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Flesh, York Art Gallery

September 23, 2016 @ 10:00 am - March 9, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

£7.50
Jen Davis, Untitled, Flesh, York Art Gallery

Flesh, York Art Gallery

Human and animal, alive and dead, familiar and strange; this major exhibition will explore how artists represent flesh in their work.

Flesh, York Art Gallery

Artists’ works exploring ‘Flesh’, York Art Gallery

Paintings by artists including Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin, Circle of Rembrandt and Francis Bacon will show how the body and flesh have long been subject to intense scrutiny by artists.

These will be contrasted with contemporary works by internationally acclaimed artists Bruce Nauman, Jenny Saville and Adriana Varejeo as well as pieces by Sarah Lucas, Jen Davis, John Coplans, Berlinde de Bruyckere and John Stezaker recently acquired by York Art Gallery through the Art Fund’s RENEW scheme.

The exhibition will raise questions about the body and ageing, race and gender, touch and texture and surface and skin.

Jointly curated with Dr Jo Applin from the University of York, the exhibition will be accompanied by a publication based on new research and a varied events programme including a symposium.

This exhibition has been made possible thanks to generous support from The Friends of York Art Gallery; The Henry Moore Foundation; Thomas Dane Gallery, London and The University of York, and additional Art Fund support for the events programme.

This exhibition is included in the price of admission. Free entry for YMT Card holders and National Art Pass holders.

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York Museums Trust
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Venue

York Art Gallery
Exhibition Square
York, Yorkshire YO1 7EW United Kingdom
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Phone:
01904 687687
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http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/