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Second Government Art Collection exhibition opens

Cornelia Parker’s ‘Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain’ at the Whitechapel Gallery.

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Ed Vaizey
Published
23 September 2011
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The second display of works from the Government Art Collection is now on display at the Whitechapel Gallery. For this display, the GAC invited leading British artist Cornelia Parker to select works of art reflecting her personal take on the Collection.

When making her selection for Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain, Parker arranged images of the works on her computer by hue. This led her to think about the political associations that colours have and the possibility of curating a political spectrum using art from the ‘somewhat charged diplomatic arena’ of the Government Art Collection.

Plan your visit

Admission is free and the exhibition is open until 4 December 2011. This is the second in a series of five displays at the Whitechapel Gallery running from June 2011 to September 2012.

Further information

Published 23 September 2011