New Positions in British Painting (Guide 8)

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A guide to the exhibition New Positions in British Painting.

It is always interesting to see art emerging in a particular place at a time of tumultuous socio-political change. Artists don't have to deal directly with socially motivated themes to make it clear, often from the very atmosphere of the work or its subject matter, that 'something is different'. They are sometimes the ones who sense the impending social or political change first, and their reactions are not long in coming. It therefore seems fitting and timely to mount an exhibition dedicated to the different positions and approaches of British figurative painting, not in Britain itself, but off-island, in the middle of a landlocked country in the heart of Europe. Not only did the artists' individual talents play a role in their selection, but also the fact that each of them occupies a unique position within contemporary British painting, offering a truly individual perspective to the Czech audience. Tom Anholt, Jessie Makinson, Justin Mortimer, David Brian Smith and Caroline Walker are undoubtedly among the most talented, distinctive and influential painters working in Britain today.

Curated by Jane Neal

Text: Jane Neal

Graphic design by Jakub Kovařík

Photo: artists' archive

Edition of 200 pieces

11 pages

New Positions in British Painting

Telegraph Gallery

24 8 2023 - 23 11 2023