Liverpool Biennial Invitation

Wednesday 5th November was the last event of a year-long collaboration between Wirral Grammar Art Department and the Liverpool Biennial Exhibition 08. Five Year 11 boys, Nathan Patrick, Mark Whitehead, Josh Gore, Joe Adamou and Sam Evans all took part in a whole day Masterclass Workshop at both the bluecoat and Tate Galleries. Visiting speakers, practising artists and educators worked alongside our pupils and those from another 18 schools with the aim of accessing the meaning of some of the more challenging contemporary art pieces. Our group presented an improvised performance to explain the piece of work by David Altmejd, currently exhibiting at the Tate. Our boys enjoyed acting out a couple of Yetis being drawn into a vortex, whilst being lassoed by cowboys in a pine forest.......I think they made perfect sense of the piece!!!!

Mrs Keya Johnson
Head of Art