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Myth and History - catalogue

Catalogue relating to an exhibition, 2009
Published by: The Bristol Gallery
Year published: 2009
Unpaginated.

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Catalogue for Myth and History,  the inaugural exhibition at The Bristol Gallery, 19 September - 29 October 2009. Dr Dorothy Rowe of University of Bristol curated the exhibition, which featured Lubaina Himid, Patrick Haines, Deborah van der Beek, Emma Tooth, Tina Hill, Phil Sayers, and Mark Parkinson. From the Preface, by Dr. Rowe:

… “Myth and History explores the myriad ways in which contemporary artists engage with western traditions of narrative, fable, storytelling and legend in literature, art, history and personal experience through painting, drawing, photography, installation and sculpture. Relationships between myth and history are evidently blurred; the artists presented here take their cue from such ambiguities in creating their own versions of events, questioning and re-writing histories and re-telling their own myths and legends. Internationally acclaimed artist Lubaina Himid produces modern History paintings that make visible the otherwise invisible threads of historical narratives as part of an everyday conversation…”

Catalogue contents:

Acknowledgements, Andrew Price, Director, The Bristol Gallery
Preface, Dr Dorothy Rowe. University of Bristol
Lubaina Himid - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works
Patrick Haines - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works
Deborah van der Beek - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works
Phil Sayers - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works
Emma Tooth - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works
Tina Hill - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works
Mark Parkinson - two pages of Artist’s Statement, Artist’s Biography, Colour images and list of Selected Works

Related people + view all 8

»  Lubaina Himid MBE, CBE

Born, 1954 in Zanzibar, Tanzania

»  Mark Parkinson

Born, 1964 in Preston, Lancashire

»  Emma Tooth

Born in Cambridge, date unknown

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»  The Bristol Gallery

Bristol, United Kingdom