The current art exhibition ‘Becoming Henry Moore’ at The Henry Moore Foundation Exhibition is striking for both its simplicity and sheer excellence. It is clear that Moore’s work speaks for itself, and surrounded by […]
Object Lessons at The Henry Moore Institute
An ‘object lesson’ is a style of teaching popularised in British schools during the early nineteenth century. The idea is that students were presented with an object lesson box that acted as a sort of […]
Paul Neagu: Palpable Sculture Exhibition – Henry Moore Institute
The Henry Moore Institute has long been renowned as a groundbreaking centre in the study of sculpture and artistic forms. It is unsurprising then that the multi-faceted work of Paul Neagu should find its way […]
Arts | Venue Map of Leeds
You may have seen in our Fresher’s Guide a map to the venues around Leeds where all the artsy stuff takes place; a cinema, a theatre or two and a host of galleries. Well, here we […]
Art | Ian Kiaer: Tooth House – challenging canonised standards of how we view Art
This spring the Henry Moore institute presents Ian Kiaer’s Tooth House, an insight into the surreal world of Kiaer as he subtly challenges the art institutions canonised standards of how we view Art. Having previously […]
Art | Natural Form – Shape and Growth in Sculpture
photo: Paule Vézelay, ‘Dish with a Little Boat’ Leeds Art Gallery Collections Display 29th September 2012 – 20th March 2014 Lower Sculpture Study Gallery, Leeds Art Gallery ‘The whole of nature is an endless demonstration of […]
Art | Indifferent Matter: From Object To Sculpture
Indifferent Matter: From Object To Sculpture is the summer offering at the Henry Moore Institute, exploring how the knowledge surrounding an object, the way it’s displayed and the cultural and historical values attributed to it […]
Art | Farewell, Old Flo!
After braving the elements in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park for the last fifteen years, the colossal Henry Moore sculpture ‘Draped Seated Woman’, although commonly known as ‘Old Flo’, is facing a controversial move. The sculpture […]