New artwork inspired by author Laurence Sterne

• LocationYorkshire
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• Artformvisual arts
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A new artwork will go on show at Shandy Hall in Coxwold this summer, inspired by the museum and the author Laurence Sterne, who lived there in the 1700s.

Artist Anne Vibeke Mou is creating a temporary window for Shandy Hall’s panelled dining room, which will be displayed from 1 June to 1 October 2016.  

Laurence Sterne was the author of ‘The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman’, as well as being the vicar of Coxwold, near York. While living at Shandy Hall he also wrote ‘A sentimental journey through France and Italy’, although he died before this story could be completed. These two works have given him an international reputation.

One of the recurring themes in Sterne’s books is the passing of time and this is one of the influences on Anne Vibeke Mou’s artwork, created especially for Shandy Hall.

The artwork, which is called ‘A Window for Shandy Hall’, also reflects the author’s use of marbled pages in his books, which turned each book into an artwork in its own right.

The commission is part of the Meeting Point project, managed by Hexham-based Arts&Heritage, which has paired artists with nine museums in the North East and Yorkshire, to create new pieces of work inspired by the museums and their collections. 

Visit the Shandy Hall website - http://ift.tt/1supGpD - for opening times. 

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New artwork inspired by author Laurence Sterne