Infinite Variety
1 July – 15 August
Photo by Jill Kennington
‘So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls. Why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.’ Harriet Beecher Stowe
In these days of obsession with youth, where only young beauty seems to be valued, signs of encroaching age are loathed as reminders of a process of ultimate decay. But older women cannot be as beautifully young as the young, so why try?
Why not celebrate the gains in depth, personality and individuality that are traded for the superficial sheen of youth? Why not learn to love grey, silver and delicately etched lines? Curated by the actress Harriet Walter, this exhibition celebrates the beauty of the ageing female face.
Exhibition opening times:
Monday - Saturday from 9.30am - 11pm
and Sunday 12pm - 6pm (when there is a performance in the building)
Infinite Variety finished on: 15 August 2010
