PRESS RELEASE
For immediate use
Imran Qureshi
See how the dark of night is red
showing at both Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange
1st July – 8th October 2016
plus a site-specific commission for Truro Cathedral
After which, I am no more I, and you are no more you
27th June – 15th July 2016
This summer Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange will present a major project by the
highly acclaimed artist Imran Qureshi. The exhibition will be presented at both gallery
venues in addition to a site-specific commission for Truro Cathedral, making this arguably
Qureshi's most ambitious UK exhibition to date.
See how the dark of night is red
The exhibitions at Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange offer visitors deeper insight into Qureshi's
work. The exhibition at Newlyn is quiet and reflective, presenting new and existing works, many
on paper, reflecting Qureshi's mastery of the processes and devices of Mughal Miniature painting,
but also the confidence with which he subverts them. For the single large gallery space at The
Exchange, Qureshi has devised an installation where, characteristically, painted imagery spills
from large canvases, across wall and floors.
James Green, Gallery Director: “We are indebted to Imran for realising such an ambitious and
deeply considered project across three locations in West Cornwall and to the extraordinary
openness of the team at Truro Cathedral to enabling this important contemporary art commission
to happen. The resulting artworks respond to the particularity of our sites in Newlyn and
Penzance, specifically their direct relationship to the sea. For Truro Cathedral, Imran sensitively
reflects on wider geo-political issues, the commission becomes a catalyst for unprecedented and
constructive interfaith debate in the city.”
After which, I am no more I, and you are no more you
As part of the project, Qureshi was invited to make a temporary work for an offsite location. The
resulting piece will occupy part of the nave of Truro Cathedral for the first three weeks of July. It
will be vast in scale, occupying much of the south aisle and spilling over rows of pews in the nave.
The work will be constructed from 30,000 A2 crumpled, printed sheets carrying images devised
by Qureshi and will be installed by a team of ten, working over four days under his guidance and
in full public gaze.
Lindy Sketch, Events & Property Manager for Truro Cathedral said: “Imran’s work will examine
themes and images common to the Islam and Christian faiths and we are very much looking
forward to inspiring conversation and debate about the ideas our faiths share.”
Imran Qureshi
Showing across both Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, plus a site-specific
commission for Truro Cathedral
Newlyn Art Gallery 1st July – 1st October 2016
New Road, Newlyn TR18 5PZ
The Exchange 1st July – 8th October 2016
Princes Street, Penzance TR18 2NL
01736 363715 www.newlynartgallery.co.uk @newlynexchange
Truro Cathedral 27th June – 15th July 2016
St Mary’s Street, Truro TR1 2AF www.trurocathedral.org.uk
ENDS
For further PRESS information or images please contact
Kathy Hill, Marketing Officer kathy.hill@newlynartgallery.co.uk 01736 363715
Notes for Editors
Titles
Both titles, See how the dark of night is red and After which, I am no more I, and you are no
more you are from The Endless Path by Faiz Ahmad Faiz MBE, NI, Lenin Peace Prize who was an
influential left-wing intellectual, revolutionary poet, and one of the most highly regarded poets of
the Urdu language, having been nominated four times for the Nobel Prize for literature.
Biog
Imran Qureshi grew up in Hyderabad and lives in Lahore, Pakistan, where he teaches at the
National College of Art. In his paintings and installations he combines the techniques and motifs
of Mughal miniature painting with a site-specific installation practice. Qureshi has attracted
considerable critical acclaim in recent years, following the creation of a major installation for the
2011 Sharjah Biennial, inspired by a fatal bomb attack in a market place near his home. A similarly
ambitious work was made for the roof of the Metropolitan Museum, New York in 2013. Later
that year he was selected as the Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year.
During 2016 other UK venues will be presenting a further two commissions by Qureshi:
Where the Shadows are so Deep is at The Curve, The Barbican Centre in London until 10th July.
Garden within a Garden, at Mughal Water Gardens, Lister Park Bradford, June to September 2016.
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
For 120 years, Newlyn Art Gallery has been bringing the best in contemporary art to audiences in
the south west. In 2007 the gallery was redeveloped and we opened a second venue, The
Exchange in Penzance. With two venues we are able to offer a wide and varied programme across
two sites, showcasing the very best of national and international contemporary art, as well as
work by some of the best artists currently working in the region.
Newlyn Art Gallery is a purpose built Victorian picture gallery, domestic in scale and located 50m
from the shore of Mounts Bay on the edge of the small fishing village. The Exchange, a former
telephone exchange building in the centre of the market town of Penzance, fifteen minutes walk
from Newlyn, is more industrial in scale and character.
Truro Cathedral
The Diocese of Truro covers the whole of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly plus two parishes in
Devon. The current Bishop is the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, the 15th Bishop to hold the office
since the Diocese of Truro was founded in 1876. One of the county's most visited landmarks,
Truro Cathedral inspires thousands of people each year with its architecture, music and faith. It
has a considerable reputation for commissioning new music, and presenting large-scale musical
works such as 2014’s grand scale production of Britten’s War Requiem.