Bruce Lacey : My Life In Therapy
Wednesday 4 July - Saturday 4 August : 10am-7pm
Free
A journey through the bizarre world of Bruce Lacey showing his continual metamorphosis in the quest to discover himself, and his use of art as self-therapy. Part of Contemporary Art Norwich 2007.
Listen to Bruce Lacey on Radio Norfolk - Friday 13th July at 2.30pm
About Bruce Lacey:
Born in 1927, he has always had a compulsive desire to perform and create things that reflect the emotional and passionate experiences of life, such as the over population of the world, building electric actors, spare part surgery, creating a nuclear family; these are just some of his assemblage sculptures.
'Bruce Lacey Wearing Bearskin'
He also is partial to making films, such as ‘The Lacey Rituals’ which portrays everyday life within the family, and performances including attempting to fly from Hampstead Heath to Timbuktoo in a flapping wing ornithopter.
Bruce Lacey - by Suzanne Fossey
In the 1970s he became interested in stone circles and leylines, performing naked rituals to the earth goddess. He helps couples join in alternative weddings.
An artist of great diversity, how can one sum him up?
To label him would be to limit him - he is Bruce Lacey unlimited.
Events as part of Bruce Lacey : My Life in Therapy :
Part of Contemporary Art Norwich 2007 - the second biennial festival of contemporary art in Norwich. As well as this much anticipated retrospective of Norfolk based artist Bruce Lacey, NAC hosts a live art event curated by Richard Dedomenici and an exhibition of the Iranian born British based artist Zory. Also as part of Contemporary Art Norwich 2007 - the EAST exhibition at the Norwich Gallery and exhibitions at the Sainsbury Centre, Outpost Gallery and Castle Museum.
Contemporary Art Norwich 2007 celebrates the depth and breadth of Norwich’s contemporary art scene with exhibitions, off-site projects, performance, film-screenings, talks and seminars by emerging and established international artists and curators at venues across the city from 14 July to 31 August. For more details on Contemporary Art Norwich please visit www.contemporaryartnorwich.co.uk.