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On Sunday 13 July, the Tempo Half Marathon will begin and end at Compton Verney.

Please note that we are still open to visitors on this day, however there will be a rolling road block in the morning, and the site may be busier than usual due to this event so please allow yourself more time to travel.

James Coleman

15 March 2008 – 1 June 2008

About the
exhibition

Since the 1970s James Coleman has created a distinct and innovative body of work that reflects on the subjective nature of the image. His installations take the form of film, video and multiple slide projections, using synchronised audio narration. At the core of his work is an exploration of the physical and psychological encounter between spectator and projected image.

His imaginatively structured work employs theatrical and narrative devices to create multiple and interrelated associations, which are informed by memory and psychology but ultimately by the social and cultural conditioning of the viewer.

Coleman (born 1941, Ireland) remains one of the most powerful voices on the contemporary art scene. This is a rare opportunity to see his work in Britain following solo exhibitions in Paris (1996), Barcelona (1999), Munich (2002), Lisbon (2005) and Dublin (2006).