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Marcus Coates - Journey to the Lower World

1 Aug 2010 – 31 Dec 2010

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A film artwork by the influential contemporary artist Marcus Coates, is on display for the first time in Liverpool at the Walker Art Gallery from 1 August 2010 to early 2011. Both funny and touching, this work is well worth checking out if you are in the city for the Liverpool Biennial (17 September to 28 November 2010). 'Journey to the Lower World', a major piece of work by Coates, was bought by the gallery with the help of the Contemporary Art Society's Acquisitions Scheme. The film is an exciting addition to the gallery's internationally renowned collection. The work arose from 'Further Up in the Air', a residency programme for artists in Liverpool's Sheil Park estate in 2003. In the film residents from Linosa Close, a tower block awaiting demolition, watch with a mixture of anxiety, faith and good humour as Coates performs a shamanic ritual. Dressed in a deer skin and uttering eerie, animalistic grunts, he attempts to answer the emotive question put to him by his audience: Do we have a protector for this site? What is it?"

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