Exhibition

North: Identity, Photography, Fashion

6 Jan 2017 – 19 Mar 2017

Regular hours

Friday
10:00 – 17:00
Saturday
10:00 – 17:00
Sunday
10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 17:00
Thursday
10:00 – 17:00

Cost of entry

Free

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  • The nearest bus station is at Liverpool ONE, but some buses drop off at the Pier Head, right next door to the gallery. Merseytravel has details of local bus services.
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Curated by Lou Stoppard and Adam Murray, North explores the way the North of England is depicted, constructed and celebrated in select photographs, artworks and fashion collections.

About

The show brings together collective visions of the North, unpicking the tropes and themes that appear regularly in design and media and takes into account the rich cultural history of the region.

The exhibition features work from some of fashion's most notable image-makers. Early photography by Jamie Hawkesworth and Alasdair McLellan, dating back to the first years of their careers, is shown alongside historic prints from Glen Luchford and Nick Knight. Original prints from Luchford's first ever shoot, a session with The Stone Roses for The Face in 1989, will be on display. Additionally, work by contemporary artists such as Turner Prize winners Mark Leckey and Jeremy Deller will be exhibited.

Fashion garments include a Raf Simons parka from the renowned A/W 2003 Control collection, which featured graphics from Peter Saville's archive and made headlines this year for its current value of $20,000. Work by respected but now defunct label New Power Studio, one of the original recipients of Fashion East's MAN award, will be displayed alongside new work by rising talents such as Christopher Shannon and John Skelton. Iconic archive shoes by adidas, a staple of Northern style, will also be on show.

New collaborative work, such as a project by Hacienda designer Ben Kelly and American fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who is a long term fan of the sounds and graphics of 1980s Northern England, will also be on display.

Presented are candid interviews produced by SHOWstudio, talking with talents born and bred in the North, exploring the influence of the region on visual style. Subjects include Simon Foxton, Stephen Jones, Claire Barrow and Christopher Shannon.

Featured artists are Alasdair McLellan, Glen Luchford, Corinne Day, David Sims, Jamie Hawkesworth, Jason Evans, Alice Hawkins, Mark Leckey, Jeremy Deller, Raf Simons, Paul Smith, Virgil Abloh, New Power Studio, adidas, Elaine Constantine, Christopher Shannon, Maxwell Sterling, Simon Foxton, Ben Kelly, Stephen Jones, Gareth Pugh, Nick Knight, Peter Saville, John Bulmer, Peter Mitchell, Nik Hartley, Claire Barrow, Humphrey Spender, Thom Murphy, Ewen Spencer, Brett Dee, Humphrey Jennings, Dave Turner, Rob Williams, David Ellison, Scott King, Shirley Baker, Greg Leach, John Davies, John Stoddart, Martin Roberts, Michael Robinson, Michelle Sank, Paul O’Donnell, Stephen McCoy, Tom Wood, John Skelton.

The exhibition is kindly supported by adidas.

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Lou Stoppard

Adam Murray

Exhibiting artistsToggle

Paul Smith

Corinne Day

Stephen McCoy

John Davies

Claire Barrow

Jeremy Deller

Nick Knight

Alasdair McLellan

Peter Saville

David Sims

Rob Williams

Alice Hawkins

New Power Studio

Ewen Spencer

Brett Dee

Stephen Jones

John Skelton

John Bulmer

Jason Evans

Tom Wood

Jamie Hawkesworth

Simon Foxton

David Ellison

Paul O’Donnell

Dave Turner

Virgil Abloh

Gareth Pugh

Ben Kelly

Ben Kelly

Christopher Shannon

Mark Leckey

Greg Leach

Adidas

Humphrey Spender

Martin Roberts

Thom Murphy

Humphrey Jennings

Peter Mitchell

Scott King

Shirley Baker

Maxwell Sterling

John Stoddart

Michelle Sank

Glen Luchford

Raf Simons

Nik Hartley

Elaine Constantine

Michael Robinson

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