Join our exclusive tour of Jeremy Deller's Venice Biennale exhibition English Magic live from London, via Twitter, with staff from the Visual Arts Department and William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest. We'll be bringing you highlights and stories from this critically acclaimed show by the Turner Prize winning artist.
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Date: Wednesday 26 February 2014
Time: 13:00pm (UK time)
About
English Magic was conceived by Jeremy Deller for the British Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia in 2013.
The exhibition reflects the roots of much of Deller’s work, focusing on British society - its people, icons, myths, folklore and its cultural and political history. He weaves together high and low, popular and rarefied to create unique and thought provoking work.
On Sunday 24th November 2013, English Magic, closed at the British Pavilion in Venice after six months and a record breaking 374,000 visitors through the doors. Following this great success, The British Council is delighted that the exhibition will return to the UK, for the first national tour of its kind in 2014.
The tour has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for Art, with additional generous support from Arts Council England.
Beginning at the William Morris Gallery in London, the exhibition will then travel to Bristol Musem and Art Gallery and Turner Contemporary in Margate. The scale and content of the exhibition will be adapted to suit each venue and will respond the collections and contexts of the venues in which it is shown. Jeremy stated;
‘It’s been great to be able to make new work for a building like the British Pavilion. I’m also really happy that the show will return to British shores in 2014!’
