Events & exhibitions at the Whitworth Art Gallery Sep-Dec 11

Exhibitions & Events Sep – Dec 2011

Whitworth Art Gallery

Welcome Dark Matters are afoot at the Whitworth as we say goodbye to summer and projections in our park. With nights closing in the flickering images are all inside, as part of an exhibition that explores the science as well as the wonder of digital art making.

With artists from across the globe including new commissions by Ja-Young Ku (Korea) and Brass Art (Manchester), visitors will encounter the playful and the menacing dimensions of a world of shadow and light.

With a lively After Hours programme and a Shadow Lab for all our family visitors there will be much to capture the imagination as we hurtle forwards to the shortest day. Enjoy the darkness.

Maria Balshaw

Maria Balshaw Photo: Katia Porter

Cyprien Gaillard Whitworth Park Obelisk A permanent sculpture by the celebrated French artist Cyprien Gaillard has been commissioned by the Whitworth and installed in the centre of Whitworth Park.

The work is a traditional obelisk shape, and is made from recycled brick and concrete – the brick from recently demolished late nineteenth-century houses in the Bowes Street area of Moss Side, and the concrete from the remains of the1960s flats that were located around Bonsall Street in Hulme.

Cyprien Gaillard, Whitworth Park Obelisk, 2011. Photo: Michael Pollard

The obelisk has been made possible through the assistance of Councillors Mary Murphy and Alastair Cox, Manchester City Council, Friends of Whitworth Park, Manchester Metropolitan University and GB Building Solutions. It was fabrictated by Stockley and Thorp Precast, with aggregate produced by Offerton Sand and Gravel.

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Dark Matters

R. Luke DuBois, Kiss, 2010. Courtesy Bitforms Gallery, NY.

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Shadow • Technology • Art 24 September 2011 – 15 January 2012 Encounter phantoms in the mirror, captured spirits and playful shadows as the Whitworth’s spaces become populated by works of darkness and wonder.

Exploring the impact of scientific, digital and mechanical invention upon visual culture, Dark Matters brings together the work of ten internationally acclaimed artists from across the globe who engage with ideas of darkness and shadow through a range of technologies. In an exhibition populated by half-seen spectres, visual riddles and distorted reflections, these artists explore themes of time, illusion and memory through a variety of media and machinery.

The exhibition includes a newly commissioned installation by Korean artist Ja-Young Ku who engages with the ghostly remnants of his former actions through performance and projection. Works by Daniel Rozin combine state-of-the-art digital software with wooden machinery and suspended silk to create art objects of technological wonder.

R. Luke DuBois’ sparkling computer-generated version of cinematic romance and Barnaby

Hosking’s imposing Black Flood challenge our perceptions in the dark and large photographic prints by Idris Khan present historically important texts as translucent, layered shadows.

Highlights from the Whitworth’s outstanding collection, dealing with ideas of darkness and shadow, will be on display in the relatively tangible, stable media of print, drawing and painting.

A diverse array of works by artists such as Rembrandt, Paula Rego, Rachel Whiteread, JMW Turner and Francis Bacon are included.

In collaboration with Animate Projects and to coincide with the opening of Dark Matters, the Whitworth presents a four-week screening of work by contemporary animators who make use of a variety of techniques and technologies to engage with themes of loss, memory, darkness and light.

In response to Dark Matters, the Friends of the Whitworth present a programme of film screenings.

In this selection of film noir thrillers and historic chillers, shadows play the lead role in creating drama, magic and beauty.

Events: A wide range of Adult Programme events accompany this exhibition from a Movie Night: Film Noir season to After Hours festive treat.

See pages 05 – 07 for details.

Shadow Lab our free drop-in creative space is open throughout the exhibition. Make a world of shadows using light as your creative tool.

See page 07.

Dark Matters Teachers Pack: An educator’s resource is available for KS3 – KS5 students, teachers and lecturers. Contact Denise Bowler for further details. t: 0161 275 8455 e: denise.bowler@manchester.ac.uk

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Air Pressure 5 November 2011 – 15 January 2012 Our globalised contemporary world has been made possible and shaped fundamentally by international air travel; but at what costs to our sense of place and our wellbeing? This multi-media installation explores the clash between traditional farming life in Japan and the technology and economy of international travel.

