Discover 14-18 Now
A century on from the Battle of the Somme, we mark the anniversary with a major new choral work to be shared with choirs and singing groups across the country. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning and Oscar-nominated composer David Lang.
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Irish artist Anne Tallentire explores the Nissen hut, the familiar curved structure we associate with barracks and refugee camps in the context of the current refugee crisis in Europe. Shelter connects local history, global news, and technological innovation.
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This new exhibition at Henry Moore Institute in Leeds tells the story of how we have extended the body over the past century. Rebecca Warren is creating a major new sculpture to reflect on the enduring implications of these changes.
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Inspired by the history of the million-strong British Indian army that fought in the First World War, Qureshi transforms a public space into zones in which light and dark mix, horror and hope collide.
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A project that invites some of today’s leading fashion designers and film-makers to reflect on a moment when women’s fashion changed forever.
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Yinka Shonibare MBE, one of the leading artists at work in the UK, explores how the new alliances forged in WW1 changed British society forever and continue to affect us today.
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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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tish 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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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. In Parenthesis was streamed online via The Opera Platform – watch the live performance here.
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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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Following the extraordinarily positive response to Ciara Phillips’ Dazzle Ship Scotland at Prince of Wales Dock, Leith, we are delighted to announce that the work will remain at the docks into 2017. The extension of the exhibition dates has been...
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The State of The Art’s Rich Jevons sat down with Lisa Le Feuvre, Head of Sculpture Studies at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds about curating her latest show co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW. The exhibition features Rebecca Warren's brand new 14-18...
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Don't miss Ciara Philips Dazzle Ship Every Woman which is moored at Prince of Wales Dock in Leith until the 28 August. In developing her design, Phillips was drawn to the lesser known histories of women in the First World War such as the...
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Advanced booking is now available to see the Poppies: Weeping Window at Caernarfon Castle from 12 October. The tickets are free, select your preferred date and session to see the Poppies in their first Welsh location. Reserve tickets here: http://caernarfonpoppies.eventbrite.co.uk Join...
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