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Vorticism was highly significant art movement in Britain for several reasons. It was:

• the first British modern art movement
• the first British art movement to use  multi-media methods
• the first British art movement utilising abstraction

Start exploring Vorticism by reading the Vorticist FAQ or read about its main exponents.

News

BOMBERG AT WHITECHAPEL!

May 2009

"The Whitechapel Boys" is a new exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery. It includes work from notable Vorticists Bomberg and Epstien, some of which are from the Vorticist era. There are also works by Mark Gertler, an artist who studied at the Slade alongside Bomberg and William Roberts. The exhibition runs from 5th April to 20th September.

A review of this exhibition will appear in these pages soon.

WEBSITE SPRING CLEAN!

April 2009

This web site is being upgraded page by page RIGHT NOW, delivering:

• updated information
• fewer typos
• higher precision
• less bombast
• more blast

I will also be changing the style of these pages to make the site some how more 'relevant' yet 'accessible'.