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The British Art Show (BAS) is a major survey exhibition organised every five years to showcase contemporary British Art. Each time it is organised, the show tours to four UK cities. It usually requires a number of venues in each city to accommodate it. As a snapshot of contemporary British Art, the exhibition has some equivalence to the biennial exhibitions of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

The exhibition is normally curated by two or three people who are appointed for their knowledge of contemporary art. Previously these had been artists and critics, but more recently they have been curators.

The 1990 show caused controversy as it did not include any Scottish artists, even though it opened in Glasgow as part of the city's European Capital of Culture programme.^[1]

The 1995 show, curated by Richard Cork, Rose Finn-Kelcey and Thomas Lawson, was highly regarded as it spotlighted the emergence of the Young British Artists.^{[citation needed]}

British Art Show 5 (2000)

The 2000 show was selected by Jacqui Poncelet, Pippa Coles and Matthew Higgs, and included more than 50 artists.^[2]

British Art Show 6 (2005)

BAS 6 in 2005 was in the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead. It was curated by Andrea Schlieker and Alex Farquharson and included a large number of artists born outside the UK. As the exhibition opened in Gateshead, concern was voiced that few of the artists came from the North East of England.^[3] It then travelled to Manchester (January–April), Nottingham (April–June) and Bristol (July–September).

British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet (2010)

The British Art Show is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art.^[4] Organised by Hayward Touring, it takes place every five years and tours to four different cities across the UK. Its seventh incarnation opened in Nottingham, and toured for the first time in 20 years to the Hayward Gallery at Southbank Centre, followed by venues in Glasgow and Plymouth. It was curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton.

The 39 artists were selected on the grounds of their significant contribution to contemporary art in the previous five years. All included artworks were produced between 2005 and 2010, and encompassed sculpture, painting, installation, drawing, photography, film, video, and performance, with many artists creating new works especially for the exhibition. British Art Show 7^[5] marked a change in direction from previous years, moving away from the model of a survey show to an exhibition with a marked curatorial focus.

"The British Art Show has always been at the forefront of innovation, and this incarnation is no exception." Ralph Rugoff, Director of the Hayward Gallery.

Subtitled In the Days of the Comet, British Art Show 7^[6] employed the motif of the comet to explore and draw together a set of concerns that thread their way through the practices of the selected artists. Here the comet alludes to the measuring of time, to historical recurrence, and to parallel worlds. Comets are also commonly understood as harbingers of change, and fittingly the exhibition evolved as it moved from city to city, revealing new works at different venues, creating a unique exhibition in each location.

"We are interested in the recurrent nature of the comet as a symbol of how each version of the present collides with the past and the future, and the work of the artists in British Art Show 7, in many different ways, contests assumptions of how ‘the now’ might be understood." Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton, Curators of British Art Show 7.

The selected artists were Charles Avery, Karla Black, Becky Beasley, Juliette Blightman, Duncan Campbell, Varda Caivano, Spartacus Chetwynd, Steven Claydon, Cullinan Richards, Matthew Darbyshire, Milena Dragicevic, Luke Fowler, Michael Fullerton, Alasdair Gray, Brian Griffiths, Roger Hiorns, Ian Kiaer, Kirschner & Panos, Sarah Lucas, Christian Marclay, Simon Martin, Nathaniel Mellors, Haroon Mirza, David Noonan, The Otolith Group, Mick Peter, Gail Pickering, Olivia Plender, Elizabeth Price, Karin Ruggaber, Edgar Schmitz, Maaike Schoorel, George Shaw, Wolfgang Tillmans, Sue Tompkins, Phoebe Unwin, Tris Vonna Michell, Emily Wardill, Keith Wilson.

