Gearing up for our next major exhibition which is called Divine Bodies https://t.co/2nUPs4QsKm
@LaingArtGallery 9:08am 23 May 2013
FUTURELAND NOW- Reflections on the post-industrial landscape
15 Sep 12 - 20 Jan 13
Error, Teesside 2012 by Chris Wainwright
What role can contemporary photographic practices play in reflecting the issues of our time? FUTURELAND NOW is an exhibition of the photography of John Kippin and Chris Wainwright which will address key issues in our current society whilst reflecting on the unresolved issues of the past. The world recession and banking crisis has created a loss of job stability with the possibility of potentially seismic change. The large scale photographic landscapes of Kippin and Wainwright invoke the language of the sublime to explore this postmodern period of uncertainty and change.
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@LaingArtGallery 1:58pm 22 May 2013
Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures. Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks. The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.
Divine Bodies
Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures. Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks. The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.
9:05am 23 May 2013
Our next Little Artists session is on 4 June and the theme will be aliens. Join us for an out of this world experience!
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing-art-gallery/whats-on/events/little-artists.html
Little Artists - Laing Art Gallery
www.twmuseums.org.uk
Tuesdays (term time),10.30am - 11.30am Come along to the Laing with your little ones and explore art in a fun and relaxed way. Sessions are one hour and include a story, an art/craft activity and a snack.
11:57am 21 May 2013
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Message in a bottle
The last message from Robert Mustard who died when the SS Princess of Sunderland sank in 1893.
A short film made by Gateshead College with Tyne & Wear Archives.
Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum
Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum, tells us about his favourite Greek object in the museum's current exhibition.
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