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Richard P. Rogers. Frank Cook and the Birmingham Scene
Exhibition
Richard P. Rogers. Frank Cook and the Birmingham Scene
30 Mar 2018 – 22 Apr 2018
Regular hours
- Friday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 22:00
Address
- Midlands Arts Centre (MAC)
- Cannon Hill Park
- Birmingham
England - B12 9QH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus routes with stops close to MAC include: 1, 35, 41, 45/47, 61/63. Check NX West Midlands for more information.
- MAC is situated near to four train stations; Five Ways, University, Selly Oak and Birmingham New Street. The closest station is Five Ways - being 1.3 miles away, followed by University (1.4), then Selly Oak (1.5) and finally Birmingham New Street (1.7).
As part of his cultural studies research at Birmingham University in the late 60s, American student Richard P Rogers followed young artist Frank Cook from Ladywood back-to-backs to a studio at MAC and on to art-school in London.
About
These images, showing in Birmingham for the first time since they were taken fifty years ago, offer a panorama of the city at a time of disorienting change, covering everything from slum clearances and traveller camps to Saturday afternoon at the Hawthorns. They also document the Midlands Arts Centre in its early years; pottery workshops, music rehearsals, chess games and discos. Accompanying the images are Frank's own reflections from the time on his journey between these very different worlds, part of a conversation about social mobility and the arts which continues today.
This exhibition is part of Birmingham 68, a major strand of this year's 12th Flatpack Film Festival (13-22 April).
With thanks to Susan Meiselas and Cadbury Research Library.
