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Unquiet Moments: Capturing the Everyday
Organised by the Courtauld Institute of Art’s MA Curating the Art Museum students, this digital exhibition features major works from the Arts Council Collection alongside an exciting programme of online events.

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Stay Home: Moving Image Online
Over the coming weeks we'll be bringing you a curated selection of artists' moving image work from the Arts Council Collection with an online programme of single screen works available to view online during the lockdown period.

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Sculpture by Women Since 1945
Explore some of the artists and artworks featured in our major new touring exhibition, Breaking the Mould - challenging the male-dominated narratives of post-war British sculpture.

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Discover the Collection
Explore our archive of digital content, including short films, virtual exhibition tours and artist profiles as well as a range of accessible learning resources.

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Field for the British Isles
The largest artwork in the collection, Field for the British Isles, was made by Antony Gormley in 1993 with 100 volunteers at a school in St Helens. In our latest film the artist reflects on the creation of this iconic work.

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Spirit Jar

Perry, Grayson

Spirit Jar

1994

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

Burke, Vanley

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

1968

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

Caulfield, Patrick

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

1973

Jym in the Studio

Auerbach, Frank

Jym in the Studio

1963

True To Size

Phillipson, Heather

True To Size

2015

Youth, Jarrow

Killip, Chris

Youth, Jarrow

1976

We Two Boys Together Clinging

Hockney, David

We Two Boys Together Clinging

1961

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

Lucas, Sarah

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

1996

Things I associate with you

Phillips, Ciara

Things I associate with you

2014

Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

Figure in Blue

Johnson, Claudette

Figure in Blue

2018

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

untitled: dunce

Barlow, Phyllida

untitled: dunce

2015

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Loop

Organ, Margaret

Loop

1978

Sleeper

Unwin, Phoebe

Sleeper

2012

BRIDGIT

Prodger, Charlotte

BRIDGIT

2016

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

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The Courtauld's MA Curating students present their annual exhibition online.


18 Jun 2020

The Courtauld Institute of Art’s MA Curating the Art Museum students announce their annual exhibition, offered online for the first time and running for a month from Thursday 18th June. Organised by nine emerging curators, Unquiet Moments: Capturing the Everyday represents both an extraordinary group of artworks and an effort to ensure that art can continue to be accessible in unprecedented circumstances.

Originally conceived as a public exhibition in Somerset House’s galleries, the project has moved...
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IMPOSTER SYNDROME

Walter, John

IMPOSTER SYNDROME, 2017

b. 1978

Co-Factor (Staffordshire King)

Walter, John

Co-Factor (Staffordshire King), 2018

b. 1978

Spoon II

Tompkins, Hayley

Spoon II, 2012

b. 1971

A Mapping in White

Coldwell, Paul

A Mapping in White, 2013

b. 1952

Gut Feelings (Stromatolith)

Hendry, Holly

Gut Feelings (Stromatolith), 2016

b. 1990

15 days

Perretta, Imran

15 days, 2018

b. 1988

Butts Only (that’s the sound that ...

Brooks, Flo

Butts Only (that’s the sound that ...

2018

b. 1987

RoCH Fan

pui san lok, susan

RoCH Fan, 2015

b. 1972

Burning Love

Hong, Young In

Burning Love, 2014

b. 1972

Zany Capsid

Walter, John

Zany Capsid, 2017

b. 1978

Listener

Cuddon, Katie

Listener, 2015

b. 1979

Forest of Dean 2

Meecham, Charlie

Forest of Dean 2, 2018

b. 1951

An Ensemble of Packaging Sequences

Walter, John

An Ensemble of Packaging Sequences, 2017

b. 1978

Ritual Without Belief

Ifekoya, Evan

Ritual Without Belief, 2018

b. 1988

Forest of Dean 5

Meecham, Charlie

Forest of Dean 5, 2018

b. 1951

Bouncer

Walter, John

Bouncer, 2017

b. 1978

Droid Torture

Walter, John

Droid Torture, 2016

b. 1978

Untitled (Figure carrying Zip)

Peter, Mick

Untitled (Figure carrying Zip), 2015

b. 1974

Chair

Tompkins, Hayley

Chair, 2011

b. 1971

Interlocutor

Bradley, Rachal

Interlocutor, 2018

b. 1979

Chief Financial Officer (Bette Davis...

