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Today's Art Exhibition
I expect everyone knows about this, but just in case - today I visited the Henry Moore sculpture exhibition at the Leeds Art Gallery and was completely blown away. I was on my way home from my long run and really tired, but once in I couldn't leave til I'd gone round it all. Room after room of it, anyone who responds to the natural world and the rocks on the moors would LOVE this. Moore uses an incredible variety of stone, much of it very beautiful. I have never seen such a rich exhibition of his work - and it's totally free. There are drawings as well, but personally it's the sculpture I respond to. It's here for a while and I'll be popping in every time I am passing, trying to memorise my favourites before they are taken away again. But even if you have not got the good fortune to live in Leeds it would be well worthwhile traveling to see this. In any other country it would cost an arm and a leg to visit such an exhibition. I can't begin to imagine what it must have cost to assemble.
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Thanks for the tip off Alexandra. I'm frustrated because I was in Leeds on Friday for the Artists' Book Fair at the university and could have called in but I'll make sure I get over there soon before the exhibition changes.
Swift: The Leeds City Art Gallery is on The Headrow in the centre of Leeds and is next to the Henry Moore Institute and the Town Hall. Its big and you can't miss it. There is also a really nice craft and design gallery underneath it too (I don't just say that because I have work in it either! ;) )
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Wow, Hes! What kind of work? I like to browse in that gallery (though the prices are mostly beyond me) and I'd love to look at your stuff.
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Must admit I've walked through the art gallery on a few occasions without properly viewing, simply because you have to go through some of the exhibition rooms to get to the only toilets in the central library/art gallery building. :o
One day soon I'll have a proper look.
Probably not easy for you if relying on public transport Alexandra but the Yorkshire Sculpture Park just off J 38 of the M1 is well worth a visit.
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Probably not easy for you if relying on public transport Alexandra but the Yorkshire Sculpture Park just off J 38 of the M1 is well worth a visit.
Yes, I have been, sculpture in the open air is wonderful, but the exhibitions at the YSP are a bit variable. Worth another visit, though, when I'm in mourning after the Henry Moores have been taken away. But that won't be for a while. There are footpaths that traverse the YSP, I think - it might be fun to contrive a run to and through it, and that might help with the transport problem.
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I'm a printmaker and have about half a dozen prints in the racks there. I just sold a couple so I'll have to restock them. My website is www.hestercox.com if you fancy a look...no transport necessary! :)
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Wow, Hes! What kind of work? I like to browse in that gallery (though the prices are mostly beyond me) and I'd love to look at your stuff.
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I love the YSP, particularly the recent David Nash exhibition and also the Andy Goldsworthy one that was on a year or so ago. Its a great place to go for a walk with some culture thrown in or culture with a breath of fresh air. The Deer Shelter is great for some quiet reflection too!
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Must admit I've walked through the art gallery on a few occasions without properly viewing, simply because you have to go through some of the exhibition rooms to get to the only toilets in the central library/art gallery building. :o
One day soon I'll have a proper look.
Probably not easy for you if relying on public transport Alexandra but the Yorkshire Sculpture Park just off J 38 of the M1 is well worth a visit.
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Thanks for the location instructions.
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I'm a printmaker and have about half a dozen prints in the racks there. I just sold a couple so I'll have to restock them. My website is
www.hestercox.com if you fancy a look...no transport necessary! :)
Beautiful prints, Hes. I particularly love some of the pictures of birds in the Home folder. Have torn myself away for now, but look forward to exploring more folders in future. Very impressed by your CV - how on earth do you find time and energy to run as well as all that?
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Thank you very much Alexandra! I have to admit that art & running do take up pretty much all of my time with just a enough left for friends and my allotment (could do with a bit more for that!). :)
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Beautiful prints, Hes. I particularly love some of the pictures of birds in the Home folder. Have torn myself away for now, but look forward to exploring more folders in future. Very impressed by your CV - how on earth do you find time and energy to run as well as all that?
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What are the dates of the Exhibition, I have a friend coming over form Bordeaux at the end of May who loves Henry Moore, the YSP was on the cards plus a walk to the Woolpacks, Kinder that inspired him, so this would be great too.