Two remaining farming families still live at the end of the runway at Narita International Airport in Japan. This exhibition follows one family who have refused to move elsewhere despite pressure from the authorities since the planning and construction of the airport in the 1970s.

Air Pressure uses sound recordings, on-site and archive film, to represent the sonic experience of living and working on this farm, which is surrounded by the airport’s infrastructure and constantly monitored by surveillance and sound measuring mechanisms. Air Pressure allows the audience a vicarious, immersive experience of the site and an opportunity to address debates on the impact of aircraft noise on our lives.

The installation is being created by Rupert Cox, from the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, Angus Carlyle, a sound artist and Reader at the University of the Arts, London, in collaboration with Professor Kozo Hiramatsu, Japan’s foremost acoustic scientist and UK president of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. w: http://airpressure.posterous.com

Symposium: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Thursday 5 January The creators of Air Pressure will talk about their work and the ways that art-science collaborations illuminate the social, political and ethical issues in the public understanding of science.

They will be joined by speakers from Japan to reflect on the Air Pressure project, and discuss examples of disaster and disease in Japan and elsewhere.

The symposium will be followed by a concert of contemporary sound art.

For more information or to book: e: whitworth@manchester.ac.uk or t: 0161 275 7450

Air Pressure is supported by a Wellcome Trust Arts Award.

In partnership with Asia Triennial Manchester 2011, initiated by Shisha, a festival of current contemporary visual art and craft from Asia.

For more information visit: w: www.asiatriennialmanchester.com w: www.shisha.net

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Rupert Cox & Angus Carlyle, Air Pressure, 2011

Greek, Wedding pillow cover, embroidery, 1750 – 1850

Weddings at the Whitworth Are you looking for a venue with a difference for your special day?

The Whitworth is now licensed for weddings and civil partnerships with a choice of several rooms for your ceremony or reception. Good Food Guide winner The Modern Caterer offers exceptional locally sourced, seasonal food, tailored to your wishes, and the Whitworth and Whitworth Park provide a stunning and memorable venue.

For wedding and event information contact Leanne Lightfoot on: t: 0161 275 7463 e: leanne.lightfoot@manchester.ac.uk

Film Noir Movie Night

They Made Me A Fugitive

A series of chillers programmed in response to Dark Matters

Friday 11 November

All Films start at 6.15 (Doors open 6pm) Advance tickets £5 (£6 on the night), students free.

To book advance tickets, e: fow@manchester.ac.uk

A superb gritty British film noir set in a post war world of gangsters and villainous spivs. Staring Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones and Sally Gray.

Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti. 1947

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Citizen Kane

Friday 30 September

Friday 7 October

M has made its mark on film history with its disturbing theme having lost none of its impact or relevance. Sinister, dark and foreboding M remains one of the most chilling serial-killer films ever produced. Staring Peter Lorre and Ellen Widmann.

Directed by and starring Orson Welles. A masterpiece, praised for its innovative cinematography, music and narrative structure this film charts the rise and fall of an American newspaper magnate.

Dir. Orson Welles. 1941

A true classic and highly influential, this incredibly gripping thriller engages with themes of light & dark, love & hate, good & evil. Starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters.

Dir. Fritz Lang. 1931

Certificate: U

Dir. Charles Laughton. 1955

Certificate: PG

Certificate: PG

Night of the Hunter Friday 25 November

Certificate: 12

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Adult Programme Bringing art, people and ideas together. The Adult Programme promotes new ways to use exhibitions, collections and spaces. For the most up to date news and events visit: www.whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com

Crafternoon Tea

After Hours

On Saturdays 17 September, 15 October, 19 November & 17 December On Wednesdays 21 September, 19 October, 16 November & 21 December 2 – 4pm, £5 Monthly social art and craft workshop. Enjoy a cuppa whilst trying your hand at some new, unusual techniques in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Saturday 15 October 7.30 – 10.30pm, free In response to Dark Matters, join us for an evening with BlackLab, ‘…experimenting in collaboration with artists, musicians, film-makers and designers. Create spaces in which images can collide and collude with film, soundscapes, slogans and texts.’ w: www.blacklab.visualsociety.com

