Contemporary Art Society: Gifts of Art
5th June – 12th September 2010
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Founded in 1910, The Contemporary Art Society exists to further the understanding and appreciation of contemporary art and to develop public collections and collectors in the UK. Over the last 100 years, the Society has donated over 8,000 unique and distinctive artworks to institutions in Britain.
Leicester is delighted to join the centenary celebrations with a special exhibition of selected works gifted by the society. These range from Mark Gertler’s oil painting 'The Fruit Sorters', one of the earliest gifts made in 1924, to Peter Doig’s stunning 'Concrete Cabin', presented in 1996 and recently shown in the artist’s major retrospective at Tate Britain in 2008-09.
Featured artists:
Mark Gertler, James A. Grant, Job Nixon RWS, NEAC, Frederick L. M. Griggs RA, John Farleigh, W.E. Greengras, Leon Underwood, André Masson, Bridget Riley, Roger Hilton, Vanessa Bell, William Patrick Roberts, Victor Pasmore, John Piper, Barbara Moray-Williams, Laura Sylvia Gosse, Eric Fitch Daglish, Keith Vaughan, Robert Gibbings, William A. Kermode, Sydney William Carline, David Bomberg, Ruskin Spear CBE, RA, Arturo di Stefano, Mike Gorman, Ian Hamilton-Finlay, Peter Doig, Michael Landy, Philip Akkermann, Philip Akkermann, Stephen Buckley, Nigel Hall RA, Robin Ironside, Matthew Smith, David Tindle, Frederick McWilliam, Christine Joy, Elizabeth Raeburn, Ewen Henderson, Christopher Williams, Susan Halls, Sylvia Kingham, Charles Vyse.
Find out more about the Contemporary Art Society centenary year...
Events:
Curator’s Talk: Gifts of Art
Saturday 24th July & Sunday 22nd August
2.30pm – 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join the Senior Curator of Art for an informal talk and tour of The Contemporary Art Society: Gifts of Art exhibition, celebrating the Society’s centenary and some of the wonderful art gifts it has presented to Leicester. Booking recommended. £3.00
Free Admission to Exhibition and Museum.
Exhibition Opening Hours:
Mondays - Saturdays: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Sundays: 11.00am – 5.00pm
Address: New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk
Leicester
LE1 7EA
T: 0116 225 4900
E: museums@leicester.gov.uk
