The title of the exhibition - “Changes” - is taken from David Bowie’s 1971 song. The display features more than 50 works by 23 artists - such as Turner Prize recipients Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry, Mona Hatoum, whose works exploring the themes of migration and identity have been presented at the Venice Biennale and the Documenta in Kassel, Germany, as well as Polish-born Turner Prize-nominee Goshka Macuga, whose art has strong links with history and politics.
Other featured artists include Larry Achiampong, John Akomfrah, Lea Andrews, Christine Borland, Angus Boulton, John Davies, Lubaina Himid, Samson Kambalu, Rob Kesseler, Tania Kovats, Hew Locke, Bruce McLean, Rachel Maclean, Jenny Matthews, Simon Norfolk, Cornelia Parker, Mark Wallinger, Rachel Whiteread, and Yinka Shonibare.
Agnieszka Kulazińska, of the Łaźnia Contemporary Arts Centre in Gdańsk, has told the media that the exhibition offers Polish art lovers a rare opportunity to see works from the British Council Collection, which have been shown at such prestigious venues as London’s Tate Modern, New York’s MoMA and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Established in 1938, the British Council Collection comprises more than 8, 500 works by leading 20th and 21st-century British artists.
The “Changes” exhibition in Gdańsk runs until August 24. It will then move to Plymouth, south-west England.
The event is part of the UK/Poland Season 2025 project, organized by the British Council, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Cultural Institute in London. The Season lasts until November and comprises more than 100 events in 40 cities in Poland and the U.K.
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Source: BritishCouncil.pl