contemporary art

I KNOW BUT I DON’T KNOW

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Matthew Pagett Imagine a net so wide it catches not just people and places but also their thoughts, feelings and histories. Imagine that net cast over campus… Our artist-in-residence, Matthew Pagett, was asked to respond to our recent exhibition about early-20th-century New York artist George Bellows – and in particular the illustrations Bellows made as … Read more

TUMBLEWEED

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Hannah Honeywill The intricately ornamented and gilded historic picture frames that surround so many of the paintings in the Barber’s galleries are the starting point for this new sculpture by Hannah Honeywill. An emerging London-based artist and recipient of prestigious Wellcome Trust Arts Award funding, Honeywill combines the exploration of the function and form of … Read more