3AM: Wonder, Paranoia And The Restless Night

In this exhibition, curated by Angela Kingston, over 20 UK and international artists explore various themes related to 3 a.m. - psychological, sociological, natural and astronomical – to capture something of the strangeness of the night and the extraordinary range of emotions, states and experiences it witnesses.

In its compelling mix of paintings, drawings, videos, sound works, photographs and sculptures, the exhibition reveals bleary-eyed sleepers woken up to be photographed, prowling coyotes caught on specialist digital cameras, smartly dressed women urinating while standing up in the most unlikely of locations, and a helicopter spotlight searching the night time waters for a missing person.

The exhibition is accompanied by events and an illustrated catalogue published by Liverpool University Press, for sale in the gallery shop for £19.99.

Artists represented in the exhibition: Francis Alÿs, Tonico Lemos Auad, Jordan Baseman, Sandra Cinto, Dorothy Cross, Dornith Doherty, Anthony Goicolea, Marc Hulson, Rachel Kneebone, Nathan Mabry, Michael Palm & Willi Dorner, Hirsch Perlman, Ed Pien, Lucy Reynolds, Sophy Rickett, Paul Rooney, Anj Smith, Fred Tomaselli, Danny Treacy, Tom Wood, and Bettina von Zwehl.