Night in the Museum: Ryan Gander Curates the Arts Council Collection

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Leading British artist, Ryan Gander, has selected works from this world class national collection of modern and contemporary British art, as part of the celebrations for the Arts Council Collection’s 70th anniversary.

For the exhibition Gander has selected artworks which appear to be involved in the act of looking. He has presented these works so that they appear to gaze at works featuring the colour blue; a colour which is important in Gander’s work, and which for him represents the abstract ideas often found in modern and contemporary art.



Gander’s approach will provide an entirely fresh view of the Arts Council Collection and of modern and contemporary British art. His show will challenge traditional methods of selection, prompting us to rethink the role of the curator, the art object and the spectator. 

The exhibition will represent the work of over thirty artists, including Reg Butler, Patrick Caulfield, Jacob Epstein, Roger Hiorns, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Kerry Stewart, Wolfgang Tillmans and Rebecca Warren. Also included are major loans of work by artists including Angela Bulloch, Matthew Darbyshire, Don Brown, Mario García Torres and Thomas Houseago. One of the commissions, As old as time itself, slept alone, by Ryan Gander will be presented as part of this exhibition.

Free exhibition. 

In the Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Image credits:

David Batchelor I Love King's Cross and King's Cross Loves Me, 5 (2001) and Uli Nimptsch Seated Figure (1951), Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London ©the artists 2016. Photo: Anna Arca.

Garth Evans Blue No. 30 (1964) and Kerry Stewart Untitled (Lucy) (1996), Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London ©the artists 2016. Photo: Anna Arca.

Richard Paul Cross from equality and contrast (1975), Constellation with corner positions (1975) and Horizontal and vertical positioning of extreme and neighbouring colours (1975) from the portfolio 3 Modular Orders - 3 Serial Orders (1976) ©DACS 2016, and Reg Butler Girl and Boy (1951) ©Estate of Reg Butler 2016. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. Photo: Anna Arca.

Ryan Gander, As old as time itself, slept alone (2016). A 70th Anniversary Commission for the Arts Council Collection ©the artist 2016. Photo: Anna Arca.

Patrick Caulfield Dining Recess (1972) ©DACS 2016, and Henry Moore Head of a King (1952-1953) ©the artist 2016. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. Photo: Anna Arca.

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Night in the Museum: Ryan Gander Curates the Arts Council Collection Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Main address: Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Chamberlain Square B3 3DH Birmingham, United kingdom Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Chamberlain Square B3 3DH Birmingham, United kingdom Leading British artist, Ryan Gander, has selected works from this world class national collection of modern and contemporary British art, as part of the celebrations for the Arts Council Collection’s 70th anniversary.

For the exhibition Gander has selected artworks which appear to be involved in the act of looking. He has presented these works so that they appear to gaze at works featuring the colour blue; a colour which is important in Gander’s work, and which for him represents the abstract ideas often found in modern and contemporary art.



Gander’s approach will provide an entirely fresh view of the Arts Council Collection and of modern and contemporary British art. His show will challenge traditional methods of selection, prompting us to rethink the role of the curator, the art object and the spectator. 

The exhibition will represent the work of over thirty artists, including Reg Butler, Patrick Caulfield, Jacob Epstein, Roger Hiorns, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Kerry Stewart, Wolfgang Tillmans and Rebecca Warren. Also included are major loans of work by artists including Angela Bulloch, Matthew Darbyshire, Don Brown, Mario García Torres and Thomas Houseago. One of the commissions, As old as time itself, slept alone, by Ryan Gander will be presented as part of this exhibition.

Free exhibition. 

In the Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Image credits:

David Batchelor I Love King's Cross and King's Cross Loves Me, 5 (2001) and Uli Nimptsch Seated Figure (1951), Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London ©the artists 2016. Photo: Anna Arca.

Garth Evans Blue No. 30 (1964) and Kerry Stewart Untitled (Lucy) (1996), Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London ©the artists 2016. Photo: Anna Arca.

Richard Paul Cross from equality and contrast (1975), Constellation with corner positions (1975) and Horizontal and vertical positioning of extreme and neighbouring colours (1975) from the portfolio 3 Modular Orders - 3 Serial Orders (1976) ©DACS 2016, and Reg Butler Girl and Boy (1951) ©Estate of Reg Butler 2016. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. Photo: Anna Arca.

Ryan Gander, As old as time itself, slept alone (2016). A 70th Anniversary Commission for the Arts Council Collection ©the artist 2016. Photo: Anna Arca.

Patrick Caulfield Dining Recess (1972) ©DACS 2016, and Henry Moore Head of a King (1952-1953) ©the artist 2016. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. Photo: Anna Arca.
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