British Art Show 8 (2015)

Curated by Anna Colin and Lydia Yee, British Art Show 8 was scheduled to open in October 2015 at Leeds Art Gallery, and tour to venues in Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton.^[7]

The artists in British Art Show 8 are: Abake, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Caroline Achaintre, John Akomfrah and Trevor Mathison, Aaron Angell, Pablo Bronstein, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Andrea Büttner, Alexandre da Cunha, Nicolas Deshayes, Benedict Drew, Simon Fujiwara, Martino Gamper, Ryan Gander, Melanie Gilligan, Anthea Hamilton, Will Holder, Alan Kane, Mikhail Karikis, Linder, Rachel Maclean, Ahmet Ogut, Yuri Pattison, Ciara Phillips, Charlotte Prodger, Laure Prouvost, Magali Reus, James Richards, Eileen Simpson and Ben White, Daniel Sinsel, Cally Spooner, Patrick Staff, Imogen Stidworthy, Hayley Tompkins, Jessica Warboys, Stuart Whipps, Bedwyr Williams, Jesse Wine, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.^[8]

British Art Show 9 (2020)

Curated by Irene Aristizábal and Hammad Nasar, British Art Show 9 is a Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition, organised in collaboration with institutions across the cities of Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Manchester and Plymouth. ^[9]

References

^ Henry, Clare (31 March 1990). "A celebration for art and the city". Glasgow Herald.
^ 'Pizzaz in Short Supply' – Richard Dorment on the British Art Show 5 in the Daily Telegraph
^ 'Epic show, but just how British is it?' – David Whetstone on the British Art Show in the Newcastle Journal, 24 September 2005
^ Searle, Adrian (30 October 2010). "British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet | Southbank Centre". Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
^ Le Feuvre and Morton, Lisa and Tom (2010). British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet. London: Hayward Publishing. ISBN 9781853322860.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "British Art Show 8 Exhibitors Announced by Hayward Touring".
^ "British Art Show 9 - List of Artists and New Dates Announced",

External links

British Art Show 8 official website www.britishartshow8.com
"British Art Show 7 at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre" (press release), Hayward Gallery, 29 June 2020.

[1] Henry, Clare (31 March 1990). "A celebration for art and the city". Glasgow Herald.

[2] 'Pizzaz in Short Supply' – Richard Dorment on the British Art Show 5 in the Daily Telegraph

[3] 'Epic show, but just how British is it?' – David Whetstone on the British Art Show in the Newcastle Journal, 24 September 2005

[4] Searle, Adrian (30 October 2010). "British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[5] "British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet | Southbank Centre". Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.

[6] Le Feuvre and Morton, Lisa and Tom (2010). British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet. London: Hayward Publishing. ISBN 9781853322860.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "British Art Show 8 Exhibitors Announced by Hayward Touring".

