Concrete Dreams

September 2024 – June 2025, Farrell Centre, Newcastle

Curated by Owen Hopkins.

‘Concrete Dreams’ installed at the Farrell Centre, April 2025. Photo by Lorna Burn.
Owen Luder, Presentation perspective, Sunderland Stadium, UK, 1970. Wax crayon on formica on chipbaord, possibly with plastic film protecting, 94 x 166 x 1.5 cm. DMC 3861.

Owen Luder’s drawing for the Sunderland AFC Stadium from the Drawing Matter collection features in the exhibition ‘Concrete Dreams’ at the Farrell Centre (Newcastle University). The exhibition on until June 2025, explores the iconic architecture of the Civic Centre and vast infrastructure projects like the Central Motorway, to the everyday world of new schools, libraries, civic amenities, and housing. 

Read more about the exhibition here.