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Hew Locke: The Procession – Baltic

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead

The Procession reflects the cycle of life, history, and the ebb and flow of cultures, people, finance and power. In this captivating installation, you'll see figures who travel through space and time. Many carry historical and cultural baggage and wear embellishments that reflect global control, both financial and colonial. The installation takes inspiration from real events […]

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Chris Killip, Retrospective – Baltic

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead

Chris Killip was one of the most influential post-war documentary photographers. This full career retrospective showcases his work, with his images of the North East at the core. His photographs depict the lives of those affected by economic shifts throughout the '70s and '8os in a way that is stark yet tender. Killip immersed himself […]

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Larry Achiampong: Wayfinder – Baltic

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead

This is the first major solo exhibition by British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong, who works in film, sculpture, installation, sound, collage, music and performance. Achiampong draws inspiration from his heritage to explore topics like class, gender, and the intersection between pop culture and the residues of colonisation. The exhibition will include a feature-length film Wayfinder (2022), which follows […]

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Mul: The Art of Disco

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead

We’ve been crushing hard on Mul’s large-scale, outdoor murals you see dotted about Newcastle, the UK and beyond ever since lockdown, with his famous Running Heart characters and inimitable urban style. Now, the street artist invites us all into his colourful world of disco, urban art, film and interactive fun at Baltic this weekend. In […]

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