Alternative Camera Club On Saturdays 17 September, 15 October, 19 November & 17 December 11am – 1pm, £5 A series of photographic talks, discussions and critiques, co-curated with BlackLab. Get away from stale chat of f-stops and focal lengths and simply revel in images old and new! w: www.blacklab.visualsociety.com

Yoga Every Thursday, 8.30 – 9.45am, free A fantastic way to start your day. Use our peaceful gallery spaces to exercise, relax and simply feel better. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Booking is essential for all sessions t: 0161 275 7450

The 50s Study Day Saturday 22 October 10.30am – 3.30pm Tickets £25 (FOW members £20), students free. Booking essential An eyeopening day looking at artwork created in the 1950s with a focus on Art, Design and the Festival of Britain.

Grayson Perry Lecture Thursday 3 November 6.30pm Tickets £25 (FOW members £20), students free. Booking essential Grayson Perry, artist and potter gives the annual Pilkington Lecture.

After Hours Friday 16 December 7.30 – 10.30pm, free Enjoy a decidedly sophisticated evening in the Gallery for the last After Hours of the year. Take in a variety of performances, from music to poetry, whist indulging in some festive treats.

After Hours is supported by Barefoot Wines. w: www.barefootwine.com

For further details about any of these events or to book tickets please contact the Friends of the Whitworth. t: 0161 275 7496 e: fow@manchester.ac.uk w: www.friendsofthewhitworth.org.uk

Valuing Older People Whitworth Art Gallery is committed to supporting and promoting the Valuing Older People initiative. The Adult Programme offers a range of activities that aim to be inclusive and interesting for all ages, why not drop in and have a look…

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Lightdrawing, 2011. Photo: Steve Roper

Big Draw Free, all ages welcome…

Shadow Lab

Big Draw in the Park

Open every day Make a world of shadows using light as your creative tool. Enter the Shadow Lab for a range of fun activities using light and shadow as your inspiration.

Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 October 12 – 4pm Whatever the climate, come prepared as we explore leafy Whitworth Park to experiment with drawing methods using natural resources and the weather.

Theatre Performance

Tuesday Talks

Arts & Science Talk

11, 18 & 25 October 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 November 11.00am – 12.30pm Leading artists and curators offer an insight into contemporary art practice, through their own driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration.

Tuesday 25 October, 6.30pm, free Join Manchester Science Festival and Northern Arts & Science Network in the Gallery as they explore the crossover and boundaries of science and the arts. w: www.manchestersciencefestival.com

The Resonance of Seclusion Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 October 7pm, free, booking advisable A Small Things production, transforming one of our best-loved gallery spaces into a theatre. The Resonance of Seclusion looks at the life and works of outsider artist, Joash Woodrow in this brand new piece of theatre. w: www.smallthings.org.uk

Serious About Art:

Programmed by Professor Pavel Büchler and supported by the Manchester Metropolitan University.

Short Courses

New weekend courses to immerse yourself in with a range of diverse themes and practices. From life drawing to digital art, these artist-led workshops aim to expand your knowledge and creativity.

Dates and prices vary depending on specialist area.

For details on specific courses please visit, w: www.whitworthadultprogramme.wordpress.com/courses

Join the Dots: Molecular drawing Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 October 12 – 4pm Using the Gallery as our base, help us place coloured sticky spots in this scientific drawing event that’s on a very grand scale!

In Memory of ‘Chroma’ Saturday 19 November, 2pm, free Exploring the role of colour within science and visual art. Through live chemical experiments by Dr Frank Mair and a narrative of art, history, memory and science from Jenna Carine Ashton, this lecture-event invites an audience to revisit, and remember ‘Chroma’. w: http://colourchroma.wordpress.com

Want to learn more about our Gallery?

