"LS Lowry: A Reboot of the Manchester Icon. A new exhibition at the gallery is set to challenge the long-held perception of LS Lowry as a simplistic and unsophisticated artist. The show, featuring 140 paintings by the Mancunian artist, promises to offer a more nuanced and balanced view of Lowry's work, which often captured the gritty reality of working-class life in the industrial north-west of England during the early 20th century. Co-curator of the exhibition claims that Lowry's art has been unfairly maligned as "naive and uncultured", and this extensive collection is poised to set the record straight."
Gallery director says collection of 140 paintings will offer a more balanced view of Manchester painter’s workA new exhibition of work by LS Lowry will “bust a few myths” about the Mancunian artist, who the show’s co-curator says is still wrongly derided for being “naive and uncultured”.LS Lowry: the Theatre of Life features 140 paintings by the artist, who captured working-class life in the industrial north-west of England during the early and mid 20th century. Continue reading...
