New Positions in British Painting (catalogue)

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British painting has undergone a dramatic evolution since the mid-20th century - from the brooding and self-questioning themes of the London School, through the wave of pop culture influence and obsession with various forms of abstraction, to the condemnation of figurative painting as a backward medium by the rise of photography and video art. However, at the turn of the millennium painting began to reignite interest and over the last twenty years British painters have reflected on current social and political events such as the pandemic, Brexit and gender issues. The catalogue recalls an exhibition that featured the work of Tom Anholt, Jessie Makinson, Justin Mortimer, David Brian Smith and Caroline Walker. These five artists are undoubtedly some of the most talented, distinctive and influential painters working in Britain today. Moreover, each of them occupies a unique position within contemporary British painting, offering a truly individual perspective to the Czech audience. Alongside reproductions of works and photographs from the exhibition, the 60-page publication also includes a curatorial text by Jane Neal. The catalogue is written in Czech and English.

We will include a free guide to the New Positions in British Painting exhibition with the purchase of the catalogue.

Curator of the exhibition: Jane Neal

Text: Jane Neal 

Photo: Matěj Doležel 

Graphic design: Jakub Kovařík 

Edition of 300 copies

29 × 22 cm (thickness 0,8 cm)

60 pages

New Positions in British Painting

Telegraph Gallery

24 8 – 23 11 2023