UK Contemporary Art from British Council Collection
The British Council Collection is, arguably, better known across the world, than in its own country which is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive holdings of modern and contemporary British art in the world, containing more 8500 art works by over 1650 British artists. Each year, the British Council puts together touring exhibitions of British art which travel to countries all over the world. Previous exhibitions have taken place in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya and Malaysia etc.
Made in Britain: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980–2010
The Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy is delighted to bring Made in Britain: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980–2010 to Suzhou. This touring exhibition of contemporary British art has been created in partnership with the Sichuan Museum, Xi’an Art Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and Suzhou Museum.
Suzhou Museum: 1 November 2011 to 8 January 2012
Virtual Exhibition
Visit
Virtual Made in Britain to discover a whole new way of interacting with the exhibition.
View
Artists Profiles to know more about the 36 artists we present in the exhibition.
Audio guide (in Chinese) is available for free download.
Education
A comprehensive programme of educational activities and events will run throughout the exhibition period, including arts cafe, green arts, artist talks, campus lecture, kids and youth programme.
Join Us at the educational programme!
Latest UK Arts News
Check out some newly commissioned articles on contemporary UK arts by Chinese writers. Currently available in
Chinese only.
Partners
Sichuan Provincial Museum
Xi'an Art Museum
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Suzhou Museum
The British Council Collection
The British Council Collection was awarded the 2001 ARCO International Prize in recognition of its contribution to ‘promote, educate and inform about contemporary art’ on an international stage. Click
here to know more.
Previous Exhibitions
The Future Demands Your Participation: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection
Aftershock: Contemporary British Art 1990-2006
