An exhibition curated by Elizabeth Wewiora and Matthew Pendergast At TOAST, 6th Floor, Castlefield Gallery’s New Art Spaces, Federation House, Manchester
15 Nov - 20 December 2014
Hankering for Classification presents new and existing work by ten artists from across the UK, who employ methods of classification, archiving and collecting. The exhibition will also include bespoke exhibition design developed by artist Poppy Whatmore.
Through the experience of differences and relations between things, we determine the meaning they have for us. In a variety of mediums including sculpture, performance, painting and video the artists in this exhibition carry out our shared compulsion to organize, record and curate the world around us, with a will to make sense of it. Whatmore’s reworking of traditional exhibition design will visually and physically connect the art works together emphasizing the nature of an exhibition as a careful arrangement of art works, which contain their own contexts and histories but are also related to one another and the viewer.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of events including: Artists video screenings, talks and workshops. For a full list of programmed events please check: www.wewioraprojects.com/hankeringforclassification
Exhibition work by:
Nicky Bird, Andrew Bracey, David Gledhill, Katie Goodwin, Martin Hamblen, Tobby Huddlestone, Kwong Lee, Niall Macdonald, Claire Tindale and Poppy Whatmore.
Venue Details and Opening Hours:
TOAST, 6th Floor, Castlefield Gallery’s New Art Spaces, Federation House, Manchester,
Open 15 November – 20 December 2014, every Thurs & Fri 1-9pm, Sat 1-6pm, Preview Fri 14 Nov 6-9pm.
Directions: Federation can be found on the corner of Federation Street and Balloon Street, just passed Shudehill Bus Station. Please see the link for exact location, TOAST
This project has kindly been funded by Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England, with further support from Castlefield Gallery’s New Art Spaces, Federation House and TOAST, and kindly sponsored by Belle Vue Coaches
For all press and marketing enquiries please contact Matthew Pendergast via mpendergast@hotmail.com
www.wewioraprojects.com/hankeringforclassification
Images : (left to right) David Gledhill, Niall Macdonald, Claire Tindale and Poppy Whatmore