Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead

Michael Rakowitz: The Waiting Gardens of the North

Art imitates life in this living installation by Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz. Created in response to the idea of conflict and the people displaced by it, the piece stems from a tapestry depicting the palace in Nineveh – its ruins now home to ever evolving plant life – surrounded by a real indoor garden that’ll grow throughout the exhibition. Commissioned by Baltic in partnership with the Imperial War Museum. Read our interview with Michael Rakowitz in the Autumn 2023 issue of JR.

Until 26 May

NE8 3BA. 01914 781 810. https://baltic.art