Art exploring identity featured in new exhibition

Material Worlds is curated by artist Caroline Achaintre

Textile works by 12 artists examining themes including body, identity, gender and race are coming to a Gloucestershire gallery.

Material Worlds, a touring show of London's Hayward Gallery, was curated by artist Caroline Achaintre and is coming to The Wilson, in Cheltenham, on 19 September.

Jonathan Baldock, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Alexandre Da Cunha, Tonico Lemos Auad and Paul Maheke will be among artists exhibited.

According to the Cheltenham gallery's website the show "explores how artists are using textiles in surprising and radical ways".

The Wilson's Layla Gatens, said: "The Wilson works collaboratively with artists, partners and diverse communities to explore how the culture and history of the past helps us to understand the present and decide how, together, we shape the future.

"The 'Material Worlds' exhibition is a brilliant spark for stimulating such dialogue."

It exhibition runs until next January.

The artists explore themes such as body, identity, gender and race