British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers
British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers will include over 30 artists to explore human connection and the figure of the Other in divided times.
British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers takes place against a backdrop of heightened anxiety intensified by a divisive political culture, an accelerating climate crisis, and growing public distrust in institutions. In polarising times, the exhibition asks: what forms might empathy or shared imagination take?
At its core, A Chorus of Strangers considers how art can challenge fears of otherness and difference often sparked in periods of uncertainty or change. Rather than framing the outsider or stranger figure as a threat, British Art Show 10 invites a shift towards empathy - moving away from rigid distinctions of “us” and “them” to explore the variety of perspectives that comes from looking through the eyes of others.
Artists
Among the artists featured in this exhibition are Okiki Akinfe, Alex Margo Arden, Liz Johnson Artur, Alvaro Barrington, Shiraz Bayjoo, Lubna Chowdhary, Shawanda Corbett, Jesse Darling, Ufuoma Essi, Joy Gerrard, Louise Giovanelli, Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Nnena Kalu, Jasleen Kaur, Christina Kimeze, Julian knxx, Matthew Krishanu, Alastair Mackinven, Melanie Manchot, Lindsey Mendick, Emma McNally, Dala Nasser, Jack O’Brien, Nengi Omuku, Precious Okoyomon, Hannah Perry, Mohammed Sami, Rae-Yen Song, Emma Talbot, Nicole Wermers and Osman Yousefzada.
Partners
British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers is curated by Ekow Eshun with Hayward Gallery Touring, in partnership with The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, the University of Warwick, Warwick Arts Centre and the Mead Gallery, Coventry University Group, Elysium Gallery, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, GS Artists, Mission Gallery, Volcano Theatre, Arnolfini, the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Spike Island, Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Museums, Site Gallery, Yorkshire Artspace, Arts Catalyst, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle Contemporary Art, Laing Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery.
