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Photographic reality is a funny thing, and much of this impressive show of contemporary painters using photo-realist techniques manages to confuse it further. 'Blow Up' is a large show in Birmingham's only serious commercial gallery featuring some Read on…
St Paul's Gallery, Birmingham
14 February - 10 April
Set in a previously derelict space in post-industrial Birmingham, 'Re:Location' is the kind of project that artists often talk about but somehow never quite manage to achieve. It is a huge, sprawling show with over sixty artists whose works touch Read on…
X-ray factory, Smethwick
27 September – 11 October
Prince Charming, Siamese Orchid, Blue Danube, Rare Earth, Sublime Sun: these could be clothing labels, rare plants or race horses. In fact they are part of the list of colours in Shelflife – the centrepiece of Matt Golden's solo show that Read on…
The Gallery, Stratford Leisure and Visitor Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon
10-30 March
Geoffrey Farmer's video work Boss log – the first and last piece seen as you enter the space – sets the scene for this show of work by three Vancouver-based artists. An episode from The Beachcombers, one of Canada's most exported TV Read on…
Gasworks Gallery, London 28 June – 11 August
Walking through the large elongated space of the Lowry where David Walker's sizeable photographs are installed is a lonely experience. As one close-up of detritus follows another, we are presented with the bleak details of abandoned rubbish, toys Read on…
The Lowry, Salford Quays and Static, Liverpool 26 January – 28 April
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