If you’re interested in fantastical paper art check out this new, two-venue show for some delightful abstractions and creations made from paper. Entitled The First Cut, over 30 international artists have worked with paper to produce exhibitions ranging from birds and butterflies to guns and grenades, on display at MAG. The Gallery of Costume plays host to paper dresses and shoes, plus dresses fashioned out of maps and money – all set in the gallery’s Georgian surroundings.

Fri 5 Oct – Sun 27 Jan 2013, Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, M2 3JL, Tel: 0161 235 8888, Mon – Sun 10am – 5pm, FREE; Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Rusholme, M14 5LL, Tel: 0161 245 7245, Mon – Fri 1pm-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm, FREE, www.manchestergalleries.org

Photo: The Judge 2010, Justine Smith

Fri 5 Oct - Sun 27 Jan
Words:
Caitriona Devery
Published on:
Tue 8 Jan 2013