An exhibition celebrating the centenary of the acclaimed Scottish artist, poet and gardener
This exhibition celebrates the centenary of the extraordinary Scottish artist, poet and gardener Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) with a selection of his prints, books and cards. Finlay first found widespread acclaim as a concrete poet in the 1960s and his work soon developed into more visual forms including printmaking, sculpture, architecture and his celebrated ‘art garden’ at Little Sparta. His wide-ranging work, often made in collaboration with other artists, writers and typographers, explores multiple themes including fishing boats, classical Greece and Rome, the French Revolution and the German military in World War Two.
Drawing on the University’s outstanding collection of nearly 300 works by Finlay, the exhibition draws you into an enticing but dangerous world of prints and poems, sails and sundials, gardens and guillotines.

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Tower Building, University Of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN
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Monday-Friday 09.30am-7pm (last entry 5pm)