Walk On. From Richard Long to Janet Cardiff – 40 Years of Art Walking, Art Editions North, The University of Sunderland, Sunderland, 2013 [WALK, University of Sunderland's Walking, Art, Landskip and Knowledge research group, Sunderland. SURE, The University of Sunderland, Sunderland. Peter Foolen Editions, Eindhoven]
Contributors: Cynthia Morrison-Bell, Alistair Robinson, Mike Collier
Artists: Richard Long, Hamish Fulton, Alec Finlay, Marina Abramovic, Chris Drury, Mike Collier, Brian Thompson, Tim Brennan, Tim Robinson, Julian Opie, Bruce Nauman, Melanie Manchot, Richard Wentworth, Francis Alÿs, Janet Cardiff, Atul Bhalla, Simon Pope, Sophie Calle, plan b, Wrights & Sites, Dan Holdsworth, Rachel Reupke. Joe Bateman, Brendan Stuart Burns, Rachael Clewlow, Sarah Cullen, Bradley Davies, Tracy Hannah, James Hugonin, Tim Knowles, Pat Naldi & Wendy Kirkup, Ingrid Pollard, Bryndis Snæbjõrnsdóttir & Mark Wilson, walkwalkwalk, Jeremy Wood, Catherine Yass, Carey Young
Exhibitions: curated by Cynthia Morrison-Bell, Alistair Robinson and Mike Collier of WALK, assisted by Janet Ross, PMG, Pitzhanger Manor Gallery & House, London, March 26 – May 6, 2013; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA), Sunderland, June – August 5, 2013; MAC Birmingham, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, February 8 – March 31, 2014; The Atkinson, Southport, April 12 – August 9, 2014; Plymouth City Art Gallery, Plymouth, September 19 – December 12, 2014
In the seaside town of Southport is a museum called The Atkinson. This has no connection to Surgeon Lieutenant E.L. Atkinson R.N., but does have a polar connection in that Frederick Hooper, Terra Nova steward, spent the latter years of his life in Southport, and left them his Antarctic stuff. It also happens to be the town where Herbert Ponting grew up, which is why they have a show on about him, featuring many spectacular reproductions of his famous polar photographs.
The show is on now, and runs to Saturday 2 September 2023. On 12 August, I will be giving a little presentation about the Terra Nova Expedition (contextualising Ponting’s photos) and talking a bit about how I went about making the graphic novel. There will also be books in the shop! So if you are Up North, and have wanted a book but were waiting until you could support a local heritage institution, now is your chance! Also come say hi; I am friendly, I promise.
Dan Dare and Frank Hampson Centenary Exhibitions Closing Soon
Dan Dare and Frank Hampson Centenary Exhibitions Closing Soon
Peter Hampson and Stephen Whittle at the launch of “Frank Hampson – The Man Who Drew Dan Dare” at the Atkinson, Southport. Image courtesy The Atkinson
Two Frank Hampson Centenary exhibitions, one at The Atkinson in Southport, the other at Bourne Hall in Ewell, are both coming to an end in March. Time’s running out if you haven’t seen them yet.
Image courtesy The Atkinson downthetubes contributor…
Sneak Peek: Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson centenary exhibition items revealed
Sneak Peek: Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson centenary exhibition items revealed
A sketch of Dan Dare by Frank Hampson
Southport’s The Atkinson is putting the finishing touches to its upcoming exhibition to mark the centenary of Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson‘s birth, and we have a some pictures of items that will be included.
Frank Hampson with young Eagle fans. Are you in this picture? Why not ket us know , below? Frank Hampson’s Spaceship Computer
Beware the Mekon! Photo: Dan Whitehead Dan Whitehead visited The Atkinson in Southport, Lancashire – the town where Eagle comic was first created by Frank Hampson and Marcus Morris – and offers his take on the permanent Dan Dare exhibition there… I have an almost lifelong affection for Dan Dare and Eagle. The comic was relaunched in the 1980s, just as I was ready to graduate from The Beano and I…
