Controversy ensued when Artist Sonia Boyce removed a painting of ‘Hylas and the Nymphs’ from the wall at Manchester Art Gallery earlier this year. Ben Luke meets the artist to hear her side of the story.
Sonia Boyce’s exhibition at the Manchester Art Gallery (MAG) gained an unexpected notoriety before it had even opened. In late January, the gallery took down one of its best-known works, Hylas and the Nymphs (1896) by John William Waterhouse, as part of a series of activities in Boyce’s evening “takeover”, a regular eve... Keep reading on The Art Newspaper
Sonia Boyce’s exhibition at the Manchester Art Gallery (MAG) gained an unexpected notoriety before it had even opened. In late January, the gallery took down one of its best-known works, Hylas and the Nymphs (1896) by John William Waterhouse, as part of a series of activities in Boyce’s evening “takeover”, a regular eve... Keep reading on The Art Newspaper