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Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World War, Imperial War Museum

19 Jul 14 – 08 Mar 15, 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
19 Jul 14 – 08 Mar 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Want to know what is on at the Imperial War Museum? ‘Truth and Memory’ exhibits some startling works by contemporary artists

By CW Contributor on 1/9/2014

Percy Wyndham Lewis, A Battery Shelled, 1919, Credit: © IWM
Percy Wyndham Lewis, A Battery Shelled, 1919, Credit: © IWM
Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World War, Imperial War Museum Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World War, Imperial War Museum Ali Godwin
Alongside the opening of the new, impressive First World War Galleries, an exhibition of art works explores the cultural outpouring from British artists in response to the horrors of conflict. 
Truth and Memory is the largest exhibition of British First World War art in 100 years and features over 120 artworks from artists such as Paul Nash, Percy Wyndham Lewis, CRW Nevinson, Stanley Spencer and William Orpen. These artists were united in their attempts to represent and come to terms with the events of the First World War. 
In the first section of the exhibition, Truth, the soldiers themselves are the artists, recalling their experiences of the brutality of war and the quiet moments of human suffering within the overarching visual language of destruction and death. Particularly fascinating are the contributions from CRW Nevinson where the angular shapes of his Futurist style in La Mitrailleuse blur the distinction between flesh and machine. Nevinson’s style went on to change drastically following his experiences as a volunteer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
The idea of memory dominates the second section of the galleries in which viewers are asked to consider how art has helped to shape how the modern perception of the First World War and how a contemporary sense of identity and morality was carved out in the wake of such atrocities. The lasting memorial of war is evident in the Imperial War Museum’s commissioned work, Shop for Machining 15-inch Shells by Anna Airy. In this portrait of a munitions factory, we are reminded of the contributions of women to the war effort and the harsh conditions endured to support soldiers on the front line. 
Other commissioned works to look out for include John Singer Sargent’s Gassed, William Orpen’s To the Unknown Soldier in France and Wyndham Lewis’s A Battery Shelled, as well as Jacob Epstein’s sculpture, The Tin Hat.




What Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World War, Imperial War Museum
Where Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London , SE1 6HZ | MAP
Nearest tube Lambeth North (underground)
When 19 Jul 14 – 08 Mar 15, 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
19 Jul 14 – 08 Mar 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Price £Free
Website Click here for more information



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  • The Venue

    FIRST WORLD WAR GALLERIES

    In this centenary year of the outbreak of the First World War, the Imperial War Museum opens its new First World War Galleries after a renovation project costing nearly £40 million. The museum’s unsurpassable collection of weapons, uniforms, equipment, diaries, letters and memorabilia will path the outbreak of war, the victory of the Allies and the global impact of the conflict. With innovative moments such as being confronted by a 9.2 inch howitzer gun or the chance to wander through the trenches with the sound of shelling overhead, the galleries are comprehensible, interactive, and absolutely stacked with information. 

    Where to eat

    We recommend La Barca, a wonderful Tuscan restaurant that's been around for 30 years. The dover sole is magnificent, but the time-pressed may wish to opt for a simpler pasta or risotto dish. Even then you're spoilt for choice. Try the spaghetti alle vongole, or the asparagus risotto. 

  • Don't miss

    Why not celebrate Winston Churchill's birthday in style at the Imperial War Museum's next late event, 27th November, 7pm - 10pm. Discover the corridors of Churchill's wartime bunker and the legacy of our greatest Prime Minister. With a glass of bubbly, a silent disco and a cocktail making workshop to enjoy, there really is no reason not to! Click here to get your tickets 

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