[9] "British Art Show 9 - List of Artists and New Dates Announced",

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-The '''British Art Show''' ('''BAS''') is a major survey [[art exhibition|exhibition]] organised every five years to showcase [[contemporary art|contemporary British Art]]. Each time it is organised, the show tours to four [[United Kingdom|UK]] cities. It has become so large that it usually requires a number of venues in each city to accommodate it. As a snapshot of contemporary British Art, the exhibition has some equivalence to the biennial exhibitions of the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]].
+The '''British Art Show''' ('''BAS''') is a major survey [[art exhibition|exhibition]] organised every five years to showcase [[contemporary art|contemporary British Art]]. Each time it is organised, the show tours to four [[United Kingdom|UK]] cities. It usually requires a number of venues in each city to accommodate it. As a snapshot of contemporary British Art, the exhibition has some equivalence to the biennial exhibitions of the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]].
 The exhibition is normally curated by two or three people who are appointed for their knowledge of contemporary art. Previously these had been artists and critics, but more recently they have been curators.
-The 1990 show caused controversy as it did not include any [[Scotland|Scottish]] artists, even though it opened in [[Glasgow]] as part of the city's [[European Capital of Culture]] programme.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/a-celebration-for-art-and-the-city-1.583621 Clare Henry in the Glasgow Herald, 31 March 1990]</ref>
+The 1990 show caused controversy as it did not include any [[Scotland|Scottish]] artists, even though it opened in [[Glasgow]] as part of the city's [[European Capital of Culture]] programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/a-celebration-for-art-and-the-city-1.583621 |first=Clare |last=Henry|title=A celebration for art and the city|newspaper=[[Glasgow Herald]]|date= 31 March 1990}}</ref>
 The 1995 show, curated by [[Richard Cork]], [[Rose Finn-Kelcey]] and Thomas Lawson, was highly regarded as it spotlighted the emergence of the [[Young British Artists]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}
+==''British Art Show 5'' (2000)==
-The 2000 show was selected by Jacqui Poncelet, Pippa Coles and [[Matthew Higgs]], and included more than 50 artists.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4720407/Pizazz-in-short-supply.html 'Pizzaz in Short Supply'] - Richard Dorment on the British Art Show 5 in the Daily Telegraph</ref>
+The 2000 show was selected by Jacqui Poncelet, Pippa Coles and [[Matthew Higgs]], and included more than 50 artists.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150416050448/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4720407/Pizazz-in-short-supply.html 'Pizzaz in Short Supply'] – Richard Dorment on the British Art Show 5 in the Daily Telegraph</ref>
+==''British Art Show 6'' (2005)==
-The 2005 BAS, curated by Andrea Schlieker and [[Alex Farquharson]], included a large number of artists born outside the UK. As the exhibition opened at the [[BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art]] in [[Gateshead]], concern was voiced that few of the artists came from the North East of England.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-136586163.html 'Epic show, but just how British is it?' - David Whetstone on the British Art Show in the Newcastle Journal, 24 September 2005]</ref>
+BAS 6 in 2005 was in the [[Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art]], [[Gateshead]]. It was curated by Andrea Schlieker and [[Alex Farquharson]] and included a large number of artists born outside the UK. As the exhibition opened in Gateshead, concern was voiced that few of the artists came from the North East of England.<ref>[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-136586163 'Epic show, but just how British is it?' – David Whetstone on the British Art Show in the Newcastle Journal, 24 September 2005]</ref> It then travelled to Manchester (January–April), Nottingham (April–June) and Bristol (July–September).
-It was in Baltic, Gateshead until Jan 8. It then travelled to Manchester (Jan 28-April 2), Nottingham (April 22-June 25) and Bristol (July 15-Sept 17)
-== ''British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet'' ==
+== ''British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet'' (2010) ==
-The British Art Show is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art. Organised by Hayward Touring, it takes place every five years and tours to four different cities across the UK. Its seventh incarnation opened in [[Nottingham]], and toured for the first time in 20 years to the [[Hayward Gallery]] at [[Southbank Centre]], followed by venues in [[Glasgow]] and [[Plymouth]]. It was curated by [[Lisa Le Feuvre]] and Tom Morton.
