges.
The exhibition will feature contemporary artists alongside the extraordinary work of Theodore Major; a painter who reflected the social & visual impact of heavy industry in Wigan. By juxtaposing Major’s beautiful but dystopian industrial landscapes alongside contemporary works of art, a reciprocal narrative of resilience and resistance emerges.
Exhibiting artists are
Bobby Benjamin, Emma Bennett, Tony Charles, Gordon Dalton, Nicola Ellis, Mary Griffiths, Faye Hadfield, Hannah Leighton-Boyce, Theodore Major, Katie McGuire, Annie O’Donnell, Craig Oldham, Helen Pailing, Aaron Pearce, Connor Shields, Jo Stanness and Kraig Wilson.
The exhibition is the second stage of a touring project that began at Platform A, Middlesbrough and has been curated with Mark Parham.
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Artists’ Brunch, Talk & Performance: Major Conversations
November 9th 2019
An informal brunch and ‘in conversation’ with Major Conversations artists Nicola Ellis, Mary Griffiths and Hannah Leighton Boyce.
Following this, there will be a special performance of new work made in response to the exhibition by poet Louise Fazackerley and local writers.
