March 15th might ring a bell with some of you as it’s The grand re-opening of The newly redeveloped The Bluecoat. And although we have it on very good authority that it’s going to be fabulous that’s not what we’ll be doing, well not until we have found out what place a Scouse Buddhist monk has in Paradise! Intrigued? Through Paradise Stories, Kai-Oi Jay Yung investigates mankind’s modern day pursuit of happiness and utopia. The exhibition is a philosophical exploration into paradise and the everyday struggle. A huge duck with a foxes head, an interactive wigwam-igloo, and a water feature are a of the few pieces that make up the exhibition, which challenges the idea of paradise in Liverpool and how regeneration, development and architecture affect us and our daily lives. Jay made an open call to artists from around the world to forward their ideas on paradise. Following this request the work of artists Chong Boon Pok, Didi Dunphy, Chris Eckersley, Tim Maslen & Jennifer Mehra, Laurel Kurtz & Steven Beatty, Faye Peacock, Sari Lievonen, and Kasper Wimberley have been included in the Paradise Stories exhibition. With this years opening the Paradise Project (Liverpool One), this exhibition’s timing is …
