exhibitions and events

LEGO UMIST : Tony Bolton

An image of Manchester University UMIST Campus built entirely in LEGO by Tony Bolton on display at the modernist, 58 Port Street, Manchester.

LEGO UMIST : Tony Bolton

Exhibition 04.05.22 - 14.05.22 UMIST in LEGO by Tony Bolton. UMIST, the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, was largely...

Artists’ Bookmarket 2022

The modernist is thrilled to be attending the Artists' Bookmarket 2022 at the Fruitmarket gallery, Edinburgh on 14th / 15th May. 'Edinburgh’s annu...

Time Will Tell : Not Quite Light

Exhibition 04.03.22 - 30.04.22 The photographs in this exhibition are the most recent from the ongoing Not Quite Light project, exploring the evo...

Constructing Views : Daniel Hopkinson

Exhibition 08.01.21 - 26.02.22 Acclaimed architectural photographer, Daniel Hopkinson is Manchester based and has worked alongside many of the cit...

aspect:ratio : Jo Stanness and Eugene Schlumberger

Exhibition 04.11.21 - 24.12.21 at The Modernist, 58 Port Street, Manchester M1 2EQ open 11am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday Jo Stanness and Eugene Sc...

Suburban Archetypes : Ian Justice

Exhibition 07.10.21 - 21.11.21 Venue : South Street Kitchen, South Street, Sheffield S2 5QX (Underneath Park Hill Flats) Ian Justice is a photog...

Loitering with Intent : Mandy Payne with Helen Angell

Exhibition 02.09.21 - 30.10.21 Introduced to each other at the Sheffield Modern: Architecture Weekender in 2018, concrete collaborators Mandy ...

Small Shops : Brian Lomas

Exhibition 01.07.21 - 28.08.21 Book available here Part of Manchester’s urban history is being celebrated with a new book featuring images of l...

Silent Cursors. Punctuated Journeys : Jen Orpin

Exhibition 13.04.21 - 26.06.21 After our recent lockdown we are pleased to announce the opening of the re-scheduled exhibition by Jen Orpin from T...

L'Escalier Moderne : Bill Ayres

Exhibition 16.10.20 - 23.12.20 After our brief enforced shutdown, our exhibitons are back.. with L'Escalier Moderne, photographic assemblage of sta...

Brutal North : Simon Phipps - Online Exhibition

An online exhibition from #ModernistHQ to celebrate the launch of Brutal North by one of our fave photographers, Simon Phipps, also the author of B...