Matthew Krishanu, Banyan Tree, Two Boys, 2025, oil on canvas, 270 x 400 (Diptych) (photo Eva Herzog)Matthew Krishanu
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British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers in Bristol
What is the British Art Show?
The British Art Show 10 is the UK’s largest recurring contemporary art exhibition. It is curated by Ekow Eshun and produced by Hayward Gallery Touring. It will tour to Coventry, Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle Gateshead.
Curator Ekow Eshun’s vision brings together over 30 artists as part of British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers, showcasing the most exciting art produced in the UK over the last five years, to invite us to think about how art can challenge fears of otherness and difference.
Organised around three interwoven themes, it sets out to create a gathering point of many perspectives that offer an alternative to the division and anxiety many of us are experiencing in the world right now:
Moments of Being – artistic practices that look inwards at dreams, memory and the subconscious as sites of reflection and transformation.
A Common Ground – artists looking at self and society, engaging with history, politics and community.
Everything at Once – artists looking at self and ecology, the natural and more-than-human world.
The artists
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.
Where can you see the exhibition?
Find out more about the venues where you'll be able to see British Art Show 10 in Bristol
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The Bristol Fringe
The Bristol Fringe is a citywide arts programme that runs in parallel with the British Art Show 10 programme. The Fringe programme will bring together cultural activity across the city into a Bristol-wise event that encompasses the breadth of activity in the city. The Fringe will celebrate and showcase Bristol’s creative energy. We invite artists and venues to submit their activity during this time and become part of this exciting moment. Put yourself on the map and be part of it.
The Bristol Fringe is a citywide arts programme running alongside British Art Show 10. It brings together cultural activity across Bristol to celebrate and showcase the city’s creative energy. We invite artists and venues to submit their activity and put themselves on the map.
About the British Art Show 10
British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers is a Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition organised in collaboration with galleries across the cities of Coventry, Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle. The Bristol Fringe programme is co-produced by Arnolfini, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, the Royal West of England Academy and Spike Island. The programme is made possible by the generous support of Arts Council England, Bristol Business Improvement District, Bristol City Council, and Visit West.