+The British Art Show is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Searle|first1=Adrian|title=British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/oct/31/british-art-show-7-hayward-review|work=The Guardian|date=30 October 2010|accessdate=29 December 2017}}</ref> Organised by Hayward Touring, it takes place every five years and tours to four different cities across the UK. Its seventh incarnation opened in [[Nottingham]], and toured for the first time in 20 years to the [[Hayward Gallery]] at [[Southbank Centre]], followed by venues in [[Glasgow]] and [[Plymouth]]. It was curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton.
-The 39 artists were selected on the grounds of their significant contribution to [[contemporary art]] in the previous five years. All included artworks were produced between 2005 and 2010, and encompassed [[sculpture]], [[painting]], [[Installation art|installation]], [[drawing]], [[photography]], [[film]], [[video]], and [[performance]], with many artists creating new works especially for the exhibition. [http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/hayward-gallery-and-visual-arts/tickets/british-art-show-7-in-the-days-of-the-comet-55512 British Art Show 7] marked a change in direction from previous years, moving away from the model of a survey show to an exhibition with a marked curatorial focus.
+The 39 artists were selected on the grounds of their significant contribution to [[contemporary art]] in the previous five years. All included artworks were produced between 2005 and 2010, and encompassed [[sculpture]], [[painting]], [[Installation art|installation]], [[drawing]], [[photography]], [[film]], [[video]], and [[performance]], with many artists creating new works especially for the exhibition. British Art Show 7<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/hayward-gallery-and-visual-arts/tickets/british-art-show-7-in-the-days-of-the-comet-55512| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101212100115/http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/hayward-gallery-and-visual-arts/tickets/british-art-show-7-in-the-days-of-the-comet-55512| archive-date = 12 December 2010| title = British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet {{!}} Southbank Centre.}}</ref> marked a change in direction from previous years, moving away from the model of a survey show to an exhibition with a marked curatorial focus.
 "The British Art Show has always been at the forefront of innovation, and this incarnation is no exception." [[Ralph Rugoff]], Director of the [[Hayward Gallery]].
-Subtitled ''In the Days of the [[Comet]]'', British Art Show 7 employed the motif of the comet to explore and draw together a set of concerns that thread their way through the practices of the selected artists. Here the comet alludes to the measuring of time, to historical recurrence, and to parallel worlds. [[Comets]] are also commonly understood as harbingers of change, and fittingly the exhibition evolved as it moved from city to city, revealing new works at different venues, creating a unique exhibition in each location.
+Subtitled ''In the Days of the [[Comet]]'', British Art Show 7<ref>{{cite book|last1=Le Feuvre and Morton|first1=Lisa and Tom|title=British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet|date=2010|publisher=Hayward Publishing|location=London|isbn=9781853322860}}</ref> employed the motif of the comet to explore and draw together a set of concerns that thread their way through the practices of the selected artists. Here the comet alludes to the measuring of time, to historical recurrence, and to parallel worlds. [[Comets]] are also commonly understood as harbingers of change, and fittingly the exhibition evolved as it moved from city to city, revealing new works at different venues, creating a unique exhibition in each location.
-"We are interested in the recurrent nature of the comet as a symbol of how each version of the present collides with the past and the future, and the work of the artists in British Art Show 7, in many different ways, contests assumptions of how ‘the now’ might be understood." [[Lisa Le Feuvre]] and Tom Morton, Curators of [[British Art Show 7]].
+"We are interested in the recurrent nature of the comet as a symbol of how each version of the present collides with the past and the future, and the work of the artists in British Art Show 7, in many different ways, contests assumptions of how ‘the now’ might be understood." Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton, Curators of British Art Show 7.
+The selected artists were [[Charles Avery (artist)|Charles Avery]], [[Karla Black]], Becky Beasley, Juliette Blightman, Duncan Campbell, Varda Caivano, [[Spartacus Chetwynd]], [[Steven Claydon]], Cullinan Richards, Matthew Darbyshire, Milena Dragicevic, [[Luke Fowler]], Michael Fullerton, Alasdair Gray, Brian Griffiths, [[Roger Hiorns]], Ian Kiaer,
-== ''British Art Show 8'' ==
