Past exhibitions

Until it Hurts

Until it Hurts

13 March - 23 May 09

Until it Hurts is a group exhibition that explores questions of personal identity. It points to the fluidity and instability of our notions of self. It reflects on how we relate to others, who we identify with and who we do not, what pulls us together and what pushes us apart.
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David Goldblatt: Intersections Intersected

David Goldblatt: Intersections Intersected

12 December 08 - 28 February 09

Open Eye Gallery is proud to present the first UK showing of a striking new exhibition project by celebrated South African photographer David Goldblatt - his first solo UK exhibition since 2003.
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Liverpool Biennial International 08: MADE UP

Liverpool Biennial International 08: MADE UP

20 September - 30 November 08

Nancy Davenport

Established in 1998, Liverpool Biennial is the UK's largest festival of contemporary visual art. MADE UP explores of the power of the artistic imagination and takes place in venues and locations across the city.
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New Ends, Old Beginnings

New Ends, Old Beginnings

12 July 08 - 3 September 08

New Ends, Old Beginnings explores the cities of the Arab region through their local and everyday culture, a perspective rarely encountered in the mainstream media.
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Pieter Hugo: Portraits

Pieter Hugo: Portraits

30 May 08 - 5 July 08

Open Eye Gallery and Autograph ABP are proud to present the first substantial UK exhibition by South African artist Pieter Hugo.
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Anne Collier

Anne Collier

11 April 08 - 24 May 08

Open Eye Gallery is proud to present the first solo exhibition in a UK public gallery of work by New York based artist Anne Collier.
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Out of Body

Out of Body

25 January 08 - 2 April 08

Out of Body is an exhibition of photographs and moving image works that explore, manipulate and reflect upon the human body. The exhibition looks at the relationship between biological and photographic time, contrasting the continuous cycles of human life with the still photographic instant.
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John Stezaker

John Stezaker

2 November 2007 - 19 January 2008

Open Eye Gallery is proud to present the most substantial UK exhibition of John Stezaker's work in many years.
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Bound

Bound

10 August - 20 October 2007

Bound is a group exhibition of contemporary art that explores slavery from historical manifestations to modern-day bondage. The exhibition will show works by international artists representing personal perspectives on the physical and psychological impacts of slavery.
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Clinic

Clinic

14 June - 1 August 2007

Rémi Faucheux

Open Eye Gallery is proud to present the UK premiere of Clinic, an exhibition that explores the aesthetics of the medical universe through contemporary photography.
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The Water's Edge

The Water's Edge

14 April - 2 June 2006

Michelle Sank

To mark the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city of Liverpool, Open Eye Gallery presents The Water's Edge, an exhibition that explores a remarkable but neglected part of the city's history.
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