Join our general Gallery tours every Tues, Wed & Thurs, 2 – 2.30pm, free Mary Kelly: Projects, 1973-2010, 2011. Photo: www.WeAreTape.com

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Family activity 2010. Photo: Joel Chester Fildes

Families Free Artist Led Workshops For under 5s and their grown-ups

Toddlertastic Adventures in Drama, Art, Music or Dance Every Monday 10.30 – 11.30am or 11.30am – 12.30pm Booking is essential as sessions sell out. t: 0161 275 7450

Big Draw For details of Big Draw events see page 07.

‘The Gallery is fantastic there is always something exciting to do from making dens to scary masks.

We can’t wait for art experiments in half-term!’

Aravind, dad of three

For children of all ages, their families and carers

Colourful Sundays Drop-in creative workshops Every Sunday 1.30 – 3.30pm All year round.

Dark Tales & Gruesome Games

Dark Drawings Sunday 16 October 1.30 – 3.30pm Meet an artist and explore different drawing techniques.

Cast shadows and create your own dark drawings.

Sunday 11 September 1.30 – 3.30pm Join us if you dare, for dark tales and gruesome games. Come dressed as your favourite grisly character, listen to scary stories and create your own petrifying puppets.

Arty Experiments

Shadow Play – Grandparents’ Day

Spooky Shadows

Sunday 2 October 1.30 – 3.30pm Bring along your grandparents for a fun afternoon of shadow play and create your own puppet to take home.

Seminar

Culturebaby Bringing together research, performances and practice with 0-2 year olds

Tuesday 25 to School Friday 28 October Holidays 1.30 – 3.30pm Bring your family and become mad scientists! Enjoy a range of arty experiments and create your own artworks to take home.

School Holidays Sunday 30 October 1.30 – 3.30pm Get prepared to scare! Bring your family and create some spooky shadow art. Create your own frightening mobile to take home.

Weds 23 November Do you work with 0-2 year olds and their parents/carers?

This national seminar explores how cultural organisations engage very young children. For more information visit w: http://culturebaby.wordpress.com

www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whatson/families/freeevents 08

October

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Calendar Date

Time

Event

Price

Page

Every Thurs Sat 17 Sat 17 Wed 21 Fri 30

8.30 – 9.45am 11am – 1pm 2 – 4pm 2 – 4pm 6.15pm

Adult Programme: Yoga (booking essential) Alternative Camera Club Crafternoon Tea Crafternoon Tea Film Noir Movie Night: M

Free £5 £5 £5 £6/Concs

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Every Thurs Every Sat & Sun Wed 5 Thurs 6 Fri 7 Sun 9 Tues 11 Sat 15 Sat 15 Sat 15 Tues 18 Wed 19 Wed 19 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sat 22

8.30 – 9.45am 12 – 4pm 7pm 7pm 6.15pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 11am – 12.30pm 11am – 1pm 2 – 4pm 7.30 – 10.30pm 11am – 12.30pm 2 – 4pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 11.30am – 4.30pm 2.30pm

Free Free Free Free £6/Concs Free Free £5 £5 Free Free £5 £8/£6 Concs £8/£6 Concs Free Free

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£25/Concs Free £5

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Tues 25 Tue 25

Adult Programme: Yoga (booking essential) Big Draw Events, for all ages The Resonance of Seclusion, Theatre The Resonance of Seclusion, Theatre Film Noir Movie Night: Citizen Kane Performance by RNCM students Tuesday Talk Alternative Camera Club Crafternoon Tea After Hours Tuesday Talk Crafternoon Tea *Manchester Literature Festival, Antonia Fraser *Manchester Literature Festival, David Lodge *Manchester Literature Festival, Poetry Takeaway *Manchester Literature Festival, Poets & Players: Sam Willets, Glenn Sharp & Chico Pere 10.30am – 3.30pm The 50s Study Day 12.30 – 1.15pm Performance by RNCM students 5pm *Manchester Literature Festival, Francesca Simon, Family Event 11am – 12.30pm Tuesday Talk 6.30pm Art & Science Talk

Free Free

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Every Thurs Tues 1 Thurs 3 Sun 6 Tues 8 Fri 11 Tues 15 Wed 16 Sat 19 Sat 19 Sat 19 Sun 20 Tues 22 Fri 25 Tues 29

