5 May \u2013 4 September 2022 In summer 2022 Tate Liverpool will present Radical Landscapes<\/em>, a major exhibition showing a century of landscape art revealing a never-before told social and cultural history of Britain through the themes of trespass, land use and the climate emergency. Expanding on the traditional, picturesque portrayal of the landscape,\u00a0Radical Landscapes<\/em>\u00a0will present art that reflects the diversity of Britain\u2019s landscape and communities. From rural to radical, the exhibition reconsiders landscape art as a progressive genre, with artists drawing new meanings from the land to present it as a heartland for ideas of freedom, mysticism, experimentation and rebellion. Radical Landscapes https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/press\/radical-landcapes 5 May \u2013 4 September 2022 Supported by University of LiverpoolAdult \u00a313.50For public information call +44(0)151 702 7400, visit tate.org.uk\/liverpool or follow @tateliverpool In summer 2022 Tate Liverpool will present Radical Landscapes, a major exhibition showing a century … Continue reading
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The exhibition will include over 150 works and a special highlight will be Ruth Ewan\u2019s Back to the Fields<\/em> 2015-22, an immersive installation that will bring the gallery to life though a living installation of plants, farming tools and the fruits of the land. This will be accompanied by a new commission by Davinia-Ann Robinson, whose practice explores the relationship between Black, Brown and Indigenous soil conservation practices and what she terms as \u2018Colonial Nature environments\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Radical Landscapes<\/em>\u00a0poses questions about who has the freedom to access, inhabit and enjoy this \u2018green and pleasant land\u2019. It will draw on themes of trespass and contested boundaries that are spurred by our cultural and emotional responses to accessing and protecting our rural landscape. Key works looking at Britain\u2019s landscape histories include\u00a0Cerne Abbas<\/em>\u00a02019 by Jeremy Deller, Tacita Dean\u2019s\u00a0Majesty<\/em>\u00a02006 and\u00a0Oceans Apart<\/em>\u00a01989 by Ingrid Pollard. Ideas about collective activism can be seen in banners, posters and photographs, such as the Greenham Common Women\u2019s Peace Camp banners by Thalia Campbell, video installations by Tina Keane, and a selection of photographs by Alan Lodge which include the Stonehenge Free Festival and raves in the 80s and 90s.<\/strong>
Reflecting on shared customs, myths and rituals, the exhibition emphasises how artists have reclaimed the landscape as a common cultural space to make art. Interrogating concepts of nature and nation, the exhibition reverses the established view to reveal how the countryside has been shaped by our values and use of the land. Key works looking at performance and identity in the landscape include Claude Cahun\u2019s\u00a0Je Tends les Bras<\/em>\u00a01931and\u00a0Whop, Cawbaby<\/em>\u00a02018 by Tanoa Sasraku, while the significance of the British garden is seen in works such as Anwar Jalal Shemza\u2019s\u00a0Apple Tree<\/em>\u00a01962 and\u00a0Figures in a Garden<\/em>\u00a01979-81 by Eileen Agar.
The exhibition will also consider how artists and activists have created works that highlight and question human impact on the landscape and ecosystems, shining a light on the restorative potential of nature to provoke debate and stimulate social change.\u00a0Radical Landscapes<\/em>\u00a0will feature works that reflect on the climate and its impact on the landscape including Gustav Metzger\u2019s dazzling\u00a0Liquid Crystal Environment<\/em>\u00a01965 (remade 2005) and Yuri Pattison\u2019s\u00a0sun[set] provisioning<\/em>\u00a02019.
Radical Landscapes<\/em>\u00a0will be presented within an immersive, environmentally-conscious exhibition design by Smout Allen that creates a dynamic dialogue with the artworks. The exhibition will be complemented by a new publication, with contributions by leading and upcoming writers, campaigners, naturalists, environmentalists and social historians, offering a wide variety of voices on the subject of landscape. A diverse public programme will accompany the exhibition, taking place online, throughout the gallery, across the city and beyond into the great outdoors throughout the summer.
Radical Landscapes<\/em>\u00a0is curated by Darren Pih, Curator, Exhibitions & Displays, and Laura Bruni, Assistant Curator, Tate Liverpool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"