A few weeks ago, we went to see the Turner Prize show at Cartwright Hall. It's not often we get an exhibition of this calibre up here, but the City of Culture Status opens doors a bit.
A nice, bright, Autumn Sunday morning saw us arriving bright and early for the show.
We started with the room showing the work by Zadi Xa. Interesting colour palette, and the reflective floor was an eyecatching feature, allowing you to appreciate the work in a very immersive fashion.
Haunting.
Also on the ground floor, Rene Matic. This was more like the sort of work we spent years viewing at galleries around the country, particularly when we were both studying at Uni. The way the pics were presented was interesting, and the selection of pics was attention-grabbing.
Mohammed Sami was my favourite of the show- huge canvasses on the walls. I kept coming back to this one, I love the way the shadows sit on the scene, and the unusual viewpoint.
Eyecatching and slightly troubling, thought-provoking too.
Nnena Kalu. There's something great about a big, colourful installation piece that fills a space.
We've done a few Turner shows over the years, Ben particularly (as he lived a little closer to London growing up, so was able to nip down on cheap day trips in the days that the shows never left the city). A good mix of work, and all four of them show the effort and creativity that's been put into the work. Definitely worth seeing.
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