- Venue
- 42 New Briggate Gallery
- Starts
- Thursday, April 24, 2008
- Ends
- Wednesday, May 21, 2008
- Address
- 42 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NU
- Location
- Yorkshire
To accompany Opera North’s Shakespeare Resounding season, Matter of Fact presents photography and installation work exploring our willingness to suspend disbelief for the sake of a good story. The exhibition is inspired by the enduring relevance and timeless qualities of Shakespeare’s plays. Two specially commissioned works by contemporary artists are displayed alongside photographs and documentation from the infamous Cottingley Fairies story, forming an investigation of ideas such as ‘evidence’ and ‘proof’ in art’s attempt to enrich everyday life. The exhibition will display five photographic prints of the Cottingley Fairies alongside drawings and writings by Frances and Elsie and an interview with Yorkshire TV 60years after the fairy furore. 'Distant Relatives' is a newly commissioned photographic series made to accompany Opera North’s production of Macbeth. Artist Giuseppe Lambertino travelled to the far reaches of Scotland to document actual sites relating to the real 11th century Scottish king. 'Love Capital' accompanies Roméo et Juliette and displays the results of artists Eva Rowson and Yvonne Carmichael’s trip around locations in Verona associated with the world’s most famous lovers. The installation will present their souvenirs with an artist’s book exploring the commercial opportunities created by Romeo and Juliet’s tragic but everlasting love.
