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From the top: Intrinsic, Four and Material |
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Room Mode
February 6th to March 8th 2010
Three immersive installations that mark Dean Clough's first engagement with 'Sound Art'. Angie Atmadjaja, Theo Burt and Peter Worth present interactions between space, sound and light in isolated spaces around Dean Clough. Multi-channel sound, video, light tubes and computers all play their part in three very different explorations of formal structures and perceptual phenomena. Supported by Arts Council England.
Angie Atmadjaja: Intrinsic (2008): Sound-responsive light tubes reacting to standing waves made by single loudspeaker. Site-specific, using room acoustics.
Theo Burt: Four (2008): Four light and sound emitting panels. Generated patterns of synchronised colour and noise.
Peter Worth: Material (2009): Two-channel synthesised audio and diffused projection. Durations of static timbre with solid colours.
See also www.roommode.org
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Abstract - Lollipop Tree (97x103: 2008) |
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Julia Burns: Recent Paintings
Upstairs Galleries
February 6th to March 7th 2010
Born in Durham and a Slade School graduate, Julia enjoyed international success throughout the 80's and 90's and her work is widely collected. A move to Yorkshire and a pair of children changed the focus and pace of her career and in 2004 she began to paint completely abstract work, notable for its sense of rhythm and balance. For all their stature these are paintings whose bold arcs and blocks beguile thanks to a lively palette and expressive textures.
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Dudley Edwards |
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Dudley Edwards: A work in progress
Crossley Gallery
February 6th to March 7th 2010
R. Dudley Edwards was not only born in Halifax, he even briefly worked at Crossley's Carpets (the industrial empire that spawned the Dean Clough mills). One of several notable graduates from Bradford Art College in the early 60's Dudley's career began in the intense light of celebrity thanks to the renowned 'underground' design group, 'Binder, Edwards and Vaughan' (BEV). He has worked with major corporate clients and even directed his own movie; while the celebrity associations continue to this day through 'Amazed', the bespoke rugs and wall hangings company he established with his wife, Madeleine. This exhibition, however, is very definitely about his long-standing devotion to painting. It is an ambitious blend of mystical mathematics and esoteric symbolism that nevertheless draws on painters as diverse as Bonnard, Vermeer, Degas, Hopper and Hammershoi to portray 'the human condition'.
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Auction in aid of Haiti earthquake victims
Crossley Gallery
Saturday, February 6th 2010 at 2.00pm
An impromptu auction of work put forward by exhibiting and Dean Clough artists. All proceeds will be donated to the relief effort following the disastrous earthquake in Haiti on January 13th. Work by Jake Attree, Olivia Brown, Julia Burns, Garnet Dore, Ian Macdonald, Chris Mould, Barbara Sykes, Chris Vine and others yet to be confirmed. We hope to produce an email catalogue on February 4th (send requests to galleries@deanclough.com with 'HaitiAuction' in the subject field). All size of pockets will be catered for and all are very welcome to attend and contribute to what is surely a desperately important cause.
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Ian Macdonald: Eton |
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Ian Macdonald: Eton
Photography Gallery
February 6th to March 7th 2010
Ian Macdonald’s early life working in heavy industry around his native Middlesborough naturally led to his substantial reputation as a photographer being built around images of ship yards and factories. In ‘Eton’, the first part of a survey which will continue in March, Ian unexpectedly records an academic year in one of Britain’s most enduring bastions of privilege. Treading in the footsteps of Cartier-Bresson, he effortlessly avoids diatribe and offers instead a reflection on youth through his deceptively modest and absorbing compositions. Over 40 hand produced prints reflect Ian Macdonald’s conviction in the inviolability of the negative and the primacy of the print. A book is also available from Dean Clough’s Design Shop.
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Mechanical Sculptures by David Wheeler
IOU Studio
February 6th to late Spring (tbc)
Water, ice, compressed air, video projections and rusting fridges combine in an exploration of the natural phenomena surrounding us. A three dimensional response to IOU’s Artistic Director’s time in Antarctica with British Antarctic Survey. Alongside the sculptures is an exhibition of large panoramic photographs and multiple video scenes taken by David while in Antarctica.
The exhibition is usually open 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, but please phone or email IOU in advance to ensure access. Entrance free.
IOU contact details: Tel. 01422 369217 ; E. mel@ioutheatre.org
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Douglas Binder: Full Circle
The Book Shop
February 6th to March 7th 2010
The Book Shop will include various items recording the exceptional career of Dudley Edwards, but also the first copies of Douglas Binder's long-awaited book 'Full Circle'. This 140pp book offers a comprehensive textual and pictorial review of the career and work of the much-admired painter and founding curator of the Dean Clough Galleries. Ranging from Douglas's early memories of Bradford in the 40's and 50's to some of the key names of his generation (Hockney, The Beatles, Lucian Freud...), 'Full Circle' offers a fascinating yet refreshingly grounded 'take' on a life spent in the arts. Copies available to buy at Dean Clough or order via leastauklet@btconnect.com. Price £35 (+ p&p where appropriate).
