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Richard Long’s first Bristol show in 15 years
Arnolfini has announced a major new exhibition by the internationally renowned, Bristol-based artist Richard Long, to be staged later this year.
Born in Bristol, Long continues to live and work here, and this will be the most comprehensive exhibition by the artist in his home city since 2000.
The exhibition TIME AND SPACE comprises sculpture, drawing, photography and text works dating from 1967 to the present. The show features a number of important early works, which are vital to understanding the significance of Bristol and the South West in Long’s practice. These early works include the sculpture Ireland (1967), which will be remade in the galleries.
The show will also feature two major new works: a wall made with mud collected from the River Avon and another large sculpture made from Cornish slate. These works will be shown alongside a selection of new mud fingerprint drawings on driftwood collected by the artist, plus photo works and installed vinyl text works.
Considered one of the UK’s most important artists, Long was nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize four times, winning in 1989 for his work White Water Line. He also represented Great Britain at the 37th Venice Biennale in 1976. Long was awarded Japan’s Praemium Imperiale in the field of sculpture (2009) and was made a CBE in 2013. He has made artworks in all five continents, and has had over 250 solo exhibitions to date.
TIME AND SPACE will be at the Arnolfini from July 31 to November 15. The exhibition is funded by Arts Council England as part of the Bristol 2015 European Green Capital programme, and is being delivered by the Bristol Cultural Development Partnership.
For more info, visit www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/richard-long-time-and-space
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