HOMELANDS - A 21st CENTURY STORY OF HOME, AWAY AND ALL THE PLACES IN BETWEEN.
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STONE LINE 1979 Richard Long (1945 – ) P3876 © Richard Long. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2015.
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CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY 2002 Anthony Lam (1966 – ) P8220 © The Artist
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UNTITLED 2002 Suki Dhanda (1969 – ) P8160 © The Artist
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'THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN (WITH DARK MESSAGE)' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P759 © David Hockney
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'RECEIVING THE INHERITANCE' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P752 © David Hockney
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'MARRIES AN OLD MAID' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P758 © David Hockney
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CHRISTINE SESAY, 9 PRINCE STREET, BATHURST, FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE 2004 Tim Hetherington (1970 – 2011) P8166 © The Artist
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'VIEWING A PRISON SCENE' FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS (PORTFOLIO OF SIXTEEN PRINTS) 1961-63 1961/63 David Hockney (1937 – ) P760 © David Hockney
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ZAINAB JALLOH, 19 JAMES STREET, FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE 2004 Tim Hetherington (1970 – 2011) P8183 © The Artist
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VILLAGE OF PENIANS 2001 Grayson Perry (1960 – ) P7486 © Courtesy The Artist and Victoria Miro, London Grayson Perry
Cutting to the heart of 21st century cultural relations, Homelands grapples with the relationship between self and place in a world of transitory identities and contested geographies.
Drawn from the British Council Collection, the exhibition is a unique take on contemporary British art by the Indian curator, Latika Gupta. Including more than 80 works by 28 leading modern and contemporary artists - the exhibition excavates the idea of a 'homeland' to reveal a rich plurality of meaning; ideas of belonging, alienation, history and memory.
Latika Gupta is based in Dehli and was a finalist in The Fifth Curator competition which was organised by the British Council in 2009. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue edited by Latika and including essay excerpts by writers such as John Berger, Judith Butler and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and poetry by Tenzin Tsundue; Tsoltim N. Shakabpa and Bhuchung D. Sonam.
Collection Artist(s)
- Angus Boulton
- Fabien Cappello
- Nathan Coley
- Jeremy Deller
- Suki Dhanda
- Jimmie Durham
- Paul Graham
- Graham Gussin
- Mona Hatoum
- Anthony Haughey
- Tim Hetherington
- Susan Hiller
- David Hockney
- Anthony Lam
- Langlands & Bell
- Richard Long
- Rachel Lowe
- Haroon Mirza
- Raymond Moore
- Cornelia Parker
- Martin Parr
- Grayson Perry
- George Shaw
- David Shrigley
- Bob and Roberta Smith
- Gillian Wearing
Glossary
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Contemporary
Existing or coming into being at the same period; of today or of the present. The term that designates art being made today.
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Curator
A person who creates exhibitions or who is employed to look after and research museum objects.