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Golden Hare, Roman Rabbit (incised & decorated stone, Roman broach) |
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Ian C. Taylor: 2-d or not 2-d?
ComEd Gallery
February 6th to March 7th 2010
An often drole exploration of perspective that is not afraid of depth... Born in Derby in 1945 Ian is well known in the region and has worked at Bradford School of Art since 1969. He is comparatively unique in being able to boast of working "as a freelance sculptor for TV" for several years. He works in diverse materials (from stone to found objects), inspired by diverse sources (from Gaudier-Brzeska to Fred Astaire), to diverse effects (from whimsy to profundity). His work is collected by the likes of Sir Terrance Conran, Andy Goldsworthy, Stephen Frears and Albert Hunt.
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Mela, Bandstand, Bradford 1984 (oil on board) |
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Jake Attree: The Bradford Paintings
Link Gallery
February 6th to March 7th 2010
Unseen for several years, this small scale show by one of Yorkshire's most prominent painters, records Bradford - conspicuously the Mela - during the early 90's. For those who know Jake's more recent work (examples on view at Huddersfield Art Gallery until March 13) it's a chance to re-engage with the painter at a point when he was most heavily influenced by painters such as Auerbach and Kossoff and to reflect on his continued interest in figures within an urban setting. Courtesy of the Hart Gallery.
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David Wheeler on tour with the BAS |
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IOU: ANTARCTIC TRAVELOGUE
EXTENDED to February 2010
WEEKDAYS ONLY
PLEASE NOTE : Entrance to this show is free but by appointment only on 01422 369217
IOU’s Artistic Director David Wheeler spent three months in Antarctica as ‘Artist-in-Residence’ on The British Antarctic Survey (BAS). “Antarctica is an extraordinary place to explore the imagination,” he says. ‘Travelogue’ presents long-sequence video taken with five linked cameras, together with 3m wide panoramic photographs created during David’s time there. His experience will inform a major new visual arts and performance work that IOU will premiere in Yorkshire and then tour internationally.
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Out in the cold... |
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Vita Brevis (in collaboration with Scott Mason)
Ongoing to late Spring
"Ars longa, vita brevis, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile". Hippocrates’ famous remark essentially boils down to: “it takes so long to perfect a skill that no one lives long enough to do anything properly”. Dean Clough recently took a hard look at the collection of art it has famously acquired in the last 25 years, and earmarked nearly a hundred pieces for disposal. The items under sentence were put up for a ‘no reserve’ auction just before Christmas, when the public was given a last chance to ‘save’ them. The spurned canvases - once deemed to be worth thousands of pounds - have now been mounted in the car park, exposed to the elements, awaiting cremation by artist Scott Mason later in the year. It’s a timely, ‘credit squeeze’ exhibition that goes right to the heart of what constitutes ‘value’ in the arts world. But do bring a coat if you want to see it…
(In the Long-Stay Car Park
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Happy Snapper: The Art Junkies |
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PERMANENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXHIBITS
Upstairs Gallery Collection Corridor & Painter in Residence Corridor
Ongoing
The Dean Clough collection represents a unique insight into the practice of painting in the North of England over the last 23 years. The Collection Corridor features some of our more notable pieces, including many items by the late, Leeds-based surrealist Tony Earnshaw, the shamanistic landscapes of Derek Hyatt, and sculpture by the Art Junkies (now beloved of the Saatchi Gallery, but once unknown studio artists here at Dean Clough). The corridor outside the Community and Education Gallery features recent and ongoing work by the former curator and artist in residence Doug Binder. Doug organises a life-drawing class every Monday here at Dean Clough (to which anyone is welcome: enquire at reception on 01422 250250)
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Purchasing art at Dean Clough
The arts programme at Dean Clough is a charitable enterprise intended both to encourage appreciation of the arts and to support artists. Many of the exhibitions feature items for sale and we are part of the Arts Council's 'Own Art' scheme which provides interest free loans for amounts ranging from £100 to £2,000.
Own Art leaflets are available in the Design Shop. To be eligible for the scheme you will need to be:
- over 18 years old
- a permanent UK resident
- in possession of a bank or building society account that can operate direct debit payments
- You will also need two forms of identification (eg debit or credit card with signature details and a bank statement, bill or driver's licence with your address)
You can contact the Design Shop on 01422 250 250 and more information is available on www.ownart.org.uk
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