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Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings
02 Oct, 2018 - 09 Dec, 2018
In the centenary of suffrage this exhibition draws attention to the many connections between Virginia Woolf, her contemporaries and those who have been inspired by her work. Woolf鈥檚 writing acts as a prism through which to explore feminist perspectives on landscape, domesticity and identity in modern and contemporary art. This can be seen in the works of modern masters Vanessa Bell, Barbara Hepworth, Gwen John, Winifred Nicholson and Laura Knight; mystics and surrealists such as Dorothea Tanning, Dora Carrington, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Martin, Ithell Colquhoun and Georgiana Houghton; and the extraordinary work of contemporary artists such as Carol Bove, Tamara Henderson and Penny Slinger. It was in Cambridge that Woolf delivered a series of lectures that went on to become the extended essay 鈥楢 Room of One鈥檚 Own.鈥� And this venue's showing provides an opportunity to see the original manuscript on display. The Fitzwilliam Museum is the third and final venue for the exhibition. Curated by Laura Smith Organised by Tate St Ives in association with The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
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In the centenary of suffrage this exhibition draws attention to the many connections between Virginia Woolf, her contemporaries and those who have been inspired by her work. Woolf鈥檚 writing acts as a prism through which to explore feminist perspectives on landscape, domesticity and identity in modern and contemporary art. This can be seen in the works of modern masters Vanessa Bell, Barbara Hepworth, Gwen John, Winifred Nicholson and Laura Knight; mystics and surrealists such as Dorothea Tanning, Dora Carrington, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Martin, Ithell Colquhoun and Georgiana Houghton; and the extraordinary work of contemporary artists such as Carol Bove, Tamara Henderson and Penny Slinger. It was in Cambridge that Woolf delivered a series of lectures that went on to become the extended essay 鈥楢 Room of One鈥檚 Own.鈥� And this venue's showing provides an opportunity to see the original manuscript on display. The Fitzwilliam Museum is the third and final venue for the exhibition. Curated by Laura Smith Organised by Tate St Ives in association with The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
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Sunday
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Trumpington Street Cambridge, UK CB2 1RB
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