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STEVEN CLAYDON – THE OUTSIDE IN AT THE MERL

In partnership with Reading International
October 20, 2018 - January 13, 2019

Details

Start:
October 20, 2018
End:
January 13, 2019
Time:
Normal opening times
Cost:
Free
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Venue

The Museum of English Rural Life
The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Photograph of an Installation by Steve Claydon

As part of a major new commission for Reading International, artist and curator Steven Claydon has created three sculptural installations for the galleries of The Museum of English Rural Life.

Objects from Claydon’s personal collection, gathered from across the world, and new sculptural works have been introduced into the displays to explore how we attach meaning and narratives to objects in museums.

Read our Q&A with Steven to find out about his thoughts on the MERL as a venue for his work.

About the artist

Best known for his sculptural work, Claydon was shortlisted for the inaugural Hepworth Sculpture Prize in 2016. Last year, he was also the recipient of a prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists. Claydon has performed and shown work internationally in exhibitions at Tate Modern in London, Art Basel in Switzerland, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen in Düsseldorf and Portikus in Frankfurt am Main. In addition to his practice as an artist, Claydon has also been involved in experimental electronic music for over 20 years, most notably as part of the bands Add N to X, Jack to Jack (with Mark Leckey) and Long Meg. In 2005, Claydon made a cameo appearance in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as a member of the band The Weird Sisters.

Reading International

Reading International is Reading’s new contemporary visual arts organization promoting and commissioning major solo exhibitions, group and thematic shows, and a programme of events including performances, film screenings, workshops, talks, offsite projects and temporary public artworks.

Related events:

20th October: Public Launch of The Outside In

20th November: FOLK: A MERL Late, including silent disco playlist curated by Steven Claydon

28th November: Steven Claydon in Conversation

The Outside In is part of our Autumn programme of events and activities on the theme of Folk. 

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