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FABRICA AT 25

A core part of Brighton & Hove’s cultural identity, Fabrica is celebrating a quarter century of stunning site-specific contemporary art installations. Based in a former Regency church, this visual arts organisation has brought in some of the world’s most celebrated artists to its city-centre gallery, including David Shirley, Assocreation, Walter & Zoniel and Anish Kapoor, to create events which are accessible, friendly and fiercely innovative.

From the spectacle to the tactile, fun and warmth are ever-present in Fabrica’s shows which was perfectly summed up in Swedish artist Jacob Dahlgren’s vibrant in 2014. A co-commission with Brighton Festival, it brought together two of his works and challenged the concept of art just being something to stare at approvingly. gathered 713 polished bathroom scales in eye-scorching candy hues, while formed kaleidoscopic

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