Abstract
Following its 80th anniversary in 2019, the exhibition Gallery 80: From Generous Beginnings to Lasting Legacies’, will highlight Southampton City Art Gallery’s outstanding collection of modern British and contemporary art, which are considered to be amongst the finest in the UK outside of London; earning ‘Designated’ status from Arts Council England in 1998.
Revealing the depth and variety of Southampton’s evolving collection of modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, the exhibition will showcase a selection of around 25 works that are significant to the history of the Gallery; including pieces by Walter Sickert, L.S. Lowry, Stanley Spencer, Ben Nicholson, Helen Chadwick, Maggi Hambling, Christopher Le Brun, Bob and Roberta Smith, Clare Woods and Guy Moreton.
Revealing the depth and variety of Southampton’s evolving collection of modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, the exhibition will showcase a selection of around 25 works that are significant to the history of the Gallery; including pieces by Walter Sickert, L.S. Lowry, Stanley Spencer, Ben Nicholson, Helen Chadwick, Maggi Hambling, Christopher Le Brun, Bob and Roberta Smith, Clare Woods and Guy Moreton.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Jan 2020 |