I have a feeling that this may be the one she is seeing in London, so it may be moving on by May.
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3 February - 3 April 2011
My Exhibition will be at the end of May in Somerset
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[B]3 February - 3 April 2011
This is incorrect. Happily, the Henry Moore sculptures are here in Leeds til the 12th June. It is the associated exhibition of prints and drawings that ends in April.
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Free exhibition of Atkinson Grimshaw paintings at the newly opened Mercer Gallery in Harrogate -
http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/Pages/harrogate-995.aspx
- well worth the visit.
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Yes, I have been, sculpture in the open air is wonderful, but the exhibitions at the YSP are a bit variable. Worth another visit, though, when I'm in mourning after the Henry Moores have been taken away. But that won't be for a while. There are footpaths that traverse the YSP, I think - it might be fun to contrive a run to and through it, and that might help with the transport problem.
The Jaume Plensa exhibition down there is well worth seeing - I went a few weeks back - after a run around local footpaths and bridleways first of course!
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Visited the Tate in St Ives they seem to roll the same stuff out every couple of years. couple of new exhibitions were; a crab Video installation) being bullied at night by an artist with a torch and the atrium full of white Balloons, which I thought was quite interesting because it made me think about space and matter, not a play area the gallery supervisor a infomed me though.
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I've just been up to visit Cold Stones Cut at Greenhow near Pateley Bridge. Very phallic piece of land art by the quarry but well worth a visit even if only for the great 360 degree view.
http://thecoldstonescut.org/
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I second that Alexandra, well worth going to. It comes down on the 5th September when (and this is a shameless plug) my exhibition will go up in the North Gallery (the two smaller rooms at the Mercer Gallery) from the 10th September and the Northern Lights exhibition (new artistic talent from the North) starts in the main gallery. I'll post details of mine nearer the date, its based on the Vale of York Viking Hoard.
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I second that Alexandra, well worth going to. It comes down on the 5th September when (and this is a shameless plug) my exhibition will go up in the North Gallery (the two smaller rooms at the Mercer Gallery) from the 10th September and the Northern Lights exhibition (new artistic talent from the North) starts in the main gallery. I'll post details of mine nearer the date, its based on the Vale of York Viking Hoard.
Wow, Hes, congratulations. I'll certainly be there.
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Very phallic piece of land art by the quarry but well worth a visit ....
I have absolutely no idea what you mean Hes...... :) :)
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/44099146.jpg
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Thanks Alexandra, I'll post a few more details nearer the time. Its been a brilliant project to work on and I am really looking forward to getting it finished and on display.
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Wow, Hes, congratulations. I'll certainly be there.
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:thumbup:Ha ha ha...maybe its just the way my mind works then....I have a fertile imagination;)
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My exhibition at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate opened on Saturday 10th September and is on until January 2012. Its called 'Hester Cox: An Artist's Impression' and is prints inspired by the Vale of York Viking Hoard. The treasure is on display as well and is well worth seeing. This has been the biggest project I've worked on and I'm giving it a plug here in case anyone is interested...hope that's ok!
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My exhibition at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate opened on Saturday 10th September and is on until January 2012. Its called 'Hester Cox: An Artist's Impression' and is prints inspired by the Vale of York Viking Hoard. The treasure is on display as well and is well worth seeing. This has been the biggest project I've worked on and I'm giving it a plug here in case anyone is interested...hope that's ok!
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looks brilliant, i need to find the time to go, well done hes!
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My exhibition at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate opened on Saturday 10th September and is on until January 2012. Its called 'Hester Cox: An Artist's Impression' and is prints inspired by the Vale of York Viking Hoard. The treasure is on display as well and is well worth seeing. This has been the biggest project I've worked on and I'm giving it a plug here in case anyone is interested...hope that's ok!
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Well done Hes :thumbup: I will have to drop in and have a look.
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Good luck with the exhibition Hes, looks interesting, I will try and get to see it.
Bet you're relieved to finally get the show done and dusted, getting exhibitions together is certainly the most exhausting thing a person can do.
