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University of Leeds Public Art Audio Trail

Quentin Bell's 'Levitating Figure' on the University of Leeds Campus
University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds, UK
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As you explore the campus by foot, hear the stories behind the works of public art on display on the university's grounds. Insights relating to the sculptures are shared by the artists themselves, their families, experts and curators.

Hear the stories behind University of Leeds Public Art on campus, told by the artists themselves, their families, experts and curators.

Walkers exploring the University campus can access the audio content by scanning the QR codes on labels near each artwork. The full Public Art playlist is also available on Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/lulgalleries/sets/public-art-audio-trail.

Artists’ voices in the audio trail include: Liliane Lijn, Sue Lawty, Lorna Green, Keith Wilson, David Mayne, Sara Barker and Juanjo Novella.

The voices of artist’s colleagues and family member include: Eduardo Paolozzi’s assistant Brian Caster on ‘Master of the Universe’, the son of Austin Wright on ‘Limbo’, the Curator of Exhibitions at The Henry Moore Foundation on ‘Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 2, the Head of Collections and Research at Charleston on Quentin Bell’s ‘Levitating Figure’.

Credits

Produced by Pamela Glintenkamp. Commissioned by Leeds University Library Galleries, with main point of contact / collaboration being the Curator of the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Layla Bloom

APA style reference

Glintenkamp, P. (2024). University of Leeds Public Art Audio Trail. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/university-of-leeds-public-art-audio-trail/

vamp

To walk or tramp, as in “I’m going to vamp on home soon.” from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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