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Laure Prouvost, Monolog 2009, video, 9 min Film stills © the artist, courtesy the artist and MOT International

4 Dec 2013—17 Jan 2014 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

DISPLAYS: Turner Prize 2013 winner Laure Prouvost

The work of 2013 Turner Prize winner Laure Prouvost moves between film, performance, sound and site-specific installation. It often plays with the relationship between director, performer, audience and the architecture of viewing. Last…

16 Oct 2013—23 Nov 2013 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

DISPLAYS: The Eric & Jean Cass Gift

Collectors Eric and Jean Cass recently donated over £4 million of modern and contemporary artworks to the Contemporary Art Society for gifting to museums. The gift is one of the…

James Clarkson, Studio Floor Composition (no.6), 2013, laser cut mild steel, 79.7 x 55 x 0.3cm. Courtesy of DREI, Cologne. Photo: Joe Plommer

4 Oct 2013—3 Jan 2014 59 Central Street PROJECTS, Displays

PROJECT 04: Tip of the Iceberg: Art from Up North

In 2009, the Contemporary Art Society launched a pioneering membership programme for individuals across the North of England, to bring the rich diversity of artistic talent residing in the region to…

17 Sep 2013—1 Dec 2013 Displays, Whitechapel

Contemporary Art Society Displays at the Whitechapel Gallery: Nothing Beautiful Unless Useful

1st display in a series of Contemporary Art Society displays at the Whitechapel Gallery looking at the role of philanthropy in shaping public collections across the UK. Nothing Beautiful Unless…

John Stezaker, Fall XIII (detail) 1992, collage, 17.7 x 10.4cm. © the artist and The Approach

4 Sep 2013—4 Oct 2013 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

DISPLAYS: John Stezaker

British artist John Stezaker uses collage to explore the subversive within found images such as film magazines, vintage postcards and illustrations. Fall XII and Fall XIII (both 1992) were recently…

Leo Fitzmaurice, 'Constellation', 2009, marker pen on film posters, 200 x 300cm, photo: Joe Plommer

5 Jul 2013—27 Sep 2013 59 Central Street PROJECTS, Displays

PROJECT 03: Data

Data brings together a sequence of works by Salvatore Arancio, James Brooks, Leo Fitzmaurice, Helen Kincaid, Noa Lidor and Tom Richards that explore systems of knowledge and information. Interrogating scientific…

25 Jun 2013—28 Jun 2013 59 Central Street PROJECTS, Displays

PROJECT 02: Verging on the Absurd

The second in our new series of displays showcasing our Artist Members and guest artists, Verging on the Absurd, which is curated by Elinor Morgan.10

Pil & Galia Kollectiv, Conflict within the Organization, 2010, screensaver, installation view at the Contemporary Art Society 2013, duration 6.48 minutes, © the artists. Photo: Joe Plommer

19 June 2013 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

Artist Talk – Pil & Galia Kollectiv

Pil & Galia Kollectiv discuss their work at the Contemporary Art Society as part of PROJECT 02: Verging on the Absurd.

David Hockney, 'The Arrival', A Rake’s Progress (detail) (portfolio of sixteen prints) 1961–3, etching, edition of 50, 15 ½ x 22 ½in. © David Hockney

13 June 2013 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

DISPLAYS Curator Talk – Helen Stalker on David Hockney’s A Rake’s Progress

Curator Helen Stalker of the Whitworth Art Gallery discusses the pervading influence of A Rake’s Progress at the Contemporary Art Society on 13 June.

4 June 2013 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

DISPLAYS Preview – David Hockney

We are delighted to present the entire set of 16 prints this summer. This seminal work is a semi-autobiographical story about Hockney, the ‘rake’, and the down and outs of his life in New York in the early 1960s.

Samara Scott, French, 2012. Carpet, household paints and carpet trim, dimensions variable. Photo: Joe Plommer

5 Apr 2013—28 Jun 2013 59 Central Street DISPLAYS, Displays

PROJECTS Preview: PROJECTS 02 – Verging on the Absurd

The second in our new series of displays showcasing our Artist Members and guest artists, Verging On The Absurd, curated by Elinor Morgan, freelance curator and ESP Programmer at Eastside P30rojects, Birmingham.

20 Mar 2013—16 Apr 2013 Displays

DISPLAYS: Phyllida Barlow

Phyllida Barlow is a central figure in the development of contemporary British sculpture. Her deliberately playful and non-monumental works Untitled: Basel structure (2010), Untitled: crushed shape (2011) and Untitled: disaster 3 (2010) were recently gifted by the Contemporary Art Society to Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery with additional support from the Art Fund.

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The Madonna of the Cat, after Barocci (2022) by Ali Cherri. Photo credit - Garry Jones Photography for Culture Coventry

12 December 2022 Curator's CPD Programme

Artists and Collections: Expanding Practices

Histories of Trauma: On the Representation of Violence in Collections Timings: 13.00- 13.10 Welcome by Ilaria Puri Purini, Contemporary Art Society, Martin Roberts, Herbert Art Gallery, Daniel Herrmann, Curator of…

11 February 2023 Talks & Events

Artist Talk: Nicole Wermers in conversation with Penelope Curtis followed by Gallery Walking Tour, East London

We are thrilled to invite you to join us for a breakfast talk by artist Nicole Wermers in conversation with art historian and curator Penelope Curtis at Herald St. Their…

2 March 2023 Curator's CPD Programme

CPD Visit: VIP Tour of Collect Fair

Join us for a VIP Tour of Collect Fair. We will be touring the fair with Sarah Griffin, curator and craft expert. Collect Fair will showcase work made in the…

Ten Siblings (2021), Mohammed Sami, courtesy of Modern Art and Camden Art Centre

18 March 2023 Talks & Events

CAStour: North London

The Contemporary Art Society tour (CASt) is London’s first and most popular gallery bus tour, taking place throughout the year and offering an inspirational insight into the city’s most exciting…

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