Opening today at the Henry Moore Institute are two new shows which cast distinctly different eyes over the techniques, environments and possibilities of sculpture. In Galleries 1, 2 and 3, the… Read more Art Room Review: Carol Bove/Carlo Scarpa & Gareth Evans @ the Henry Moore Institute →
From 23rd to 29th March, various countries across the globe are marking Museum Week. The purpose of this is to celebrate and encourage participation in educational and cultural establishments. I’ve… Read more Travel Room: Museum Week →
Sculptors at Work Performers reduce blocks of stone to dust for Lara Favaretto’s Doing at the Henry Moore Insitute, Leeds Market Clock Kirkgate Market, Leeds Damian
This week, a familiar figure returned to her accustomed place of prominence outside Leeds Art Gallery. For the last few months, her spot has been occupied by an impressive, forward striding sculpture that marked… Read more The Return of Leeds’ Most Famous Reclining Lady →
While the Henry Moore Institute is currently staging an ongoing series of sculptural events – many of them, bravely considering the time of year, taking place outside the building – it has also recently… Read more Review: Dorothy Annan and Trevor Tennant at the Henry Moore Institute →
With Yorkshire Day just passed, I’ve been thinking about some of my favourite places in Leeds City Centre – or ‘town’ as everyone there calls it. I wasn’t born in Leeds but… Read more Favourite Places and Favourite Buildings in Leeds City Centre →
This week a new show of work by the Venezuelan artist Gego opened at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds. The Institute presents an ongoing programme of different exhibitions, exploring the history of sculpture from the early 1900’s onwards. I always look forward to the opening of a new show as I never know quite what to expect. The experience can be exciting, inspiring, alienating or baffling. The latest show sees the layout of the Institute changed, with an initial short corridor folding back on itself where there is usually a single room.… Read more Gego. Line as Object →
Strange and Lost Visions 