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NEW NORTH AND SOUTH : THE WHITWORTH

Posted On:Friday, February 17th, 2017 | by project88newsadmin

New North And South | March 2017
Neha Choksi, Raqs Media Collective, Risham Syed, CONA
Manchester Art Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery

Raqs Media Collective, Please Do Not Touch the Work of Art, Edition of 5, 2006/2016

Raqs Media Collective, Please Do Not Touch the Work of Art, Edition of 5,
2006/2016


“The first major UK exhibition by Raqs Media Collective at the Whitworth and throughout the Whitworth Park, exploring the history of Suffrage and the birth of the labour movement. The exhibition will include new commissions inspired by Manchester’s industrial heritage. Solo exhibitions of new work by Indian artist Neha Choksi and UK artist Hetain Patel at Manchester Art Gallery. The Whitworth will also showcase its rich South Asian textile collection alongside the work of contemporary artists Risham Syed, Indian collective CONA(opening 18 May 2017)….”
NEW NORTH AND SOUTH : THE WHITWORTH