A Moment of Being - Guided Tour

A Moment of Being is a guided tour of the Mead Gallery on Wednesday 4 November, and it's free, though you'll need to book a ticket in advance since places are limited. It runs for about an hour, with no interval, so it's a single stretch rather than something you'll need to break up.

The tour is built around the University of Warwick Art Collection, which has been growing since 1965 and now hangs across the campus. It takes its title and its whole idea from 'Moments of Being', the theme of the British Art Show 10. That show, British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers, is the landmark tenth edition of the series, and it looks at human connection and the figure of the Other through work by more than 30 artists. The tour uses that as a starting point to lead you through the collection.

The walk itself is around the Mead Gallery, a free venue on the university estate that opened in 1986. It's built an international reputation for contemporary art over the years, having shown artists like Hurvin Anderson, Phyllida Barlow, Gerard Byrne, João Penalva and Lindsay Seers, alongside surveys such as The Indiscipline of Painting and Slipping Abstraction. It's a space that's seen a lot of contemporary work come through its doors, and this tour is one more part of that.

It's free to join, but because places are limited, you'll want to book your ticket ahead of time. The tour runs for about an hour on Wednesday 4 November, and everyone is asked to meet at the gallery entrance.