Press Releases
On this page you will find press releases and a selection of images available to download. These images are copyright controlled and are for sole purpose of promotion and review. If you need clarification or wish to request further content or interviews, please email press@arnolfini.org.uk
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4 Days: Curtain Call
Tuesday, 20th August 2013
September’s edition of Arnolfini’s regular performance festival explores contemporary arts’ restless relationship with the theatrical and the staged. A wide range of artists present works informed by genres such as the play, the musical, the opera and the puppet show.
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Michael Dean
Friday, 12th July 2013
This autumn, Arnolfini presents an exhibition of new works by Michael Dean. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 1977, Dean is one of the most acclaimed contemporary artists in Britain, working with sculpture, photography and drawing.
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Mierle Laderman Ukeles: Maintenance Art Works 1969 – 1980
The exhibition by Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Maintenance Art Works 1969–1980, is the first comprehensive solo exhibition of the artist’s earlier work in the UK.
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34 Bristols
Friday, 28th June 2013
A unique performance event showcasing 34 UK artists across Bristol at a diverse range of Bristol-based arts organisations.
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Doug Fishbone & Friends: Adventureland Golf
Thursday, 6th June 2013
Artist Doug Fishbone’s Adventureland Golf, consists of nine holes, each designed by some of the UK’s most celebrated contemporary artists and includes; Jake and Dinos Chapman, David Shrigley, Brian Griffiths, Zatorski and Zatorski, and Doug Fishbone himself. These artist-designed holes range from statements on politics and life and death, to fun challenges.
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Yorgos Sapountzis: The Protagonists
Friday, 10th May 2013
Yorgos Sapountzis will present a project that creates an imaginary park of public sculptures in the galleries of Arnolfini.
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
This exhibition will present works, with a special focus on his printed projects, by Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006), one of the most prominent post-‐war British artists.
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Susanne Kriemann Press Pack
Monday, 15th April 2013
Susanne Kriemann’s work is concerned with the power of archives. Often based on photography, her works look at specific examples of documentary images, from early photo history to surveillance cameras, and how they shaped our understanding of reality.
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Jutta Koether Press Pack
The exhibition Seasons and Sacraments will feature a selection of new and recent works by Jutta Koether, one of the most important artists working with painting today.
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Mika Vainio, Sensate Focus, Bee Mask
Sunday, 14th April 2013
Live performances by three artists at the forefront of contemporary sonic practice, reconfiguring the diverse legacies of modern electronic music for both the head and the body.
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Don Celender Press Pack
Monday, 1st April 2013
Surveyed is the first European solo exhibition of the American conceptual artist Don Celender (1931-2005).
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BABE 2013 (Bristol Artists Book Event) Press Pack
Thursday, 28th March 2013
BABE is back and bigger than ever for 2013. Spread over three floors more than 80 artist bookmakers, dealers and small presses from Bristol and around the world will come together at Arnolfini to show and sell their work.
