Firstsite
 Firstsite art gallery in Colchester | |
  Location within Essex | |
| Established | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Location | Colchester, Essex, England |
| Coordinates | 51°53′20″N 0°54′22″E / 51.889°N 0.906°E |
| Director | Matthew Rowe |
| Website |
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Firstsite is a contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 2011.[1] It was designed by Rafael Viñoly. It is situated in Colchester's "Cultural Quarter" near The Minories, Colchester, fifteen Queen Street (a creative business hub), the Norman Colchester Castle, the Natural History Museum, Hollytrees Museum and Colchester's Roman Wall. Its exhibits are on a rolling six-monthly basis, starting with Camulodunum.[2] It also cooperated with Essex University to show South American art until 2013.[3][4][5] Firstsite is a registered charity under English law.[6]
Exhibitions
- Camulodunum - artists including Ai Weiwei, Subodh Gupta, Barbara Hepworth, Sarah Lucas, Aleksandra Mir, Henry Moore, Grayson Perry, Robert Smithson, J. M. W. Turner, Andy Warhol, Rebecca Warren and Bill Woodrow
- Steven Claydon - Culpable Earth
- Equivalents – Carl Andre, John Constable
- News from Nowhere - artists including Lynda Benglis, Lygia Clark, Richard Deacon (sculptor), Naum Gabo, Isa Genzken, Roger Hiorns, Nam June Paik, László Moholy-Nagy, John McCracken and Paul Thek
- Anthea Hamilton - Sorry I'm Late
- Humphrey Jennings - Painting, Collage, Film
- Nigel Henderson & Eduardo Paolozzi: Hammer Prints Limited 1954 - 1975
Critical appraisal
The gallery's opening received a considerable evaluation in the press. The Guardian criticized the sloping walls and the architect, Viñoly.[7] It also examined it in terms of the economic expectations towards it and in comparison with other regional galleries.[8] However, The Independent praised the inaugural exhibition Camulodunum.[9] The Daily Telegraph has criticized the expense of the project.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "firstsite". Firstsite.uk.net. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "firstsite". Firstsite.uk.net. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "University of Essex to rehouse its Latin American collection". artinternet.net. 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ "Works on Display". ESCALA University of Essex. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ "firstsite". Firstsite.uk.net. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Charity Commission. FIRSTSITE LIMITED, registered charity no. 1031800.
- ↑ Rowan Moore (2011-09-18). "Firstsite – review | Art and design | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Maev Kennedy (2011-09-22). "Colchester's Firstsite for sore eyes | Art and design | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ McLean, Laura (2011-10-21). "Camulodunum, Firstsite, Colchester - Reviews - Art". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Art (2011-10-14). "firstsite gallery, Colchester: £25 million well-spent?". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-12-15.