Tony Heaton: altered
From: 24th March 2023 8:00 am
To: 25th June 2023 8:00 am
Attenborough Arts Centre
Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, UKThe exhibition explores Heaton’s sculptural practice from his early disability rights activism and his initiation of the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA), to more recent work that includes direct stone carving and neon text pieces.
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altered is a major solo exhibition by British sculptor and disability rights activist, Tony Heaton OBE. The exhibition explores Heaton’s sculptural practice from his early disability rights activism and his initiation of the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA), to more recent work that includes direct stone carving and neon text pieces. With wit and self-awareness, Heaton uses a range of materials and techniques to produce intelligent and thought-provoking work that is a reflection of the artist’s own biography.
Attenborough Arts Centre’s presentation of altered follows on from the centre’s 2015 presentation of ‘Art, Life, Activism’, the inaugural exhibition in our new galleries. That exhibition included work by Heaton, notably ‘Gold Lame’ and ‘Shaken Not Stirred, and the artist was an exhibition that included work by Heaton and from which a work, Raspberry Ripple (2019) by the artist was acquired for the Grundy Art Gallery permanent collection.
Join us for the exhibition opening, Thursday 23 March, 5pm – 7pm. Free and open to all with Tony Heaton in attendance.
