British Art Show catalogue accompanies the major survey exhibition of contemporary British art of the same name that takes place every five years. Organized by the Hayward Touring team at Southbank Centre, the show opens in Leeds in Autumn 2015 and will tour to Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton. British Art Show is the biggest touring exhibition of contemporary art in the UK; the last iteration, British Art Show 7 attracted over 420,000 visitors in 2010-11. The 39 selected artists have been chosen on the grounds of their significant contribution to contemporary art in the last five years. All artworks included have been produced since 2010 and encompass sculpture, painting, installation, drawing, photography, film, video and performance, with many artists creating new works especially for the exhibition. The curators of British Art Show 8 are Anna Colin and Lydia Yee. Artists include b ke, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Caroline Achaintre, John Akomfrah and Trevor Mathison, Aaron Angell, Pablo Bronstein, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Andrea B ttner, Alexandre da Cunha, Nicolas Deshayes, Benedict Drew, Simon Fujiwara, Martino Gamper, Ryan Gander and others.
- ISBN:
- 9781853323317
- 9781853323317
- Category:
- Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 26-01-2016
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Hayward Gallery Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 215.9x152.4x12.7mm
- Weight:
- 0.7kg
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