The British Show in Australia, 1985

Abstract

In 1984–85, The British Show, an exhibition largely made up of New British Sculpture, was curated for Australia and New Zealand. This essay discusses the context and effects of the exhibition on art in Australia. It also seeks to define the sources of originality and innovation of the artists included.

Keywords

• Antony Gormley
• Anish Kapoor
• art in Australia
• British art
• sculpture
• Tony Cragg
• British Council
• Australia Council
• Shirazeh Houshiary
• Richard Deacon
• Richard Wentworth
• Ian Hamilton Finlay