manchester art exhibitions
Cecil Beaton at Imperial War Museum North. Shipyard Chic.
Neil McQuillian discovers what happened when Cecil Beaton – high society photographer and fashionista – was commissioned in 1943 to document the distinctly unglamorous Tyneside shipyards.
Outsider art comes in at the Whitworth.
The obsessive, secretive work of misfit artists gets its first UK museum home – in Manchester
Not so black and white.
Kate Feld ponders the old North-South divide (and a few stereotypes) in a new photography exhibition at Gallery Oldham
Ever Growing, Never Old: Toby Paterson and a Soviet obsession
Matthew Hull gets a taste of the former Soviet Union… at a roadside gallery in Manchester, courtesy of a series of photographic works by Becks Futures artist Toby Paterson
Through the Looking Glass. Catherine Bertola at The Whitworth.
An artist working with unconventional materials
Spencer Tunick at The Lowry. A naked tale of two cities.
Susie Stubbs heads to a press launch at The Lowry ahead of its latest commission and finds people ready to take ‘a cold plunge for art’s sake’
Anthony D’Offay: the ultimate gift aid
What’s it like to give away a multimillion pound collection of contemporary art? Jessica Lack finds out
Manchester vs. Liverpool
In the battle of the arts, does Manchester or Liverpool come out on top?
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The temple of 1,000 bells.Brazilian artist Laura Belém signals an early start for this year’s Liverpool Biennial The Brazilian artist Laura... »
The unrealised interviews.The artists working on Cornerhouse's latest group exhibition speak on camera about Unrealised Potential Curator Mike... »
A thoroughly modern woman.Kevin Bourke on a photography exhibition at Manchester Pride that celebrates the activism and achievements of gay and bisexual... »
Dark Horse. Simon Patterson Q&A.The artist speaks to Jessica Lack about Unrealised Potential at Cornerhouse – and explains why he wants to make the Lisson... »
To bee, or not to be?Jo Nightingale discovers a photography project with a real buzz about it You’d have to have had your head in, well,... »
