Plant Culture Visual Arts


Selected from the Arts Council Collection, 'Plant Culture' explores the relationship between humans and plants.

Bringing together different artistic representations of
plant life in modern and contemporary art, ‘Plant Culture’ will investigate the relationship between humans and plants.

The exhibition includes work by some of the United Kingdom’s most recognisable artists and includes over 20 artworks drawn from the Arts Council Collection alongside work by international artists and loans from the British Council’s art collection.

The artists featured include Turner Prize winners Gilbert & George (1986), Simon Staling (2005) and short list Turner Prize nominee (2003) Anya Gallaccio. Alongside Marc Quinn, Andy Goldsworthy,Georgie Hopton, Simon Starling, Michael Landy, Mat Collishaw, John Newling,
Lois Weinberg, John Stezaker and Annie Descoteaux.

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Date(s)23 Jul - 25 Sep 2016
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VenueAttenborough Arts Centre
AddressUniversity of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, Leicestershire,
LE17HA

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Event Details

Date23 Jul - 25 Sep 2016
Time(s)9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CostFree
VenueAttenborough Arts Centre
University of Leicester, Lancaster Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE17HA
Phone0116 252 2455
CategoryVisual Arts


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