ROB RYAN

Blenheim Walk
31 January - 25 February

Rob Ryan was born in Cyprus in 1962 and studied at Trent Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art. His much sought after work is painstakingly created by hand cutting delicate papers and these intricate works are either exhibited in paper cut form or developed as limited edition screen-prints, cards, books and other items, some of which will be shown in this small display.

MICK WELBOURN

Vernon Street

10 - 28 January

For the last fifteen years Mick Welbourn has mostly made collaborative work.

When not collaborating his output of artwork has often been about swimming pools.

The new works in this exhibition are not about swimming pools.

JOAN BROSSA / ANTONI TAPIES - Poems from the Catalan

Blenheim Walk


7 January - 31 January







Poems from the Catalan is an exhibition of avant-garde poetry and art inspired by 30 years of political oppression in the Catalan region of Spain, focusing on the collaborative work of Barcelona-born poet Joan Brossa (1919-1998) and artists Antoni Tapies (b.1923), which they produced in the early 1970s as a response to General Franco's Nationalist regime in Spain. This exhibition reflects their artistic and political concerns and they remain important figures in 20th century art, each now represented by their own Foundation in Barcelona.

Shown with the assistance of the Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle.

ARTISTS' BOOKS AND PERFORMANCE

Vernon Street

3 December - 4 February



This exhibition, held in the College library at Vernon Street, includes performance, music and sound interpreted through artists' books from the College collection. The display features work by Bob Cobbing, Elisabeth S. Clark, Sam Belinfante and Jayne Wilton (pictured).

TOM PALIN

Blenheim Walk


13 December - 28 January







"We are at times too ready to believe that the present is the only possible state of things." (Marcel Proust)

To me, a painting is a document of undecidedness and possiblity. Its objecthood (material) and otherness (representation) allow for a perpetual to-ing and fro-ing between what is and what might be/what has been.

IAN DICKSON - Punk!

Blenheim Walk

26 November - 28 January



Ian Dickson has been photographing the music scene since 1972 and his work has appeared in countless publications including NME, Mojo, Q and Rolling Stone. He has exhibited in the UK, Europe and the USA as well as at the MTV Awards, the Brit Awards and the World Music Awards.

All the work being exhibited here is from just two incredible years, 1976 and 1977, and features images of the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Ramones, the Jam, the Police, the Adverts, Siouxie and the Banshees, the Stranglers, Blondie, the Slits and many others.

AGENTS OF ANARCHY

Blenheim Walk


21 November - 2 January






Agents of Anarchy is a small display of prints and posters by artists directly involved, influenced by or loosely associated with the Punk movement. It includes work by Bonnie and Clyde (above), Richard Prince, James Cauty, Todd Slater, Rob Jones, Jamie Reid and others