Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery to be part of ARTIST ROOMS On Tour 2015 - The Box, Plymouth

By: Jo Clarke
Added: 30 October 2014

The National Galleries of Scotland and Tate are delighted to announce their schedule for the seventh year of ARTIST ROOMS On Tour. New exhibitions will go on show at 17 venues across the UK in 2015 and a further seven exhibitions already open will continue to run into that year. 

As part of the tour, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery will stage an exhibition of work by Gerhard Richter from 26 September 2015 to 16 January 2016. 

Recognised as one of Germany’s most significant living artists, Richter consistently identifies himself as a painter. His ongoing investigation into the process of painting started over 50 years ago in 1960.  

Plymouth's exhibition will examine the breadth and depth of his practice and techniques, and will focus on the three broad areas of activity in his work: figurative, constructive and abstract.  

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is aiming to involve young people in a range of areas including the development of the exhibition and the production of its marketing and interpretation materials as well as through a programme of public events.  

By the end of 2015, ARTIST ROOMS will have been shown in 78 museums and galleries nationwide and 149 displays and exhibitions will have opened since 2009. ARTIST ROOMS have been seen by over 31 million people to date. The tour is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and through the continued support of the Art Fund and, in Scotland, support from the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. 

The total number of artists now part of the ARTIST ROOMS collection is 39. This year an important group of works by Dan Flavin was added, joining recent acquisitions of the work of Alex Katz, Douglas Gordon and Louise Bourgeois and was recently shown in Dumfries. 

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For more information, photographs or interview opportunities call Jo Clarke on 01752 306228 or email jo.clarke@plymouth.gov.uk.