The John Hansard Gallery has been selected to host the prestigious British Art Show in October 2016, in conjunction with Southampton City Art Gallery.
Widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art, the British Art Show is organised by the Hayward Gallery as part of the Hayward Touring programme.
The artists for this eighth edition of the British Art Show were announced recently and were chosen for their significant contribution over the past five years.
Curators Anna Colin and Lydia Yee made their selection after extensive research and travel across the UK.
Many of the artists have a strong international presence, reflecting the increasingly globalised networks operating in the art world and more than half of them are making new work for the exhibition, while others will present recent work not previously seen in Britain.
The previous British Art Show 7, held in 2010 and 2011, attracted over 420,000 visitors.
Following a tour that includes Leeds, Edinburgh and Norwich, Southampton will welcome the British Art Show from 8 October 2016 until 14 January 2017. It will be the inaugural exhibition in the John Hansard Gallery’s new home in Southampton’s £22 million city centre Arts Complex.
More information on the British Art Show can be found here.