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On 1 July 2016, thousands of volunteers took part in a modern memorial to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, conceived and created by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller in collaboration with Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre
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Six new locations announced for the #PoppiesTour across the UK in 2017
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Following its successful premiere at Manchester Art Gallery, Fashion & Freedom will tour to more venues in 2017 starting at The Gallery at The Civic in Barnsley
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The painter Paul Nash joined the British army when he was 25 years old. The appalling experiences he endured, first as a soldier and later as an official war artist, prompted him to create paintings of disturbing, lasting power. Nash’s paintings have inspired this major new work by Dave McKean, the highly acclaimed illustrator, filmmaker and musician
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British poet Simon Armitage has written a series of poems in response to six aerial or panoramic photographs of battlefields taken during WW1, and has also been published as a book available to purchase
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Fierce Light brought together leading poets from countries that participated in the First World War, including Yrsa Daley-Ward and Jackie Kay to create new works. These works were presented alongside a series of specially commissioned short films, each made in response to these new poems. Click here to watch these films
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Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme and to celebrate the 70th year of Welsh National Opera, In Parenthesis is young British composer Iain Bell’s adaptation of the epic poem by writer and artist David Jones. It was streamed online via The Opera Platform – watch the live performance
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On 20 July 2017, Jeremy Deller publishes a new artist’s book about We’re here because we’re here. The book includes over 100 colour photographs, sketches from Deller’s notebook, and details about how the event was created and implemented on such...
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Jeremy Deller’s We’re here because we’re here has reached the finals of The National Lottery Awards, shortlisted in the Best Heritage category. This is a huge accolade for the 2000 volunteers and 26 theatres who helped create a ‘living memorial’...
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This morning, artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper unveiled Poppies: Weeping Window at the Silk Mill in Derby. The sculpture officially opens to the public tomorrow, Friday 9 June, remaining until Sunday 23 July. This is the second location...
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Jeremy Deller’s We’re here because we’re here was a national event to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme held on 1 July 2016. Thousands of volunteers dressed in First World War uniform appeared silently and unexpectedly in...
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