The Art of Industry: From Joseph Wright to the 21st Century
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The Art of Industry: From Joseph Wright to the 21st Century

  • Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BS
  • 24 March 2018 – 17 June 2018

About the exhibition

Exploring the interwoven histories of art and industry, this exhibition examines both the way that artists view industry and conversely the way that industry portrays itself. The exhibition charts the change in the artists’ viewpoint from depicting industrial buildings set in sublime landscapes to representing the ‘dark satanic mills’ and technological power houses reaping havoc on the natural world. Over the last 300 years since the birth of the Industrial Revolution artists have been…

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