Exhibition - Into Abstraction

Cheltenham

Exhibition Details:

Dates: 5th October – 2nd February
Location: The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum is located at: Clarence Street, Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, GL50 3JT
Admission: Free
Open Hours: 10.00am to 5.00 pm Tues – Sat. 10.00am to 4.00pm Sun

The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum has formed an exciting partnership with The Hepworth Wakefield and Gallery Pangolin, to provide Into Abstraction exhibition works that explores the evolution of abstract art amidst the sweeping social changes of the twentieth century.

This ambitious programme will feature exhibitions and interactive artworks, events and activities designed to engage and inspire visitors of all ages.

At the heart of this programme is the touring collection: Into Abstraction, Modern British Art and the Landscape, curated by The Hepworth Wakefield. It showcases masterpieces by celebrated artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Duncan Grant, and Ben Nicholson offering an in-depth look at how these artists interpreted and influenced abstract art in response to their environments.

Sculpture from Gallery Pangolin, represents their associated foundry’s important role in producing artwork by some of the most influential artists of the 20th Century. By constantly researching and developing both ancient and modern processes, renown artists from across the world flock to the Cotswolds to use their expertise and get an insight into the works cast in bronze, iron and precious metals.

Visitors to the exhibition can also explore bold and vibrant prints, along with striking canvases from The Wilson’s own collection, featuring works by notable artists like William Gear, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, and Harold Cohen. These pieces exemplify the dynamic interplay between abstract art and the profound social and cultural shifts of the last century.

A new contemporary art commission from local textile artist Gemma Kay Waggett will invite audiences of all ages to engage with abstract art on a tactile and sensory level through material, colour and form, reflecting the local landscape with the focus on the archaeological site of Belas Knap, one of four Gloucestershire long barrows in the care of English Heritage and a fine example of the county’s Neolithic history.

 

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The Wilson - Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

Four new floors house extensive galleries for temporary exhibitions – for international / national touring shows, special highlights from our collections and fun shows for families – space to discover local heroes and archive collections, including the great Edward Wilson (one of Scott's key men on his 1912 expedition to Antarctica), and a new gallery space in which the internationally renowned Arts & Crafts collection is shown.

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