This British Council touring exhibition focuses on new developments in British Art, demonstrating, as the title suggests, the depth, variety and diversity of work being made by younger artists in the UK today.
The works are drawn from the British Council Collection and includes painting, photography, video, sculpture and sound by artists who have made a significant contribution to recent developments in British art. No single direction is represented, as the works included represent a variety of approaches, concerns and realisations, with reference to discernible influences in 20th Century art movements such as conceptualism, minimalism and pop art. Some of the works were purchased especially for the exhibition whilst others have been selected from acquisitions made for the Collection over the past four years.
British Council Collection exhibitions often tour for long periods and to a great variety of venues. As the title suggests this exhibition is designed to alter, expand or shrink depending on the size and nature of the venue.
Artists included are:
Don Brown and Stephen Murphy, Angela Bulloch, Mat Colishaw, Martin Creed, Willie Doherty, Angus Fairhurst, Ceal Floyer, Douglas Gordon, Graham Gussin, Mona Hartoum, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Michael Landy, Chris Ofili, Simon Patterson, Vong Phaophanit, Georgina Starr, Sam Taylor-Wood, Mark Wallinger, Gillian Wearing, Rachel Whiteread and Catherine Yass.
This exhibition has toured to Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, and retired from circulation inJanuary 2000.
Venues included:
Exhibition Hall, Bucharest, Romania
15 November 1999 ñ10 January 2000
Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
14 September-24 October 1999
Museum of Contemporary Arts and Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
8 July 15 August 1999
An illustrated catalogue http://www.artspublications.britishcouncil.org accompanies the exhibition, with text by curator Ann Gallagher. The catalogue is available from Cornerhouse Publications
For further information please contact Louise Wright |
