Exhibitions in Manchester and the North
Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions EditorThe world of exhibitions is brimming with new energy this spring, with wonderfully varied offerings across the North.
In Liverpool, FACT opens On the other side, a show about the systems of power and authority with a focus on collaboration with individuals who have experience of the justice system.
In Yorkshire, Thackray Museum of Medicine presents a fascinating display of Bio Art from leading artist Anna Dumitriu. Expect textiles with herbs, necklaces with teeth and a whole lot of microbes. In Yorkshire Sculpture Park, you’ll find Yukihiro Akama’s gorgeous wooden sculptures of miniature houses. Taking a different approach to the idea of home and the environment we exist in and navigate is Found Cities, Lost Objects at Leeds Art Gallery, a travelling group exhibition curated by Lubaina Himid.
In Manchester, Castlefield Gallery opens its 40th anniversary programme with the group show ‘40 Years of the Future: Painting‘, a compact survey of various styles and techniques in the field over the last four decades.