Eight new works to depart on display marking 70 years of ‘the spine and the spine of national art’A solar eclipse mirror ball,giant cuddly toys and an experimental 16th-century costume drama filmed on the banks of the river Tamar will all feature in new commissions celebrating 70 years of one of the UK’s most critical public art collections.
The Arts Council collection was established in 1946 “to promote and enrich knowledge of modern and contemporary art” and is the UK’s most widely seen body of art of its type. It now has 8000 works by over 2000 artists, it organises touring exhibitions, and it lends to public institutions including hospitals,schools and universities.
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Source: theguardian.com