New LS Lowry exhibition aims to demolish ‘naive and uncultured’ myth
Summary
A new exhibition called "LS Lowry: the Theatre of Life" will display 140 paintings by the artist LS Lowry, aiming to change how people see him. The show highlights his culture and variety beyond just industrial scenes, showing that he was more connected to society and the arts than many believed.Key Facts
- The exhibition opens on 24 October and features 140 paintings by LS Lowry.
- Lowry is known for painting working-class life in the industrial northwest of England in the early to mid-1900s.
- The show challenges the idea that Lowry’s work was “naive and uncultured.”
- Lowry attended art college and enjoyed the opera, theatre, and cinema.
- He collected art, including works by other famous artists like the pre-Raphaelites and Lucien Freud.
- The exhibition includes the rarely seen 1932 painting "A Football Match," shown publicly for the first time in nearly 85 years.
- Lowry painted more than industrial scenes, also depicting leisure activities like seaside visits and festivals.
- His famous painting "Going to the Match" was bought for £7.8 million in 2022 by the Lowry arts centre in Salford.
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