Joana Vasconcelos: Time Machine

Here’s our highlights of where to be and what to see in Manchester in the coming month.

Exhibitions

Jamie Shovlin: Hiker Meat
Saturday 18 January – Monday 21 April
An exploitation film that never actually existed, Hiker Meat has been imagined by Jamie Shovlin as an archetype of this often maligned style. Set in a US summer camp in the 1970s it embraces familiar slasher tropes, from a hitchhiking heroine and a charismatic commune leader to a disappearing group of teens. The exhibition captures the genesis of the Hiker Meat project, bringing together props, costumes, photography and memorabilia.

Joana Vasconcelos: Time Machine
Saturday 15 February – Sunday 1 June
Fresh from her success representing Portugal at the 55th Venice Biennale, Joana Vasconcelos brings her seductive, subversive large-scale sculptures to Manchester for her most ambitious UK exhibition to date.

Festivals

Manchester Irish Festival
Friday 7 – Monday…