Art exhibition: Turner Prize nominee Alison Wilding at The Whitworth

The Whitworth Gallery’s latest major exhibition is a retrospective of the English artist and Turner Prize nominee Alison Wilding, one of Britain’s foremost post-war artists. The exhibition covers the latest 20 years of Wilding’s career, focusing on three major sculptures: Disposition, 1998, Largo, 2002, and In Dark Wood, 2012 (pictured). Wilding’s artwork is monumental and industrial, full of references to the material it’s crafted from, as well as making nods to famous artist-industrialists like William Morris. It’s the first time that the 2012 piece has ever been exhibited, while Disposition features in a series entitled The Passion of Christ and is part of the Arts Council Collection. Alison Wilding’s work varies from multi-media installation to abstract sculpture, and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1988 and 1992, as well as joining the Royal Academy in 1999. A public sculpture, Ambit, was installed for a time at Manchester Ship Canal. The exhibition is open now, and runs until Sun 12 August.

Fri 16 Feb, The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER. Tel: 0161 275 7450, times vary, FREE, www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk

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Image: Alison Wilding, In a Dark Wood, 2012, courtesy of Karsten Schubert, London.