Brutal Glasgow

Prints by Natalie Tweedie

Curation by Rachel Loughran

Grant aided by Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Glasgow has long been one of our favourite cities here at the modernist - so we invited Glasgow based illustrator Nebo Peklo (Natalie Tweedie), curator Rachel Loughran and Glasgow City Heritage Trust to share their interactive, multimedia exhibition 'Brutal Glasgow' with us here at ModernistHQ in Manchester.

Private View - Friday 4th September 6pm - 8pm : All welcome

at the modernist
58 Port Street, Manchester M1 2EQ
open 11am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday

Journey from Anniesland Tower to the Gallowgate Twins gaining fascinating insights into the city’s Brutalist buildings past and present, with commentary from architects, academics and writers including Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, Rory Olcayto, Johnny Rodger, Nick Haynes, and Owen Hatherley, as well as first-hand stories from those who lived and worked in these monumental structures.

Devised by curator Rachel Loughran and grant-aided by Glasgow City Heritage Trust, the exhibition brings Nebo Peklo’s works to life, offering a deeper understanding of this often maligned style of architecture. 

Brutal Glasgow tells a uniquely Glasgow story and will make you see Brutalism in a whole new light. Don’t miss out – it might just change your mind about these concrete giants.

Following successful runs at Glasgow City Heritage Trust, the Pyramid at Anderston and RIAS in Edinburgh, the exhibition now heads south to the modernist in Manchester.

04.09.26 - 31.10.26

at the modernist
58 Port Street, Manchester M1 2EQ
open 11am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday

Images: Illustrations: Natalie Tweedie / Photograph: Alasdair Watson