Attitudes in the City - Works on Paper by the Camden Town Group

                                     

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                           The Factories/Canal Building, Leeds, by Harold Gilman

Voyeuristic Practices: Fresh Approach to Twentieth-Century Artwork in Display Curated by University Students

Attitudes in the City – Works on paper by the Camden Town Group

Special Display at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

Monday 15^th October – Saturday 15^th December 2012

Free Entry

Suitable for all ages

Students on the MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies course from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds have been given the exciting opportunity to curate an exhibition. They take a fresh look at the University’s collection of works on paper by the Camden Town Group.  

The impressive assembly of works on paper held in the University’s Art Collection at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery form the basis of this special display, which focuses on the Camden Town Group. Pen, pencil, ink and chalk drawings, many of which have not been on display at the Gallery for some time, are drawn together by a group of postgraduate students in their first group curation project. Themes of the Edwardian metropolis and working class life are explored through the central concept, which presents the artist and viewers as voyeurs of both people and places. The exhibition includes two works portraying Edwardian Leeds, including a detailed drawing of the University buildings by artist Charles Ginner.

‘Attitudes in the City’ is an interesting re-visit to the University’s collection of Camden Town Group works, showcasing the metropolis of Edwardian Britain and the people who made their lives there.

For information about the exhibition and the venue visit: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/gallery/