Du 20 mai 2017 au 3 juin 2018
Whitworth’s main textile gallery
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road
Manchester
L’exposition met en lumière les changements d’esprit dans ce début du XXIe siècle en ce qui concerne l’indépendance et la partition de ces pays et chaque travail des artistes est mis en relation avec des textiles ou des objets de la collection du musée
Beyond Borders, explores South Asian textiles bringing together four artists working on issues around post-colonial identity, ruptured spaces, authenticity, displacement and belonging. These artists are based in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and England, having developed artworks around these concerns, experimenting with a range of media and such as textiles, fibres, embroidery, film, photography and performance.
Les artistes : Raisa Kabir (England), Yasmin Nupur (Bangladesh), Risham Syed (Pakistan) and CONA (a Foundation, artist-driven, not-for-profit, based in India).