Events: What’s On This Week
World as a Stage
Monday, 24 September 2007
This exhibition explores the rich historical relationship between visual art and theatre, bringing together a key group of sixteen international, contemporary artists and will comprise a selection of large installations, sculptures, performances, films, participatory works and events.
A central theme will be the extent to which a sense of theatre, or spectacle, has an impact upon the gallery visitor’s experience. Different elements of theatre – back stage, actors, props and audience – will be considered in relation to the customs of art and exhibition making – studio, gallery, artist and viewer. Works will be displayed both inside and outside the exhibition space drawing attention to the theatrical nature of the everyday and incorporating the viewer into the work as both willing participant and oblivious performer viewed by others.
