Introducing an exciting new partnership, Baltic has joined forces with INNSiDE to showcase local artistic talent within their beautiful hotel in this stunning location. Reflecting the hotel's commitment to celebrate local art, there is now a dedicated exhibition space within the hotel, located on the Newcastle Quayside, where guests can purchase original art and limited editions that will support local artists.
With four new exhibitions a year, the partnership has launched with north east artist, Jimmy Turrell.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Jimmy Turrell is an artist and video director who studied at Central St Martins, London and has exhibited in Tokyo, Paris, Berlin and London. His work is a hybrid of techniques including collage, printmaking and photography and explores the juxtaposition of past and contemporary subject matter.
“I’ve always been obsessed with finding the beauty in forgotten and discarded materials and bringing them back to life in a completely new context.”
Turrell has worked widely on music projects, most notably collaborating with Beck on the design of his last two album covers, several lyric videos, tour graphics and stage animations. He has also created music videos for Elvis and The Chemical Brothers and worked for artists ranging from Aretha Franklin and Pharrell Williams to The Prodigy and Wu Tang Klan.
