When discussing portraiture, people continually refer to seeing into the soul of the person captured, but what if the focus is less on individuals and more on contemporary issues around identity, history, culture and representation? Behind the Mask, one of a series of portraiture exhibitions at The New Art Gallery Walsall this Summer, brings together the work of 10 diverse artists that employ a wide-range of media, from performance to painting. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
Arts: ATTITUDE – INITIAL ACCESS
Art collector Frank Cohen opened Initial Access in 2007 as a space to present exhibitions from the collection of over 1,000 works he owns. Sited on the outskirts of Wolverhampton in two refurbished warehouses the programme is designed to mount shows of new acquisitions to the collection and to give the public an opportunity to see world-class art.









