The World Is Almost Six Thousand Years Old - Opening

Opening event for The World Is Almost Six Thousand Years Old: Contemporary Art from the Stone Age to the Present, curated by Tom Morton.

The World Is Almost Six Thousand Years Old is an exhibition that brings together objects from the county of Lincolnshire's archaeological holdings, with works by over twenty emerging and established contemporary artists. Taking the title from a description of the Earth found in William Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', the show extends across five venues in the city of Lincoln, a site of human habitation since the Paleolithic era. At its centre is a critical awareness of the mutability of the material record, of how objects may be mobilised to speak of multiple histories, both credible and fabulous.

Featured artists: Rupert Ackroyd, Charles Avery, Anna Barriball, Martin Boyce, Edwin Burdis, Anthony Caro, Gillian Carnegie, Dan Coopey, Keith Coventry, Matthew Darbyshire, Nicolas Deshayes, Jess Flood-Paddock, Jan Ijäs, Sarah Lucas, Jeremy Millar, Adrien Missika, David Musgrave, Alexander Tovborg, Roger Hiorns, Karen Russo and Jacob Dwyer.

Curated by Tom Morton.

Opening event:

Friday 1st February, 6pm-8pm

Free, no need to book.