The Bristol Gallery, Harbourside: Inaugural Exhibition

Aug. 12, 2009 - PRLog -- Myth and History at The Bristol Gallery
Featuring artworks by Lubaina Himid, Deborah van der Beek, Patrick Haines, Phil Sayers, Emma Tooth, Tina Hill and Mark Parkinson.
Exhibition Dates: Saturday 19 September – Thursday 29 October 2009
Press View: Thursday 17 September 2009 from 3pm - 7pm
Gallery Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 6pm; Saturday and Sunday: 9am – 5pm; Late Night Opening: Thursdays until 8pm
The word ‘history’ stems from the Latin historia meaning ‘narrative, account, tale or story’ whilst the word ‘myth’ stems from the Greek mythos meaning ‘speech, thought, story’. At the Bristol Gallery, the exhibition Myth and History explores the myriad ways in which contemporary artists engage with western traditions of narrative, fable, storytelling and legend in literature, art, history and personal experience through painting, drawing, photography, installation and sculpture. Relationships between myth and history are evidently blurred; the artists presented here take their cue from such ambiguities in creating their own versions of events.
Further Information:
The Bristol Gallery
Building 8, Unit 2
Millennium Promenade
Harbourside
Bristol BS1 5TY
Tel: 0117 930 0005
Fax: 0117 930 0017
Email: knowledge@thebristolgallery.com

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