At the Edge: British Art 1950 - 2000

16 January 2010–13 March 2010

At the Edge is a survey of British postwar art drawn from the collections of the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Touchstones Rochdale, Gallery Oldham and Bolton Museum. Together, they present a fascinating insight into the artistic tastes and cultural challenges of the period from a North West perspective. These years saw a rapid succession of artistic movements in the 1950s and ‘60s which fractured into the pluralistic nature of modern art towards the end of the millennium.

This fascinating exhibition, which tours to all four galleries, traces these artistic developments through a richly diverse mix of sculpture, ceramics, painting, photography and print. It features over 50 works by renowned British artists such as Henry Moore, John Bratby, Lucian Freud, Patrick Heron, Leon Kossof, Frank Auerbach, David Mach, Dhruva Mistry and Helen Chadwick.


Image: Maggi Hambling, Sunrise, Orwell Estuary No2, 1985

For information on the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) and details of how to become a member go to www.contemporaryartsociety.org

At the Edge exhibition catalogue available at only £9.99 plus £3.00 postage & packing

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