Exhibition
The Grand Tour, Season 3
24 Mar 2018 – 17 Jun 2018
Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Foundry Scene, 1930-1940, unknown artist © Derby Museums
Exhibition
The Art of Industry: From Joseph Wright to the 21st Century
24 Mar 2018 – 17 Jun 2018
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
Give What You Think
Address
- The Strand
- Derby
- DE1 1BS
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The Museum and Art Gallery is situated in Derby town centre. There are several regular bus services and a nearby train station all in walking distance.
Event map
Exploring the interwoven histories of art and industry, this exhibition examines both the way that artists view industry and conversely the way that industry portrays itself.
About
The exhibition charts the change in the artists’ viewpoint from depicting industrial buildings set in sublime landscapes to representing the ‘dark satanic mills’ and technological power houses reaping havoc on the natural world.
Over the last 300 years since the birth of the Industrial Revolution artists have been fascinated by industry and people who work in it. Joseph Wright’s An Iron Forge painted in 1772 and in the Tate collection, returns to Derby for the first time since the 18th century. Other artists whose work are exhibited in the exhibition include Ford Madox Brown, L. S. Lowry, Graham Sutherland and Sir Edwardo Paolozzi.
