Preston Bus Station Birthday Exhibition, Architect, Building, Images, Modern Lancashire Architecture
Preston Bus Station Birthday Exhibition
Lancashire Architecture Building Celebration, England, UK – curated by Charles Quick
25 Sep 2019
Preston Bus Station
Curator: Charles Quick
Location: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Market Square, Preston, PR1 2PP, England
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Beautiful and Brutal: 50 Years in the life of Preston Bus Station

21 September – 24 November 2019

Exhibition Opening is on Friday 20 September

Time: 6 – 8pm. The welcome at 6pm to the exhibition was interpreted in BSL by CoSign.
Preston Bus Station is an internationally important piece of architecture that was built for everyday use by the people of Preston.
Now in its 50th year, Charles Quick, artist and co-curator of In Certain Places, is collaborating with the Harris to re-present and reveal Preston Bus Station through archives, collections, artists’ commissions and interventions, which will permeate spaces throughout the Harris.

Built in 1969 by BDP, Preston Bus Station was the largest in Europe ? a space-age structure built in the same year as the moon landing. Its strong architectural presence has inspired a wealth of artists, filmmakers and photographers, including Shezad Dawood and Nathaniel Mellors.

Existing work will feature alongside new contemporary art commissions by LOW PROFILE, Keith Harrison an...