The Arts Council Collection is the most widely circulated national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art. Founded in 1946, the Collection reaches the broadest possible audience through long loans to public institutions, exhibition loans, touring exhibitions, as well as digital and print publications.
Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by Beth Hughes, Curator at the Arts Council Collection, on 27th April 2022. You can find a recording at: https://youtu.be/ql8VDr0jN-c
Artists featured in this Curation:
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990), Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976), Jo Spence (1934–1992), Tracey Emin (b.1963), Ingrid Pollard and
Sean Edwards (b.1980)
6 artworks
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Siesta 1938
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
Oil on canvas
H 63 x W 75 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Seascape 1965
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on panel
H 26.7 x W 77.8 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Jo Spence (1934–1992)
Colour transparencies & black & white negatives
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
© Tracey Emin. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Why I Never Became a Dancer 1995
Tracey Emin (b.1963)
Single screen projection & sound (6 minutes 40 seconds, shot on Super 8 & transferred to DVD)
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
© Ingrid Pollard. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Pastoral Interlude, No. 4 1988
Ingrid Pollard
Hand-tinted silver print & text
H 51 x W 51 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
© the artist. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
Maelfa 2010
Sean Edwards (b.1980)
Single channel HD video (15 minutes)
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
