Yoke: Undercurrent at The Art House, Wakefield

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Yoke: Undercurrent at The Art House Wakefield
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Yoke: Undercurrent at The Art House, Wakefield, Wakefield 31 January — 16 March 2019 Entrance is free

Presented by Yoke (Annie Nelson & Chris Woodward), Undercurrent draws upon research and personal experience of the Aire & Calder navigation and its surrounding waterways. The major new exhibition at The Art House in Wakefield is the resulting showcase of Yoke’s project ‘Akkyduck’ through which Yoke have been exploring the stories past and present of the inland waterways, specifically Stanley Ferry, Wakefield.

Yoke: Undercurrent at The Art House, Wakefield, Wakefield 31 January — 16 March 2019 Entrance is free

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