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Exhibition

Bugs, Bones and Birds

The animal body remade in contemporary art

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Djanogly Theatre

Concession prices available.

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This talk by art historian Dr Isobel Elstob, University of Nottingham, will explore how contemporary British artists have used bones, feathers and other organic material to create new sculptural forms.

Kate MccGwire’s feather installations will be discussed alongside works by Tessa Farmer, Alastair and Fleur Mackie and Polly Morgan.

Image: WHITE LIES (DECEIT), 2015 by Kate MccGwire © the artist

Turmoil a sculpture by artist Kate MccGwire made of pheasant feathers.
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