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Contemporary Art

Pop and Abstract (until 1 September 2013)

A collections-based exhibition highlighting the way the ‘Swinging Sixties’ transformed British art in the post-war period, it explores the way pop and abstraction was interpreted by artists based in Wales and features work by many of the most important artists in the modern collection.

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Still Life and Abstraction

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Pop and the Everyday

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Colour Field and Hard Edge

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Gesture and Action

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The Derek Williams Trust Gallery

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Contemporary Art Galleries (filmed in 2011)

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