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Liverpool Biennial and BALTIC presents: We Are Where We Are at BALTIC 39

Sara Jaspan, Exhibitions Editor
Liverpool Biennial and BALTIC presents: We Are Where We Are
Frances Disley, RRR, 2018. Commissioned by Sefton Libraries. Photo George Ellis

Liverpool Biennial and BALTIC presents: We Are Where We Are at BALTIC 39, Newcastle upon Tyne, 15 June — 21 October 2018 Entrance is free

A point, a period, or a step in a process, We Are Where We Are at BALTIC 39 is a dark place for moving forward. Works will be in, underneath and between treated walls. This exhibition showcases new and existing works by Liverpool Biennial Associate Artists, 11 artists from the North of England. The show and programme are the culmination of a three-year initiative by Liverpool Biennial, in partnership with Independent Curators International, New York and CACTUS, Liverpool. We Are Where We Are is part of the Great Exhibition of the North 2018 in NewcastleGateshead.

Artists: Simeon Barclay, Jacqueline Bebb, Lindsey Bull, Robert Carter, Nina Chua, Matthew Crawley, Frances Disley, Daniel Fogarty, Harry Meadley, Stephen Sheehan, Lauren Velvick

Curated by Joe Fletcher Orr, Founder and Director, CACTUS, Liverpool and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Liverpool Biennial and BALTIC presents: We Are Where We Are at BALTIC 39, Newcastle upon Tyne, 15 June — 21 October 2018 Entrance is free

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