The World We Live In: Art and the Urban Environment (2022)
Press Release – The World We Live In
David Austen’s CITY 1999 oil on fax linen is included in The World We Live In: Art and the Urban Environment
An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition of painting, sculpture, photography, and film that explores themes from urban development to migration and the relationship between inner cities and suburbia. Opening 5th February at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
The World We Live In brings together modern and contemporary works which explore many of these issues and considers how city dwellers engage with their built-up surroundings.
The many facets of urban life – architecture, commuting, crowds, noise, lights – have been a rich source of inspiration to artists throughout history. The World We Live In brings together modern and contemporary works which consider how city dwellers engage with their built environment.
The exhibition also presents some of the Arts Council Collection’s outstanding collection of documentary photographs from the 1960s and 1970s which present an unparalleled view of inner city life across the UK.
Artists featured include Michael Andrews, David Austen, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Eduardo Paolozzi, Suzanne Treister and Rachel Whiteread.
TOUR DATES & VENUES
@leicestermuseums, 5 February – 2 May 2022
Norwich Castle Museum, 21 May – 4 September 2022
@glynnvivian, 18 September 2022 – 1 January 2023
