Cubiclism
Four women artists
will exhibit in the male changing cubicles of the Males First
Class pool during our Open Days in September 2007.
Bridget Bowie, Christine
Wilcox-Baker, Chris Williams and Lynne Williams are all north-west
based artists with a string of exhibitions to their names. Driven
by a common affection for this romantic building and a shared
excitement to use this unique space for an art show they have
combined resources.
With ideas sparking
off from the history of the building and the much loved interior,
visitors will encounter the artistic output of four diverse talents.
A series of works have been specially created for this exhibition.
Subtle sounds will echo the past. Can you hear the bathers that
might be in the pool when it’s restored? Is that really
a fish swimming by or someone ‘swimming like a fish’?
Mixed bathing was once
forbidden in the First Class pool, but this art mixes media and
has women using men’s spaces, illustrating how times have
changed. The Baths are old but being renewed and it’s the
same with some of the art on show. Recycled materials and natural
items are blended to create a new vision.
This Arts Council
England supported exhibition is timed to coincide with the Victoria
Baths Open Day on Sunday 2nd, Thursday 6th, Friday 7th, Saturday
8th and Sunday 9th September. See the Open Days page for opening
times
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