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The latest addition to the Dominon Gallery was unveiled today. It's only been 6 years since the race took place..... :w00t:
"Narrative of a Fell Race", by Dr H Tool.
http://hphotos-ash4.fbcdn.net/341098...13808370_o.jpg
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Thanks Ze Monsta (and Alf and Freckle). Its been a lot of work, late nights, weekends and no holidays this year but its all been worth it. I have been really privileged to be able to meet all the experts at the British and Yorkshire Museums and even got to handle the treasure. I hope I get to work on a project like this again but in the mean time, I'm back to making new work and restocking galleries. Here's a link to the Mercer:http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/Pages/harrogate-995.aspx
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Good luck with the exhibition Hes, looks interesting, I will try and get to see it.
Bet you're relieved to finally get the show done and dusted, getting exhibitions together is certainly the most exhausting thing a person can do.
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That's a great picture Dom, Dr H Tool's fell running paintings are amazing.
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Thanks Ze Monsta (and Alf and Freckle). Its been a lot of work, late nights, weekends and no holidays this year but its all been worth it. I have been really privileged to be able to meet all the experts at the British and Yorkshire Museums and even got to handle the treasure. I hope I get to work on a project like this again but in the mean time, I'm back to making new work and restocking galleries. Here's a link to the Mercer:
http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/Pages/harrogate-995.aspx
Sounds like it's been fun, must be nice to be able to produce an exhibition that is linked to such interesting subject matter, finding inspiration can't have been a problem. Good luck starting back with new work, after an exhibition is done it can feel a bit like the tide's gone out, just waiting for the impetus to return.
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I know what you mean. I have been feeling a bit 'flat' now its all done but I have a new project to get my teeth into for an exhibition in November and I've got lots of ideas for new prints. I tend to work best when I have deadlines to meet.:)
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Sounds like it's been fun, must be nice to be able to produce an exhibition that is linked to such interesting subject matter, finding inspiration can't have been a problem. Good luck starting back with new work, after an exhibition is done it can feel a bit like the tide's gone out, just waiting for the impetus to return.
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Looks very interesting Hes, hope it goes well and you get good response to it :thumbup:
Hope you manage to get running again soon as well as producing some new work.
Ken
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Cheers Ken. I'm running again at last. I've been taking it easy over the last few weeks but I've managed one fell run (and a fell hobble) and a few trail and road runs. Did my first session with the club last night after 10 weeks and I'm able to keep up with most of the fast group so all the cycling paid off! Anyway...hope to see you at a race soon.
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Looks very interesting Hes, hope it goes well and you get good response to it :thumbup:
Hope you manage to get running again soon as well as producing some new work.
Ken
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Cheers Ken. I'm running again at last. I've been taking it easy over the last few weeks but I've managed one fell run (and a fell hobble) and a few trail and road runs. Did my first session with the club last night after 10 weeks and I'm able to keep up with most of the fast group so all the cycling paid off! Anyway...hope to see you at a race soon.
Great news.......keep it steady till fully recovered.
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Ohhhh... can I tout here too? :D
Come and have a look at my arts centre when you are running in the Black Mountains/Brecon Beacons. Between Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye, right on the border:
http://www.monnowvalleyarts.org
Or on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monnow-Valley-Arts/109347879131592
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Thanks for the mention. I'm struggling with the final illustrations for my book (not to mention negotiations with the publishers!), Like one would in the final stages of a Bob Graham Round. Should be worth it.
Anyway I will be at the Hayfield Sheep Dog Trials at weekend, stuck in the Crafty Tent of course (getting out of doing the Lantern Pike :-)
See you there, the good Dr................
PS:-) Just done a great cycle tour around Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire and back to Derbyshire with the good Wormstone.
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Who has obtained a copy of Hester Cox's book called "Home"?
It contains some marvellous examples of her prints and hakai.
I forgot to ask her to sign a copy when I visited her recently.
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Who has obtained a copy of Hester Cox's book called "Home"?
It contains some marvellous examples of her prints and hakai.
I forgot to ask her to sign a copy when I visited her recently.
Here's a preview: http://www.blurb.com/books/1635605 :)