The Bradford 1 Gallery is situated on Centenary Square above the amazing Tulsi restaurant. Its been open a while now and we are often guilty of overlooking it. Next week sees the launch of the very very interesting exhibition 'Plastic Culture: Legacies of Pop 1962 - 2008' which features the work of Warhol and Koons. There is also another exhibition currently showing by Chiz Turnross titled '1000 bird paintings.' Keep reading to find out more.............
'Plastic Culture: Legacies of Pop 1962 - 2008' (13.11.09 - 04.02.10)
Plastic Culture looks at the visual and cultural impact of the 1960s Pop Art movement upon subsequent generations of artists in Japan, the UK and the USA. It demonstrates how the pioneering work of Andy Warhol enabled artists to work using new media and technologies, and to approach painting and photography with a set of concerns and attitudes led by technological innovation. It also shows that what came after Pop Art was not simply a celebration of consumerism. Plastic Culture breaks with the convention that Pop was an Anglo-American phenomenon by acknowledging the influence of Japan as a newly emergent force in contemporary art.
The exhibition includes a number of internationally acclaimed artists including Andy Warhol, Mariko Mori, Machiko Edmonton, Rachal Bradley, James Howard, Tony Oursler and Daniel Sturgis. Exhibition Preview: Thursday 19th November 6-8pm.
1000 Bird Paintings (Ends on 22nd Nov)
To coincide with Bradford's Darwin Festival, the gallery hosts '1000 Bird Paintings' - the work of Liverpool Biennale artist Chiz Turnross. As part of the exhibition, the artist has produced some new paintings of the finches Darwin encountered of the Galapagos, plus 30 paintings purchased for the permanent art collection of Bradford
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