+Kirschner & Panos, [[Sarah Lucas]], [[Christian Marclay]], Simon Martin, [[Nathaniel Mellors]], [[Haroon Mirza]], David Noonan, The Otolith Group, Mick Peter, Gail Pickering, Olivia Plender, Elizabeth Price, Karin Ruggaber, Edgar Schmitz, Maaike Schoorel, [[George Shaw (artist)|George Shaw]], [[Wolfgang Tillmans]], Sue Tompkins, Phoebe Unwin, [[Tris Vonna Michell]], [[Emily Wardill]], Keith Wilson.
+== ''British Art Show 8'' (2015)==
-Curated by Anna Colin and Lydia Yee, British Art Show 8 will open in October 2015 at Leeds Art Gallery, and tour to venues in Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton.<ref>http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/sites/default/files/press_releases/britishartshow_press_release_final.pdf</ref>
+Curated by Anna Colin and Lydia Yee, British Art Show 8 was scheduled to open in October 2015 at Leeds Art Gallery, and tour to venues in Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/sites/default/files/press_releases/britishartshow_press_release_final.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414132208/http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/sites/default/files/press_releases/britishartshow_press_release_final.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 The artists in British Art Show 8 are:
-Åbäke, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Caroline Achaintre, John Akomfrah and Trevor Mathison, Aaron Angell, Pablo Bronstein, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Andrea Büttner, Alexandre da Cunha, Nicolas Deshayes, Benedict Drew, Simon Fujiwara, Martino Gamper, Ryan Gander, Melanie Gilligan, Anthea Hamilton, Will Holder, Alan Kane, Mikhail Karikis, Linder, Rachel Maclean, Ahmet Öğüt, Yuri Pattison, Ciara Phillips, Charlotte Prodger, Laure Prouvost, Magali Reus, James Richards, Eileen Simpson and Ben White, Daniel Sinsel, Cally Spooner, Patrick Staff, Imogen Stidworthy, Hayley Tompkins, Jessica Warboys, Stuart Whipps, Bedwyr Williams, Jesse Wine, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.<ref>http://www.artlyst.com/articles/british-art-show-8-exhibitors-announced-by-hayward-touring</ref>
+[[Abake]], [[Lawrence Abu Hamdan]], [[Caroline Achaintre]], [[John Akomfrah]] and Trevor Mathison, Aaron Angell, [[Pablo Bronstein]], [[Adam Broomberg]] and [[Oliver Chanarin]], [[Andrea Büttner]], [[Alexandre da Cunha]], Nicolas Deshayes, Benedict Drew, [[Simon Fujiwara]], [[Martino Gamper]], [[Ryan Gander]], [[Melanie Gilligan]], [[Anthea Hamilton]], [[Will Holder (designer)|Will Holder]], Alan Kane, Mikhail Karikis, [[Linder Sterling|Linder]], [[Rachel Maclean (artist)|Rachel Maclean]], [[Ahmet Ogut]], Yuri Pattison, [[Ciara Phillips]], [[Charlotte Prodger]], [[Laure Prouvost]], Magali Reus, [[James Richards (artist)|James Richards]], [[Eileen Simpson (artist)|Eileen Simpson]] and Ben White, Daniel Sinsel, Cally Spooner, [[P. Staff|Patrick Staff]], [[Imogen Stidworthy]], [[Hayley Tompkins]], Jessica Warboys, Stuart Whipps, [[Bedwyr Williams]], Jesse Wine, [[Lynette Yiadom-Boakye]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artlyst.com/articles/british-art-show-8-exhibitors-announced-by-hayward-touring|title=British Art Show 8 Exhibitors Announced by Hayward Touring}}</ref>
+== ''British Art Show 9'' (2020)==
+Curated by Irene Aristizábal and Hammad Nasar, British Art Show 9 is a Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition, organised in collaboration with institutions across the cities of Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Manchester and Plymouth.
+<ref>[https://bynder.southbankcentre.co.uk/m/35866bb73ffa9790/original/Press-Release-British-Art-Show-9-List-of-Artists-and-New-Dates-Announced-.pdf "British Art Show 9 - List of Artists and New Dates Announced"], </ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-* British Art Show 8 official website [http://www.britishartshow8.com www.britishartshow8.com]
+* [http://www.britishartshow8.com British Art Show 8 official website www.britishartshow8.com]
-** [http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/hayward-gallery-and-visual-arts/hayward-touring/future/british-art-show-7-in-the-days-of-the-comet British Art Show 7 at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre]
+* [http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/hayward-gallery-and-visual-arts/hayward-touring/future/british-art-show-7-in-the-days-of-the-comet "British Art Show 7 at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre"] (press release), Hayward Gallery, 29 June 2020.
-*** 'British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet' Plymouth website [http://www.plymouthbas7.org www.plymouthbas7.org] - the exhibition will be on display in Plymouth, Devon from 17 September to 4 December 2011
-**** [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Awww.guardian.co.uk+OR+site%3Awww.ntk.net+OR+site%3Anews.bbc.co.uk+OR+site%3Awww.timesonline.co.uk+OR+site%3Awww.telegraph.co.uk+British+Art+Show+6%22+Baltic&btnG=Search&meta= Google listing of news coverage for ''British Art Show 6'' (2005)].
-***** The listing provides useful coverage of the latest BAS for readers and those who wish to expand this article.
 [[Category:Art exhibitions in the United Kingdom]]