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The recently reopened Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum will this autumn display its first major exhibition - The Earth Turned To Bring Us Closer - which will open on 7th October.
The exhibition looks at the shortness of human life against the often-unimaginable backdrop of the Earth spinning in its vast orbit. Artists Dalziel + Scullion have created a stunning and moving portrait of the inhabitants of Glasgow, glimpsed at this moment in time.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has been a tremendous success since reopening on 11th July, with more than 900,000 visitors attending since. Councillor John Lynch, executive member for Cultural and Leisure Services at Glasgow City Council, said: 'Kelvingrove deserves an exhibition programme that reflects its status, and I am delighted to say that this exhibition seems set to bring a memorable experience. We are thrilled to welcome contemporary artists of such calibre to Kelvingrove for the first major exhibition after reopening.'
The exhibition is being sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. April Blacklock, the Group's Head of External Communications, was upbeat about the sponsorship programme: 'We are delighted that we could play our part in this very important project for Glasgow and Scotland. The refurbishment has created a twenty first century museum within a truly magnificent building and this prestigious exhibition is a taste of the contemporary and visionary work that Kelvingrove is now able to attract.'
The work is accompanied by a soundtrack - Memory Takes My Hand - by award winning Glaswegian composer Craig Armstrong, and is performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
There will be a special performance by the RSNO, entitled Once, of Craig Armstrong's piece accompanied by the Dalziel + Scullion work on 6th October at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The performance is also sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
In addition there will be a schools education programme, delivered in conjunction with RSAMD Youthworks, to complement the exhibition. The Earth Turned To Bring Us Closer is supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Glasgow City Council, the Friends of Glasgow Museums, the Scottish Executive, the Scottish Arts Council, the Henry Moore Foundation and RSAMD Youthworks.
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