Portraits of artist Simeon Barclay wearing a black suit with white shirt in a minimal semi-industrial setting 

A portrait of Simeon Barclay holding a transparent overhead projector acrylic that says 'plus so much more' backwards in marker pen in front of his face.

Featuring works by Simeon Barclay, Denzil Forrester, Joy Labinjo, Ryan Mosley, Abigail Reynolds, Bridget Smith, and major new commissions by Rowland Hill, Chris Paul Daniels and Ulla von Brandenburg.

The dynamic of congregating and witnessing something collectively is a powerful stimulant that enrichens any creative experience. Curtain Up is a group exhibition that explores how visual artists have sought to capture the shared anticipation, heightened emotions, and communal energy of being in an audience.

This exhibition, which includes specially commissioned artworks, considers live performance, music and other art forms as experiential moments, shaped by three key elements: space, event, and audience. The cinema, fairground, theatre and concert halls are all explored as backdrops to experience cultural events. But it is also about being part of a crowd that activates a shared feeling of unity and reacting to the emotional and behavioural responses of others - that creates the energy and atmosphere of a unique experience.

A neon lit installation by Simeon Barclay

United Kingdom

Salford

Curtain Up presents works by Simeon Barclay, Denzil Forrester, Joy Labinjo, and more. Delve into the shared emotions and energy of audiences through visual art.

Curtain Up

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