ARTIST ROOMS
Epoch - Gerhard Richter
2nd October 2010 - 27th February 2011
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
(In partnership with The City Gallery)
- This exhibition is now closed -
German artist Gerhard Richter is considered
to be one of the most important living painters in the world.
Gerhard Richter has exhibited work in every major gallery in the world from The Museum of Modern Art in New York to Tate Modern in London. His influence on the next generation of artists such as Damien Hirst has been enormous.
Epoch is taken from ARTIST ROOMS, a new national collection established by the dealer and collector Anthony d’Offay, jointly owned by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland.
Anthony d’Offay was brought up in Leicester with New Walk Museum & Art Gallery providing a place of inspiration during his childhood and has generously loaned a selection of the artist’s multiples, especially for this exhibition.
The exhibition includes '48 Portraits' shown alongside several other significant works that show Richter’s diverse practice, from further portrait painting to more abstract images, photographs and prints.
Epoch is accompanied by a digital visual interpretation guide developed by young people. The guide showcases the results of an innovative project, young people worked with artists and designers to produce creative responses to the Gerhard Richter exhibition.
The iPad interpretation guide is available at designated times in the gallery. We welcome your own digital interpretation of the young people’s artwork. To submit your own work email lisa.jacques@leicester.gov.uk to be featured on the iPads in the new year.
For further details on all the works featured in the exhibition, visit the Gerhard Richter website including installation images of the exhibition.
Events
The accompanying events at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery are free, but pre-booking is essential. To book your place, please call 0116 225 4900.
Exhibition Talk & Tour
Wednesday 6th October
1.00pm – 2.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join Kathy Fawcett, Exhibitions Manager, The City Gallery, for an informal tour of the ARTIST ROOMS: Epoch - Gerhard Richter exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children.
Anthony d'Offay in Conversation
In Association with the Art Fund
Thursday 28th October
7.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Anthony d’Offay in-conversation Keith Hartley, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh.
Join us for a fascinating evening and a unique opportunity to find out more about Gerhard Richter and ARTIST ROOMS. Anthony d’Offay made ARTIST ROOMS possible with his generous donation of artworks and his vision of making great art available to audiences anywhere in the country. He was inspired by his discovery of art as a child in Leicester, visiting New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. Limited places, booking essential, refreshments available. Not suitable for young children.
Evening Talk: Mark Godfrey
Wednesday 17th November
7.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join renowned curator Mark Godfrey, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at Tate Modern, for a fascinating talk about the ARTIST ROOMS: Epoch – Gerhard Richter exhibition and the work of the artist himself. Limited places, booking essential, refreshments available. Not suitable for young children.
Exhibition Talk & Tour
Saturday 11th December
2.30pm – 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join Simon Lake, Senior Curator of Art, for an informal tour of the ARTIST ROOMS: Epoch - Gerhard Richter exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children.
Learning
Epoch is accompanied by a digital visual interpretation guide developed by young people. Showcasing the results of an innovative project, young people worked with artists and designers to produce creative responses to the Gerhard Richter exhibition.
iPad interpretation guide available everyday from 11.00am - 4.00pm from Sunday 2nd January - Sunday 27th February 2011 inclusive.
We welcome your own digital interpretation of the young people’s artwork. To submit your own work email lisa.jacques@leicester.gov.uk to be featured on the iPads in the new year.
For more details on the iPad guide download the flyer at the bottom of this webpage or contact Lisa Jacques, Learning Officer on lisa.jacques@leicester.gov.uk
The Art Fund - Special Membership Offer
To coincide with the ARTIST ROOMS exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery the Art Fund are offering visitors to Leicester Museums & Galleries a special membership offer, ideal for a gift for the art lover.
Find out more about the special membership offer...
Visitor Information
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm
Free admission
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7EA
T: 0116 225 4900
E: museums@leicester.gov.uk
W: www.leicester.gov.uk/gerhardrichter
ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is an inspired partnership with the Art Fund - the fundraising charity for works of art, and the Scottish Government, making the ARTIST ROOMS collection of international contemporary art available to galleries throughout the UK.
ARTIST ROOMS is jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland and was established through The d'Offay Donation in 2008, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund and the Scottish and British Governments.