8.30 – 9.45am 11am – 12.30pm 6.30pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 11am – 12.30pm 6.15pm 11am – 12.30pm 2 – 4pm 11am – 1pm 2 – 4pm 2pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 11am – 12.30pm 6.15pm 11am – 12.30pm

Adult Programme: Yoga (booking essential) Tuesday Talk Grayson Perry Lecture Performance by RNCM students Tuesday Talk Film Noir Movie Night: They Made Me A Fugitive Tuesday Talk Crafternoon Tea Alternative Camera Club Crafternoon Tea In Memory of ‘Chroma’ Performance by RNCM students Tuesday Talk Film Noir Movie Night: Night of the Hunter Tuesday Talk

Free Free £25/Concs Free Free £6/Concs Free £5 £5 £5 Free Free Free £6/Concs Free

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Every Thurs Sun 4 Fri 16 Sat 17 Sat 17 Sun 18 Wed 21

8.30 – 9.45am 12.30 - 1.15pm 7.30 – 10.30pm 11am – 1pm 2 – 4pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 2 – 4pm

Adult Programme: Yoga (booking essential) Performance by RNCM students After Hours Alternative Camera Club Crafternoon Tea Performance by RNCM students Crafternoon Tea

Free Free Free £5 £5 Free £5

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December

November

Sat 22 Sun 23 Sun 23

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07 05 07 06 06 06 07 07 05 07

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Concerts: Supported by the Friends of the Whitworth Gina Miller Bequest. *Manchester Literature Festival – for information and booking details please visit: w: www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk or t: 0843 208 0500

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The Gallery is closed from Saturday 24 December, and reopens on Monday 2 January 2012.

Entry to the Gallery is free.

Find us We are in Whitworth Park, 1.5 miles south of Manchester city centre. walk: 40min from Manchester city centre.

Flat paved route, not traffic-free. bike: Sheffield stands on-site, lockers on-site (£1 coin, refundable) bus: 15, 41, 42, 43, 140 – 143, 147.

Ask for bus-stop nearest MRI, Oxford Road. tram: St Peter’s Square + bus 10min or + walk 30min train: Oxford Road + bus 10min or + walk 30min car: On-street parking (max 2hrs) on Denmark Road.

Nearest car park Cecil Street. See map.

Manchester travel information line t: 0161 228 7811 The Gallery Café

Good Food Guide’s Best Family Restaurant in the UK 2009.

Mon to Sat 10am – 4.30pm, Sun 12 – 3.30pm

The Gallery Shop ‘a delight to visit’ Open during main Gallery opening hours.

Manchester Museum The Museum is 10 minutes’ walk from the Gallery with collections and activities for families and adults. t: 0161 275 2648 w: www.manchester.ac.uk/museum Friends of Whitworth Park

are working to make the Gallery’s setting even better.

We need your help! t: 0161 928 5744 e: shones@altrincham.freeserve.co.uk

Friends of the Whitworth Get more involved with the Gallery and its work. t: 0161 275 7496 w: www.friendsofthewhitworth.org.uk

The Whitworth Needs You! This year we start work on a £12m building project to transform the Gallery, adding new exhibition spaces, study rooms, learning studio and Art Garden. We still need funds and there has never been a better time to support us! To make a donation large or small please contact Jo Beggs, Head of Development. t: 0161 275 7474 e: jo.beggs@manchester.ac.uk

Whitworth Art Gallery The University of Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER t: 0161-275 7450 f: 0161-275 7451 e: whitworth@manchester.ac.uk www.twitter.com/whitworthart w: www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth TM

Access Wheelchairs, rollators, seating, free portable stools. Low lighting in most galleries. Induction loop in lecture theatre. Guide Dogs welcome.

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Paints by Little Greene Little Greene’s environmentally friendly paints and wallpapers, including designs from the archives at English Heritage and the Whitworth, bring beautiful colour, timeless elegance and enduring appeal to your home.

Little Greene is the Whitworth’s official paint sponsor. w: www.littlegreene.com

Cover image: Pascal Grandmaison, Fake Imagery of a World Upside Down, 2009. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.

Monday to Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 12 – 4pm The Gallery will be closed on Wednesday 7 September for a whole-staff training day.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

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