Jeremy Deller - English Magic

Jeremy Deller represented the UK with ‘English Magic’ at the 2013 Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious contemporary art event. Don’t miss this critically acclaimed exhibition in Bristol as it tours the UK for the first time in the Biennale’s history. ‘English Magic’ reflects the Turner Prize winning artist’s interest in the diverse nature of British culture: its people, icons, folklore, history and politics. Encounter a magical assembly of large-scale murals, drawings, photographs, film, and historical materials. Expect references to workers’ strikes, the Iraq war, tax evasion, Range Rovers and Ziggy Stardust.The exhibition will also include new installations and commissions made in direct response to the museum’s own collections; including paintings of the Bristol Riots of 1831 by William James Muller and a display of taxidermy, handpicked by Deller. Feel the weight of history in your hands as you hold Palaeolithic flint hand axes based on Deller's mural pieces with a giant rubber stamp! Younger visitors can explore the magic in our own collections by picking up a free family trail.

Suitable for
Any age


Website
http://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/jeremy-deller-english-magic/

Admission
Suggested Donation £2

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//sw000007?id=EVENT462289