Murmuration at the Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle, explores avian symbolism in art and traces its significance across cultures and time. It features a wide selection of work from artists and makers from various generations, backgrounds and genres whose work ranges from drawing, sculpture, film and installation. Visitors can discover the pivotal role that birds play as indicators of the health of the environment, and learn how birds were represented in art as metaphors for innocence, status and courtship. Pieces from the museum’s collection are set alongside the contemporary works with additional loans from other institutions. Regional artist, Bethan Maddocks’ paper sculptural-installation, Twelfth Night Pie recreates a bird pie filled with species that now face mass decline.

Source: The Times February 03, 2024 13:37 UTC