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Artist Interview – Grace Ndiritu
Grace Ndiritu, Artist with her work in COTTON: Global Threads Some people say I’m ‘taking back the power’ by being the subject and ‘the Gaze’ at the same timeGrace Ndiritu, Artist Artist Grace Ndiritu...
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Artist Interview – Aboubakar Fofana
Aboubakar Fofana Installation view. Photo © ellelens.com A tree… they saw many, many things… wars, conflicts, and also they hear many secrets…Aboubakar Fofana, Artist Aboubakar Fofana with his work....
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Artist Interview – Liz Rideal
Liz Rideal's 'Drop Sari' and 'Ghost Sari', installation view Inky traces of a sari physically crumpled through a press contrast with a delicately suspended sari wafting as projected images dance upon...
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Artist Interview – Lubaina Himid
Gallery view of Lubaina Himid's 'Kangas from the Lost Sample Book' Images filled with pattern and intriguing slogans line the walls, from an imaginary ‘Lost Sample Book’. Accompanying them are framed...
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Focus on: Aboubakar Fofana & Grace Ndiritu
Dr Jennifer Harris takes us into the gallery to discuss Les Arbres à Bleus from Aboubakar Fofana and Still Life by Grace Ndiritu, two works occupying spaces leading on from each other in COTTON: Global...
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Change of date – In conversation with Grace Ndiritu
Artist Grace NdirituPlease update your diaries! Grace Ndiritu, the artist currently exhibiting her ‘video paintings’ as part of COTTON: Global Threads, will be visiting the gallery to discuss her work...
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Focus on: Yinka Shonibare
Curator Dr Jennifer Harris discusses Yinka Shonibare‘s piece, specially commissioned for COTTON: Global Threads. Shonibare’s work is synonymous with Dutch wax print fabrics and notions of hybridity,...
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In conversation with Grace Ndiritu
Artist Grace Ndiritu discusses her work in the exhibition and her wider practice with curator Dr Jennifer Harris. Recorded at a public event to accompany the exhibition COTTON: Global Threads at the...
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Action weaver looms large
All at the Whitworth are looking forward to seeing the results of Travis Meinolf’s specially commissioned Action Weaving sessions coming up soon for COTTON: Global Threads. The artist, hailing from San...
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COTTON: Global Threads Olympic Weave Race
Curator Dr Jennifer Harris reveals details about an upcoming special event at the Whitworth Art Gallery Wednesday 18th to Saturday 21st April, 11am – 4:30pm and Sunday 22nd April, 12 -4pm Looms at...
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