Beautiful world, where are you? at Blackburne House

Name: Beautiful world, where are you? at Blackburne House
Start: 2018-07-14T09:00:00
End: 2018-10-28T18:00:00

Creative Tourist Last Updated 4 July 2018

Beautiful world, where are you? at Blackburne House – Liverpool Biennial 2018

14 July — 28 October 2018 Entrance is free

For Liverpool Biennial 2018, Beautiful world, where are you? at Blackburne House, Taus Makhacheva has created a ruin-like sculptural installation that serves as a spa, incorporating ASMR techniques and a video. Rehana Zaman presents a new film that has been created over the course of six months with a group of young women, which draws upon marginalised histories of the city.

Beautiful world, where are you? invites artists and audiences to reflect on a world of social, political and economic turmoil. Find our full Liverpool Biennial 2018 guide here.

14 July — 28 October 2018 Entrance is free

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Fenix

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Leeds

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