The Graves Gallery in Sheffield has received two separate donations of contemporary artworks, which have gone on display this month.
The first, Hew Locke’s Kingdom of the Blind #4 and #8, were given to the gallery by an anonymous art collector who wanted to share the works more widely. The artist, who has worked with Museums Sheffield on a number of occasions, suggested they go on display at the Graves.
The second addition to the gallery is Paul Morrison’s Tropopause. The Sheffield-based artist and the Alison Jacques Gallery donated the work, one of four created for an exhibiton at the Millennium Gallery last year.
Sian Brown, curatorial services manager at Museums Sheffield, said: “It’s wonderful to see such generous support for the Graves Gallery and we’re thrilled that these fantastic works have been donated to the city’s collection.
"Sheffield has a really strong visual art collection including paintings by Turner, Cezanne, LS Lowry and Bridget Riley, so it’s fitting to complement them with these incredible contemporary works.”
The new artworks have gone on display alongside Damien Hirst’s Beautiful Morana Dysgeusia Painting for Jarvis (with Diamonds), which was given to the gallery on long-term loan last year by Jarvis Cocker, the lead singer of the band Pulp.
The first, Hew Locke’s Kingdom of the Blind #4 and #8, were given to the gallery by an anonymous art collector who wanted to share the works more widely. The artist, who has worked with Museums Sheffield on a number of occasions, suggested they go on display at the Graves.
The second addition to the gallery is Paul Morrison’s Tropopause. The Sheffield-based artist and the Alison Jacques Gallery donated the work, one of four created for an exhibiton at the Millennium Gallery last year.
Sian Brown, curatorial services manager at Museums Sheffield, said: “It’s wonderful to see such generous support for the Graves Gallery and we’re thrilled that these fantastic works have been donated to the city’s collection.
"Sheffield has a really strong visual art collection including paintings by Turner, Cezanne, LS Lowry and Bridget Riley, so it’s fitting to complement them with these incredible contemporary works.”
The new artworks have gone on display alongside Damien Hirst’s Beautiful Morana Dysgeusia Painting for Jarvis (with Diamonds), which was given to the gallery on long-term loan last year by Jarvis Cocker, the lead singer of the band Pulp.
