Tag Archives: Liz Rideal

Focus on: Indian Textiles

27 March , 2012

In this audio piece we focus on Indian textiles in COTTON: Global Threads. Curator Dr Jennifer Harris discusses the large scale Tipu’s Tent, presented as part of a range of textile treasures highlighting India’s considerable contribution to the history of… Continue reading →

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Textile sample books as inspiration

26 March , 2012

The Textile Manufactures of India Vols I, II, V & VII (1866) A selection of Indian sample books by John Forbes Watson are on display in the Gulbenkian Gallery at the Whitworth. The volumes entitled The Textile Manufactures of India are… Continue reading →

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Views of Drop Sari

26 February , 2012

A video showing an installation view of Liz Rideal‘s Drop Sari, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, as part of COTTON: Global Threads. Rideal’s work displays imagery from India and tumbling sari fabrics projected upon white cotton saris – in the… Continue reading →

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Artist Interview – Liz Rideal

25 February , 2012

Inky traces of a sari physically crumpled through a press contrast with a delicately suspended sari wafting as projected images dance upon it. The viewer is seduced by the work even after the gallery has closed, with an intriguing LED… Continue reading →

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Liz Rideal paints the fabric of the building

24 February , 2012

Liz Rideal‘s video projection and LED work Light Curtain, lighting up the windows of the Whitworth has captivated and intrigued those walking along Oxford Road after dark. The colorful imagery of fabrics and repetitive motion of weaving machines set against… Continue reading →

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Talk: Liz Rideal

Thursday 10th May, 6:30pm with refreshments from 6pm
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Artist Liz Rideal will discuss her practice, including her work featured in COTTON: Global Threads
At 6:30pm with refreshments served from 6pm.
Free, no need to book, drop-in.