Welcome
The Next Show - Lightness of Being
runs from 6th September to 19th December 2008.
Artists in the exhibition include John M Armleder, Dan Attoe, Olafur Eliasson, Tracey Emin and Jason Rhoades.
The Frank Cohen Collection is one of the largest and most contemporary collections of art in the UK. It contains artworks by the stars of the artworld alongside the young cutting edge.
Initial Access is 10,000 sq feet of exhibition space converted from two industrial 'sheds' into a light and spacious gallery in which you can see works from the Frank Cohen Collection in three exhibitions a year curated by David Thorp.
The Frank Cohen Collection is going on public view with the aim of showing the general public and art lovers throughout the UK and abroad, the range and depth of the Collection. The Initial Access exhibition programme complements the thriving contemporary art
scene in the region and brings something unique to it - the very latest developments in contemporary art in the context of one man's vision.
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Broadcast:
Feature on BBC Online, 19-Jul-07
Feature by Ciaran Ryan on BBC Blackcountry
Frank interviewed by Bob Hockenhull BBC Midlands Today, 9-Feb-07
Frank Cohen interviewed by John Wilson Radio 4, Front Row, 19-Jan-07
Newspaper Articles:
GQ "Access all areas" August 2008, pp. 153-154 By Sophie Leris
Financial Times, p.21 Initial Access "Passage to India"
Time Out Mumbai "Bonus point - Frankly speaking" p. 28 By Deepanjana Pal
Art Asia Pacific "Frank Cohen: Do-It-Yourself" May/June 2008, pp. 102-105 By Elaine W.Ng
The Calcutta Telegraph, Graphiti "A global canvas" By Aarti Dua
GG2 Life "This month you should. . ." pp. 10/11 By Neha Gadhvi
Financial Times, "Wolverhampton's Conceptual Zoo", 23-Mar-2008, By Jackie Wullschlager
- FT Website
The Financial Times "Wolverhampton's conceptual zoo" 22-Mar-08, p. 13 By Jackie Wullschlager
Daily News and Analysis "A Passage From India" 14-Mar-08, By Madhu Jain
Malaysia Sun "British collector showcasing works of 13 young Indian artists" 11-Mar-08
The Times of India "West hankers for new Indian art" 9-Mar-08 By Neelam Raj
The Daily Telegraph "Market News" 4-Mar-08 by Colin Gleadell
The Daily Telegraph "Stirrings of a slumbering giant" 26-Feb-08, p. 26 By Colin Gleadell
The Telegraph Online "Passage to India" 26-Feb-08 By Ruby Russell
Flash Art Online "Passage to India" Jan 2008 By Nicola Trezzi
NY Arts Mag YBC: Young British Collector November - December 2007 By Valerie Blair
Financial Times, "Dealing with a gut feeling", 22-Sep-07 By Anthony Haden-Guest
Web Articles:
Gulfnews.com "India wants the contemporary" By Afsun Qureshi
ArtsBlog.it "Passage to India. Dall’Inghilterra il Punto sulla suova arte Indiana"
New Zealand Herald Online "Paran Balakrishnan: Indian art making big impact"
'Matt Price on Passage To India, at Initial Access Wolverhampton', Saatchi Online, 3-Apr-2008
'All Roads Lead to China' Review by Terry Grimley. Birmingham Post, 17-Apr-07
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