DOCUMENTING THE CITY 

  

DOCUMENTING THE CITY: PREFACE 

 

 

 

  

DOCUMENTING THE CITY: ART AND SOCIETY IN NEWPORT | John Wilson, Guest Curator | Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales, 2007

 A project to celebrate Newport's coming of age as a City, showcasing art works from the permanent collection of the Newport Museum and Art Gallery.

 

  

Latest news

 

  • South Wales Argus, 2 Oct 2007 | Call to put city's art wealth on show (and here)
  • Closing curatorial reflections |  Posted to the art_newport blog here
  • Buzz Magazine, June 2007 | Documenting the City |  "The exhibition also celebrates the city's desire to carry itself steadily forward into the future. This unique collection will not only be museum-bound as people can access and admire the anthology from their very own homes - an online gallery and archive has been set up to further enhance Newport's reputation as an extremely forward moving and thought provoking metropolis".
  •  South Wales Argus, 31 May 2007  | Gilt behind the scenes

   
 

Resources-Preface-Contents-Acknowledgements 

  

RESOURCES

 

  • Archived Newport Museum and Art Gallery web-page here.

 


PREFACE

Documenting the City: Art and Society in Newport 

 

 

 

 

 

The Documenting the City temporary exhibition was open to the public at Newport Museum and Art Gallery, 12th May - 7th July 2007. 

The Documenting the City online archive is ongoing: art_newport on flickr and Documenting the City

 

DOCUMENTING THE CITY: CONTENTS 


 


 



Documenting the City: Art and Society in Newport is an exhibition and online gallery and archive to celebrate Newport's coming of age as a City following the assumption of official city status in 2002, showcasing art works from the permanent collection of the Newport Museum and Art Gallery.

Documenting the City explores the visual representation of Newport and its region from the eighteenth century to the present. We also explore the art world of Newport, with particular reference to the history of the Newport College of Art.

Documenting the City provides a unique perspective upon the making of modern Newport. We trace the evolution of the modern city from the turbulent origins of the industrial frontier and Chartism, through the change and challenges of the twentieth century, to the current prospects of the new entrepreneurial City of Newport. Newport has risen to the challenge of modernity across the generations with a passion and a vision all of its own. | Read more here

 
 

  John Wilson, Guest Curator

Roger Cucksey, Keeper of Art

John Frost Square 

City of Newport, South Wales

2007

 

 

CONTENTS

 

DOCUMENTING THE CITY: ART AND SOCIETY IN NEWPORT

  

 

PREFACE

  

 

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INTRODUCTION: CURATORIAL REFLECTIONS

 

 

  

  

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PART 1: THE NEWPORT SCENE

 


[1] THE NEWPORT SCENE

~ Exploring the evolution of modern Newport: From the Victorian explosion of the Industrial Revolution and Chartism, through the challenges of the Twentieth Century, to the current prospects of the new City of Newport. [Read more]


The Growth of Modern Newport [Read more]

1 The Growth of Modern Newport



River Usk [Read more]

2 The River Usk 



Chartism in Newport [Read more]

3 Chartism



Portrait [ Read more ] 

4 Portrait

 


Industry in Newport [Read more]

5 Industry in Newport



War Time Newport [Read more] 

6 War time Newport



PART 2: THE MONMOUTHSHIRE SCENE


[2] THE MONMOUTHSHIRE SCENE

~ Exploring the Monmouthsire scene: The picturesque, the pastoral, and the spectacle of industry. [Read more]


Monmouthshire[Read more]

7 Monmouthshire 


 

Industry in Monmouthshire[Read more]

8 Industry in Monmouthshire



PART 3: THE NEWPORT ART WORLD


[3] THE NEWPORT ART WORLD

~ Exploring the art world of Newport: Art education, art societies, artists case studies, and public art. [Read more]


Newport Art College[Read more]

9 Newport Art College



Newport Art Societies[Read more]

10 Newport Art Societies



Artists Case Studies[Read more]

11 Artists Case Studies



Public Art in Newport[Read more]

12 Public Art in Newport

 

 

 

 

 

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Documenting the City project is produced by John Wilson, Guest Curator in collaboration with Roger Cucksey, Keeper of Art, Newport Museum and Art Gallery. | The exhibition Documenting the City: Art and Society in Newport is organised by Newport Museum and Art Gallery, and is supported by:

 

 

 

 

The online resources art_newport on flickr and Documenting the City are produced by John Wilson.  All views expressed therein are those of the author.  All reproductions of art works are copyright Newport Museum and Art Gallery. All other photographs are copyright John Wilson unless otherwise stated. All text is copyright John Wilson. 

 

 

 DOCUMENTING THE CITY: ART AND SOCIETY IN NEWPORT | John Wilson, Guest Curator | Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales, 2007