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Returning Now – opening night: Gordon House

30 November 2019 19:00 - 22:00

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Performance starts at 19:00 promptly

Previous artists in Residence return to Gordon House Margate to exhibit their visual and performative responses to the house within the now restored domestic spaces.

This exhibition will be displayed in the domestic spaces of Gordon House, not just in the basement exhibition space. Performance, live art, sound, installation, painting, print, drawing, photography, poetry and music will occupy and become part of the rooms and spaces in Gordon House

At 19:00 there will be live performances from four of the Returning NOW artists

Artists’ talk and tour 3 December 16:00 – 17:30

Before the announcement of the Turner Prize winner later that evening, three of the artists in Returning NOW will give you a guided tour of the house and talk about their work, the house and discuss the journey they have taken.

Tours of the house and exhibition 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 December at 11:00, 14:00, 16:00
other times by appointment only

Artists: Alia ZapparovaAmi Skånberg DahlstedtBenedikte EsperiDuncan BullenEthan MechareKirsty Louise FarleyLucy LyonsMatt Harding and Ruth Fox

This group exhibition brings together local and international makers engaged with performance, visual art and cultural heritage. All were previously artists in residence at Gordon House Margate. Their creative responses to the architecture and history of Gordon House, past and present are embedded into the now restored domestic spaces.

Details

Date:
30 November 2019
Time:
19:00 - 22:00
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Venue

Gordon House
Churchfield Pl
Margate, CT9 1PJ UK
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