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Bluecoat is a unique and much-loved Liverpool institution, its
oldest city centre building. This book tells the fascinating story
of its transformation from charity school to contemporary arts
centre, the UK's first. Its early 18th century origins shed light
on the religious and maritime mercantile environment of the growing
port, whose merchants supported the school. Echoes from then are
revealed in themes explored by artists in the 20th century,
including slavery and colonial legacies. The predominant focus is
on an inclusive building for the arts, starting with colourful
bohemian society, the Sandon, who established an artistic colony in
1907, hosting significant exhibitions by the Post-Impressionists
and many leading modern British artists. Bluecoat Society of Arts
emerged as the building's custodians, paving the way for the arts
centre which, despite financial struggles and wartime bomb damage,
survived and continues to play a prominent role in Liverpool's and
the UK's culture. Bluecoat is described as where 'village hall
meets the avant-garde'. In its rich story, Picasso, Stravinsky,
Yoko Ono, Captain Beefheart, Simon Rattle and the inspirational
Fanny Calder are just some of the names encountered, as key
strands, including music, visual art, performance and the
building's tenants, are traced.
Susan Hefuna's Egyptian-German heritage has led her to explore the respective cultures' characteristics and oppositions. In her multifaceted photographs, drawings, installations and videos, the artist works with cultural codes and offers new insights in each of them. Navigating between different cultures and various media, Hefuna moreover questions identity as such. To her, digitally altered images of so-called Mashrabiyas (distinctive type of wood carving particular to the Arab East, mainly used for windows behind which women would not be seen from the outside), can serve as means to define gender specific spaces and spiritual concepts hidden behind the visible reality. Comprised of recent and selected works, this publication accompanies a travelling exhibition. (Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool 2004, UK, Curator: Bryan Biggs, Townhouse Gallery Cairo 2004, Egypt, Curator: William Wells, among other locations).
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