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ARTIST ROOMS On Tour<\/strong>:\u00a0Richard Long\u00a0 4<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0October\u00a02014\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 10<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0January 2015 Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Bideford, Devon<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Burton Art Gallery\u00a0and Museum,\u00a0is proud to present a public exhibition of works by the celebrated land artist Richard Long, as part of ARTIST ROOMS On Tour.<\/p>\n

In a career that now spans nearly 50 years, Richard Long, has tested the boundaries of art by creating a substantial and varied collection of work in which he has taken nature as his subject but also as the source of his materials. Credited with being\u00a0closely associated with the emergence of a new art form,\u00a0Land Art,\u00a0Long won\u00a0the Turner Prize in 1989 and is one of Britain\u2019s most significant artists, living and working in his beloved West Country.<\/p>\n

Richard Long\u2019s work is deep rooted in his affinity with nature, developed often during walks around the British countryside.\u00a0Walking repetitively in a line, making a circle of pebbles, arranging sticks in their hundreds, using mud as paint and piling up stones are just some of the many ways in which Richard Long has interacted with the landscape.\u00a0\u00a0He\u00a0was amongst a new generation of British artists who wanted to extend the possibilities of sculpture beyond the confines of traditional artists materials and he began to use natural materials such as clay, pine needles, driftwood, slate, mud and stones in his work.\u00a0Long\u00a0is\u00a0renowned for documenting the experience of his walks with photographs, maps, wall drawings and printed statements, revealing patterns and observations with beauty, creativity and inspiration.<\/p>\n

As a student in 1967, Long completed \u2018A Line Made By Walking\u2019 \u2013 a photograph of a field edged by a wood showing a narrow strip of grass, flattened by the action of him repeatedly walking it. Richard Long has stated \u201cI have the most profound feelings when I am walking, or touching natural materials in natural places.\u201d Paradoxically he states that his work is a portrait of himself in the world, his personal journey through it and the materials he finds along the way.\u00a0 \u2018A Line Made by Walking\u2019 is alongside other pieces in the exhibition which have a relationship to the South West; \u2018Cornish Slate Ellipse\u2019, 2009, and \u2018Three Moors\u2019 are included within this exhibition.<\/p>\n

The works on display at the Burton Art Gallery\u00a0and Museum\u00a0are taken from ARTIST ROOMS, an inspirational collection of modern and contemporary art acquired for the nation by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland through the generosity of Anthony d’Offay with additional support from funders, including the Art Fund. The ARTIST ROOMS tour programme, now in its sixth year, is showing at 18 museums and\u00a0galleries across the UK in 2014. The tour is made possible thanks to the support of Arts Council England and the Art Fund.<\/p>\n

Warren Collum, Exhibitions and Collections Officer at the Burton Art Gallery and Museum said, \u201cRight\u00a0from the beginning of being involved with\u00a0the\u00a0ARTIST ROOMS programme, one of the artists I had in mind for The Burton was Richard Long.\u00a0Many of the works in this exhibition have a direct\u00a0connection to the South West environment. In particular,\u00a0the works \u2018Cut Slate Ellipse\u2019 and \u2018Three Moors\u2019 will resonate strongly with our audiences encouraging them to connect with the materials that make up our environment, but in a totally different context \u2013 the gallery space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miranda Clarke, Visual Arts Manager at The Burton\u00a0added, \u201cWe are delighted to be an associate partner as part of ARTIST ROOMS. This is a significant moment in the Burton\u2019s 60+ year history, bringing the Richard Long exhibition to The Burton supports the original remit as set out by Hubert Coop and Thomas Burton, the founders of The Burton, in 1951. Recently on a visit to Tate Modern, travelling up the main escalators I glimpsed the 12foot high map of the UK, which shows where all the ARTIST ROOMS venues are this year. It was incredible to see \u2018The Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Bideford\u2019<\/em>\u00a0pinpointed. It made me proud of Bideford and of The Burton.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Richard Long\u2019s work is a celebration of wild places that often lie hidden, just off the beaten track.\u00a0 He is an artist who has had a lifetime of joyful exploration and simple pleasures, exploring the relation of man and nature, expressing, in new ways, the beauty and fragility of this relationship.<\/p>\n

The Burton Art Gallery also hosts regular art activities for children and teenagers, allowing them the opportunity to discover their creative side and get artistically active themselves. Visit\u00a0www.burtonartgallery.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0for further details.<\/p>\n

To find out more information about ARTIST ROOMS On Tour please visit www.artfund.org\/artistrooms<\/a>.\u00a0 To see the full ARTIST ROOMS collection please visit\u00a0www.tate.org.uk\/artistrooms<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0www.nationalgalleries.org\/artistrooms<\/span><\/p>\n

Venue Contact Details:<\/strong>
\nTHE BURTON ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Kingsley Road, Bideford EX39 2QQ
\n(e)\u00a0burtonartgallery@torridge.gov.uk<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 (t) 01237 471455 (w)\u00a0www.burtonartgallery.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Opening Hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm, Sunday 11am – 4pm.<\/p>\n

Lucy Goaman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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