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Desert Island Artworks: ‘Nephin’ in Glasshouse by Niamh O’Malley
- Dec 29, 2015
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- Mary Cloake
There are three video pieces in our current show, Niamh O’Malley’s Glasshouse, which I would risk life and limb to rescue from shipwreck: Quarry, the detailed and attentive study of a working limestone quarry; the eponymous Glasshouse, a formal achievement with exquisite qualities - arguably the finest piece in the show; and Nephin, a film which surveys at a distance the mountain of the same name in Mayo, in the west of Ireland. Despite the compelling qualities of the other two, if there were space only for one USB memory stick in my lifejacket, it would have to be given to Nephin.
January 2016 Highlights
- Dec 29, 2015
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- Rachael Biggs
Start the New Year by getting your cultural calendar in order! Take a look at our round-up of Bluecoat's January highlights, including the final week of the very wonderful Niamh O'Malley: Glasshouse, the launch of two new exhibitions and the return of our tremendously popular Baby Book Club.
Ten Go Christmas Shopping at Bluecoat
- Dec 13, 2015
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- Mary Cloake
With just a couple of weeks to go now until Christmas, have some fun speculating about characters from literature who might be seen browsing for gifts in the plethora of independent shops that we are lucky to have surrounding us at Bluecoat.
Do Not Yet Fold Your Wings
- Dec 04, 2015
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- Mary Cloake
Chief Executive Mary Cloake reflects on Bluecoat's recent strand of work by mature artists