Group Exhibition
25 April–29 September 2024
Caroline Walker, Sarah Ball and Yinka Shonibare CBE at the British Museum
British Museum, London, UK
Contemporary collecting explores the relationship between the British Museum's contemporary and historical collections .
The selection shows contemporary artists continuing to engage with political and social issues, through works such as Sarah Ball's anonymous portraits of interned people and Joy Gerrard's Vigil/Protest (Westminster 14th March 2021), an ink drawing depicting a vigil and protest following the murder of Sarah Everard in London in 2021.
Caroline Walker, Sarah Ball and Yinka Shonibare CBE are exhibited alongisde artists including David Hockney, Michael Craig-Martin, Cornelia Parker, Richard Deacon, Celia Paul, Soheila Sokhanvari, Pablo Bronstein, Glenn Brown and Ann-Marie James.
