"Fifteen years ago, Sir Ian McKellen was among the leading arts figures who criticised the Tate for not showing its collection of paintings by LS Lowry in its London galleries and questioned whether the matchstick men painter had been sidelined as too northern and provincial. Now, 50 years after Lowry's death, McKellen is to star in a BBC documentary that will reveal a trove of previously unheard audio tapes recorded with Lowry in the 1970s during his final four years of life."
"The interview is the longest the artist ever gave and was recorded in his living room, his private sanctuary. The tapes are said to reveal Lowry's authentic voice, which McKellen will lip-sync on screen. The Lancashire-born actor described the role as a unique privilege. These tapes reveal an intimate insight into the artist's thoughts his ambitions, regrets and his humour. Anyone like me, who admires his paintings and drawings, will be intrigued and delighted that the artist is brought back to life through his own words,"
"Lowry is admired for his unique depictions of working-class urban life, mill scenes and industrial landscapes, peopled with his distinctive matchstick men. He learned his craft in the evenings at Manchester's Municipal College of Art and then at Salford School of Art while working as a rent collector by day. The tapes offer personal insights as he reminisced about his life, discussing experiences that shaped him from his childhood."
Previously unheard audio tapes recorded with L.S. Lowry in the 1970s during his final four years reveal his authentic voice and intimate reflections on ambitions, regrets and humour. The interview is the longest he ever gave and was recorded in his living room. Sir Ian McKellen will lip-sync Lowry's voice in a BBC film titled L.S. Lowry: The Unheard Tapes. The film captures an exchange with a young fan, Angela Barratt, and frames Lowry's life and work as a portrait of 20th-century northern urban and industrial change, highlighting his matchstick figures, art training and day job as a rent collector.
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