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ART<br />
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool welcomed a new major<br />
commission in late <strong>2018</strong>, when Ugo Rondinone’s Liverpool<br />
Mountain became the acclaimed Swiss artist’s first public<br />
work in the UK. Inspired by naturally occurring Hoodoos<br />
(spires or pyramids of rock) and the art of meditative rock<br />
balancing, this 10-metre high sculpture consists of coloured<br />
rocks, stacked vertically which seem to defy gravity.<br />
Its arrival has only increased the area’s art credentials.<br />
Shadowing over the new sculpture is Tate Liverpool, one<br />
of the most critically and commercially successful galleries<br />
in the country. Highlights of its winter season include a<br />
reconstruction of Alex Katz’s studio with many of his major<br />
works in it, a solo exhibition of French artist Fernand Leger<br />
and a dazzling display of Op Art works. However,<br />
visitors can also immerse themselves in the<br />
gallery’s permanent collection, which<br />
is always evolving.<br />
A short walk along<br />
the waterfront is<br />
Open Eye Gallery,<br />
a specialist<br />
photography space<br />
which has a glowing<br />
reputation for its displays<br />
and exhibitions, and will have a<br />
lot of activity this season in the<br />
lead-up to the LOOK Photo Biennial.<br />
QUENTIN BLAKE AND JOHN YEOMAN<br />
AT LADY LEVER ART GALLERY<br />
TATE LIVERPOOL: OP ART<br />
Walker Art Gallery houses one of Europe’s finest<br />
collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture and<br />
decorative art and is always a must-visit. It has a particularly<br />
busy <strong>2019</strong>, with a major exhibition on Charles Rennie<br />
Mackintosh from 15th March and a selection of Leonardo<br />
da Vinci’s greatest drawings from 1st February.<br />
The Bluecoat is the oldest building in the city centre,<br />
and is a true hub for arts. Its galleries are home to several<br />
linked exhibitions throughout the season, and its event<br />
space hosts a regular programme of performance art,<br />
music and drama. It has a long and strong history of<br />
artistic education and development, and there are still<br />
more than 30 studios dotted around the building, some<br />
of which are open to the public with prior booking or for<br />
classes and workshops in skills such as screenprinting or<br />
etching. Finally, make sure you have a look in the wonderful<br />
Bluecoat Display Centre, which showcases contemporary<br />
designers across jewellery, ceramics and ornaments<br />
and is a wonderful place for buying a special gift.<br />
FACT, situated on Wood Street, is the UK’s leading<br />
media arts centre. Its main exhibition for this season is<br />
Broken Symmetries, which brings together artists who<br />
aim to understand and question the physical world by<br />
navigating the shifting realities of modern science.<br />
The rest of the city region has some excellent galleries<br />
as well. Port Sunlight village is arguably a work of art in<br />
itself, and in its centre sits Lady Lever – a beautiful gallery<br />
packed with wonderful eighteenth and nineteenth century<br />
British art and which this season hosts an<br />
exhibition celebrating the magnificent<br />
partnership between Quentin Blake<br />
and illustrator John Yeoman.<br />
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