Mellor, Dawn

Chief Financial Officer (Bette Davis...

2013

b. 1970

Museum Director (Judith Anderson)

Mellor, Dawn

Museum Director (Judith Anderson), 2013

b. 1970

Forest of Dean 4

Meecham, Charlie

Forest of Dean 4, 2018

b. 1951

God's Bog

Finn-Kelcey, Rose

God's Bog, 2001

b. 1945

Untitled

Cuddon, Katie

Untitled, 2016

b. 1979

What Remains – Possessions

Coldwell, Paul

What Remains – Possessions, 2015

b. 1952

Cytoplasm (Rio Capsid)

Walter, John

Cytoplasm (Rio Capsid), 2017

b. 1978

RRR

Disley, Frances

RRR, 2018

b. 1976

YessSIR! Back off! Tell me who I am ...

Brooks, Flo

YessSIR! Back off! Tell me who I am ...

2018

b. 1987

Forest of Dean 1

Meecham, Charlie

Forest of Dean 1, 2018

b. 1951

Front Desk Manager (Whoopi Goldberg)

Mellor, Dawn

Front Desk Manager (Whoopi Goldberg), 2013

b. 1970

HIV Lifecycle

Walter, John

HIV Lifecycle, 2017

b. 1978

Digital Light Pool CXVIII

Tompkins, Hayley

Digital Light Pool CXVIII, 2018

b. 1971

Uncoating (arrows)

Walter, John

Uncoating (arrows), 2017

b. 1978

A Problem of Departure

Cuddon, Katie

A Problem of Departure, 2013

b. 1979

Studio, 1995

Donachie, Jacqueline

Studio, 1995, 2016

b. 1969

Fist (Blue Shape)

Walter, John

Fist (Blue Shape), 2018

b. 1978

SVN Stacks/Moon Marauder

Xa, Zadie

SVN Stacks/Moon Marauder, 2015

b. 1983

Brazen Serpent

Darling, Jesse

Brazen Serpent, 2018

b. 1980

Moodrings, Crystals and Opal Coloure...

Xa, Zadie

Moodrings, Crystals and Opal Coloure...

2016

b. 1983

Allostery

Walter, John

Allostery, 2017

b. 1978

Tell me the story Of all these thing...

Zaman, Rehana

Tell me the story Of all these thing...

2017

b. 1982

Triskelion and Virus Particles

Walter, John

Triskelion and Virus Particles, 2016

b. 1978

'Throbbing Gristle' Partner, Vol. 1,...

Tutti, Cosey Fanni

'Throbbing Gristle' Partner, Vol. 1,...

1980

b. 1951

Innate Sensing Mechanism (Crab)

Walter, John

Innate Sensing Mechanism (Crab), 2017

b. 1978

A Virus Walks Into A Bar

Walter, John

A Virus Walks Into A Bar, 2018

b. 1978

Ritual Without Belief

Ifekoya, Evan

Ritual Without Belief, 2018

b. 1988

Zinc Fingers

Walter, John

Zinc Fingers, 2016

b. 1978

Untitled

Lowndes, Gillian

Untitled, 1976

b. 1936

Inhibitor

Walter, John

Inhibitor, 2018

b. 1978

Trailers (RoCH Fans and Legends)

pui san lok, susan

Trailers (RoCH Fans and Legends), 2015

b. 1972

Circle Square

Howard, Rachel

Circle Square, 2015

b. 1969

Dark Continent: Semiramis Performanc...

Shani, Tai

Dark Continent: Semiramis Performanc...

2018

b. 1976

Pose Work for Sisters

Donachie, Jacqueline

Pose Work for Sisters, 2016

b. 1969

Shame

Cuddon, Katie

Shame, 2014

b. 1979

Figure in Blue

Johnson, Claudette

Figure in Blue, 2018

b. 1959

Exhibition

Cuddon, Katie

Exhibition, 2014

b. 1979

The Gender Song

Ifekoya, Evan

The Gender Song, 2014

b. 1988

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The Arts Council Collection is the UK's most widely seen collection of modern and contemporary art.

With more than 8,000 works by over 2,000 artists, it can be seen in exhibitions and public displays across the country and beyond. This website offers unprecedented access to the Collection, and information about each work can be found on this site.