Exhibitions

Venue: York Art Gallery, York

Dates: 19th January–23rd April 2008

Preview: 18th January 2008

Historic works from York Art Gallery’s prestigious old master collection will be paired with pieces by some of the most exciting contemporary artists in a refreshing new exhibition opening in January 2008. Passed as Present will bring together historic work from York’s collection - paintings and works on paper -with contemporary pieces from the Lodeveans collection of international contemporary art. The collection was put together by a father-and-son team and this will be its first major public showing. Pieces dating from as far back as the 14th Century up to the 19th Century will be compared and contrasted against the modern pieces to show how themes, techniques and styles compare and contrast - with some surprising similarities emerging.