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6/9/2006

How to Improve the World

Hayward Gallery, London

60 years of British Art, Arts Council Collection

The Hayward Gallery presents a new exhibition of British art from the last six decades. How to Improve the World explores what is arguably the most fertile era in the history of British art, a period when artists working in this country have made a global impact. Drawn from the Arts Council Collection, the exhibition will feature work by 130 artists from the last 60 years.

It includes works by over 100 artists, ranging from Henry Moore and Francis Bacon to Sarah Lucas and Chris Ofili. Throughout this period, art has registered every significant shift of attitude and change in the economic, political and cultural climate, from the sober humanism of the post-War years, through the exuberance and irrevance of the 60s, to the brazen assertiveness of the 80s and the internationalism and self-consiousness of the present.

Artists:
Francis Bacon, Patrick Caulfield, Jeremy Deller, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George, Liam Gillick, Mona Hatoum, Barbara Hepworth, Susan Hiller, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Richard Long, Sarah Lucas, Steve McQueen, Henry Moore, Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley, Mark Titchner, Cerith Wyn Evans.

How to Improve the World encompasses painting and sculpture, video, sound, photography and digital media, chosen from the Collection to illustrate the breadth of artistic activity in Britain since 1946. From the aftermath of the Second World War, to the exuberance and irreverence of the 1960s, from the brazen assertiveness of the 1980s, to the technological advances of today’s culturally diverse society, British artists have registered the changing attitudes to politics, economics and culture.

Image: Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1961. Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery

Events
Live Salon with Faisal Abdu' Allah
Saturday 9 September, 3- 5pm
Hayward Gallery Waterloo Sunset pavilion

Artist and barber Faisal Abdu' Allah sets up his very own drop-in barbershop. Snipping and shaving while spinning yarns, Faisal discusses art, life and haircutting with customers. Come along for a free haircut and get involved in the debate.

Free drop-in session. Box Office 0870 169 1000


Martin Creed: An Evening of Song, Dance and Talk
Wednesday 13 September, 6.30pm
Purcell Room

Join one of Britain's most engaging artists, Martin Creed, a master of understatement in art, for a special performance premiering new work.

£5/ £3.50, excluding exhibition entrance. Box Office 0870 169 1000


Being There
An afternoon of live performance
Saturday 7 October, 2 - 6pm Hayward Gallery

Bob and Roberta Smith compe're an afternoon of performances from artists Adam Dant, Gavin Turk, Jessica Voorsanger and Aaron Williamson. Visitors are invited to watch and participate in performances in and around the gallery. There will be a screening of The Leg, 2006 a new video work a new video work by Stuart Brisley at 5pm.

Free with exhibition ticket. Booking recommended.
Box Office 0870 169 1000


Reconstruction of Gustav Metzger’s
South Bank Demonstration, June 1961
Saturday 14 October, 3pm
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank Centre

In 1961 artist Gustav Metzger performed his legendary Auto-destructive acid/nylon painting on the South Bank, as a powerful demonstration against war and capitalism. Over forty years later
this historic action will be recreated.

Free

Hayward Gallery
South Bank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XZ
Opening Hours during exhibitions Daily 10am 6pm
Late nights: Tuesday and Wednesday until 8pm,
Fridays until 9pm
Admission
Tickets: £5
Seniors 60+: £5
Concessions: £5
Children under 16: Free
Students: Free
Hayward Members: Free

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