Elton John shares his photography collection,Tracey Emin gets into bed with William Blake and David Shrigley gives everyone a big thumb’s-upAutumn culture: Classical | Pop | Dance | Film | TheatreNeon might once have been considered a quintessentially American medium but the British artists who have worked with it are many. Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, and Cerith Wyn Evans and Eddie Peake are just some of the homebred talents to feature alongside international names in this major survey of neon art in,where else, Blackpool. Home to the world-famed Illuminations, and first switched on in September 1879,the city has played a central role in the UK history of neon, as the Grundy seeks to prove with an exhibition that includes scarce 1930s designs for the biggest free light display on earth.
• 1 September to 7 January 2017, or Grundy Art Gallery,Blackpool.
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