The Bluecoat, Liverpool’s centre for contemporary arts, will host two touring exhibitions featuring immersive installation, photography, sculpture, film and more exploring themes of care, connection, spirituality, science and the vastness of the cosmos.
Becky Beasley: A Gentle Man (Part II)(1975-2029). Opens Saturday 26 September 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027
Opening in September 2026,Becky Beasley’s exhibition ‘A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029)’ will transform the gallery into a contemplative and immersive landscape, featuring a large pale green linoleum floor artwork, ceramic work, video installation and sculptural seating which invites audiences to pause, sit, and spend time with each piece. A trio of architectural textile sculptures will form mesmerising and intimate spaces for reflection – collectively tracing out the letters: ‘H S P’ (Highly Sensitive Person). Beasley’s work draws on literary references as a primary tool for constructing and reconstructing her experience of the world.
Quote from a review by Corridor 8:
“The frequent appearance of watery metaphors throughout ‘A Gentle Man’ operates on various connected levels. At the most simple level, water, especially the still water of lakes, suggests calmness on the surface while implying a hidden depth beneath.”
Becky Beasley’s A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029) is a touring exhibition commissioned by QUAD, the Bluecoat and John Hansard Gallery with funding from the Freelands Foundation and Arts Council England.
Isabel Nolan: Some Fundamental Forces. Opens Friday 29 January to Sunday 2 May 2027
To begin 2027, the Bluecoat will host ‘some fundamental forces’ by Isabel Nolan, the most comprehensive display of work by the Irish artist in the UK to date. Nolan’s powerful work makes the case that art can go beyond merely documenting the world, asking us also to look to our place in the universe. Her interest in a variety of viewpoints; historical, scientific, and the spiritual, offers a sweeping perspective beyond our present situation. Drawing on science, spiritual and cultural legacies, Nolan’s exhibition promises to be a powerful experience for visitors. This major exhibition comes at a significant moment in Nolan’s career, in 2026 she represents Ireland at the 61st Venice Biennale, Italy.
Isabel Nolan said:
The opportunity to have this exhibition travel to the Bluecoat is very gratifying. I had the pleasure of making multiple visits to Liverpool in 2024-2025 leading into exhibiting at the 2025 edition of the Liverpool Biennial, ‘Bedrock’. Searching for both the inspiration and the location for the commissioned outdoor work was a particularly special way to get to know some aspects of the city. I’m already looking forward to being back.
Isabel Nolan’s exhibition at the Bluecoat is in partnership with Southwark Park Galleries in London, where it has just launched this August. This exhibition is generously supported at the Bluecoat by Culture Ireland, the Paul & Louise Cooke Endowment, Arts Council England and the Henry Moore Foundation. Supported by Liverpool BID, The Granada Foundation and Art Friends Merseyside.
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