Whalers by Richard Lees is a print re- imagining of Moby Dick, as a story about human greed, toxic masculinity and the fatal consequences of waging war on nature. In Melville’s book, the white whale sinks the whaling ship, killing all but one of the crew. Drawing directly on the ‘life or death’ environmental crisis we face now, Richard’s prints depict some of the dark forces that have brought us to this cliff edge; and the inevitable human tragedies that follow.
Based in Hull, Richard Lees began designing and printing posters for Hull Rock Against Racism in the late 1970s.
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Mon: 9.30am – 5pm
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Wed: 1pm – 7.30pm
Thurs: 9.30am – 7.30pm
Fri: 9.30am – 1pm
Sat: 10am – 4pm
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