Southampton City Art Gallery unveils latest donations

Southampton Metropolis Artwork Gallery is displaying a collection of works which were generously gifted to the Gallery this 12 months

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They’ll turn out to be half of the present ‘Renaissance to the Current Day’ exhibition which exhibits highlights from the Gallery’s nationally vital assortment.

The brand new, donated acquisitions embrace:

• ‘Pillbox with Incoming Tide I’, 2021, by Julian Perry, which has been gifted by an nameless donor. In 2022 the Metropolis Artwork Gallery offered a significant exhibition of Perry’s work: ‘There Rolls the Deep’ supported by chosen works from Southampton’s assortment
• A collection of ‘Meteorite Landings’ by the Turner-Prize nominated Cornelia Parker, made by heating a 400-year-old iron meteorite till glowing sizzling after which utilizing it to burn maps of various areas. Commissioned by the A number of Retailer, the works had been donated by Nicholas Sharp
• A portray by British artist Juliette Losq and etchings by Sudanese artist, Ibrahim El-Salahi, donated by long-time supporter of the Gallery, Louise Hallett

Councillor Lorna Fielker, Chief of Southampton Metropolis Council mentioned: “I’m very excited by the most recent unveiling of works at Southampton Metropolis Artwork Gallery and extremely grateful to the beneficiant donors. Artwork brings individuals collectively and it performs an enormous function in individuals’s psychological well-being and schooling. Our gallery places Southampton on the map and is instrumental in our metropolis’s tradition.”

Southampton Metropolis Artwork Gallery has an internationally famend effective artwork assortment spanning eight centuries. These newest acquisitions will add to the Gallery’s up to date holdings, which embrace over 30 Turner Prize artists.