North West

Exhibitions

This month's highlights

15 Jun - 19 Sep
Queen Victoria's Travels and Family
Victoria and her consort amassed over 600 watercolours during their married life together, with some painted by the Queen herself. Fifty works are on show, including a candle lit banquet at Buckingham Palace and the reception of Emperor Napoleon III.
At: Abbot Hall Art Gallery,
Kendal, Cumbria
Time: Every day, 10.30am to 5pm
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26 Jun - 8 Aug
Drive By
Explore Los Angeles fathomless freeways and ecletic achitecture.
At: Cornerhouse,
70 Oxford Street, Manchester
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Also this month

- 30 Aug
The Froehlich Collection
Selections from the finest private collection in the world, featuring works by Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys.
At: Tate Gallery,
Albert Dock, Liverpool
Price: £3, £2 concs
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- Jan 2000
Modern British Art
All this century's big names on show, including Hepworth, Moore, Bacon, Hockey and Hirst.
At: Tate Gallery,
Albert Dock, Liverpool
Price: Free
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- 7 Feb 2000
Violent Incident
Since the Fifties many artists have embraced violence in the creative process. Jackson Pollock's approach was aggressive, while Lucio Fontana attacked the canvas with bullets and knives! This show features the best angry works.
At: Tate Gallery,
Albert Dock, Liverpool
Price: Free
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- March 2000
Victor Pasmore
Tribute show for the great British artist includes early work with the Euston Road School, Pasmore's shift to Constructivism during the Fifties and his later organic work.
At: Tate Gallery,
Albert Dock, Liverpool
Price: Free
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For your diary

18 Sep - 31 Oct
Watercolours from the Permanent Collection
Show features several works by John Ruskin including Dawn, Coniston and View of Bologna.
At: Abbot Hall Art Gallery,
Kendal, Cumbria
Time: Every day, 10.30am to 5pm
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