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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/conflict-of-interests-2/
SUMMARY:Elevator Studios: Conflict of Interests
DESCRIPTION:Conflict of Interests is the first solo exhibition of Warringto
 n-based printmaker and illustrator Lucy Morris\, taking place at Arts Bar 
 Baltic in Elevator Studios in Liverpool this May\, curated by Francesca Fr
 yer. \n\nPrivate view will be taking place 6-9pm on Tuesday 5th May - open
  to all!\n\n-----------------------------------------------------\n\nThe e
 xhibition is built around recurring themes - class\, glamour\, and aspirat
 ion -  that overlap and intersect to create a surreal contrast\, inviting
  the viewer to question the familiarness and glimpses of reality within th
 e work. Influenced by writers such as John Steinbeck and Carson McCullers\
 , she shares their attention to working-class lives\, portraying everyday 
 figures with dignity\, elegance\, and quiet drama. Ornate bars\, famous ho
 tels\, fur coats\, and sharply tailored suits become stages onto which she
  places working-class subjects - collapsing traditional boundaries between
  privilege and ordinariness. Literature continues to inform her imagery\, 
 with contemporary voices such as Jen Beagin and Miranda July shaping her p
 ortrayals of female agency\, performance\, and solitude.\n\nThough autobio
 graphical in atmosphere\, the work remains emotionally restrained\, reflec
 ting what she describes as a “superficial everyday life”: martinis at 
 dusk\, patterned wallpaper\, heavy ashtrays\, women in heels at dressing t
 ables. Through this lens\, she offers viewers both nostalgia and escapism\
 , inventing a mid-century world that feels at once distant and intimately 
 familiar.\n\nFor this upcoming exhibition\, Morris fully embraces this int
 erplay between permanence and fantasy\, physical process and imagined spac
 e. The works invite viewers to see themselves reflected in scenes they may
  never have lived\, yet somehow recognise -  an exploration of glamour\, 
 class\, and memory carved in ink and shadow.
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LOCATION:Elevator Studios\, 25-31 Parliament Street\, Liverpool\, L8 5RN\, 
 United Kingdom
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