Inflatable clowns and art in the post: welcome to the future of sculpture
Portable Sculpture, a new show in Leeds, offers a zany hint as to art’s direction. Its leading young lights explain what they’re thinking
19 May 2021 • 12:16pm
Portable Sculpture, at Leeds s Henry Moore Institute, contains a wide range of works old and new
Credit: Nick Singleton
The lineage of post-war sculpture in Britain is often described as a dysfunctional family tree. A line of descent can be traced from Henry Moore onto Anthony Caro, who overturned his ex-employer’s dictum, “truth to materials”, with brightly painted steel structures. Next came Caro’s student Richard Long, who did away with objects entirely in his Line Made by Walking, a photograph of grass flattened by the artist’s footsteps; then the likes of Tony Cragg and Anish Kapoor, who rejected conceptual tricks and returned to making big sculptures; and eventually we reach Rachel Whiteread, at the turn of the ce
Oldham charity supporting recovery from addiction after lockdown Date published: 15 April 2021
Sounds at the Edges takes place at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, and runs on Wednesday mornings. Image courtesy of Claire Armitage
Sounds at the Edges, a new project by pioneering Oldham-based visual arts charity Portraits of Recovery (PORe), is bringing people in recovery from substance use together with a range of contemporary artists from across Greater Manchester.
Collaborating in weekly sessions throughout April and May, the project supports increased access to high-quality artistic experiences for the often-marginalised recovery community.
COVID-19 has hit those dealing with addiction hard – a September 2020 study conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that 8.4 million people’s drinking habits were classified as “high risk”, up from 4.8 million in February.