Gwen John to Lucian Freud: Home and The World

The painting Performance (1985) was exhibited in the group exhibition 'Gwen John to Lucian Freud' at the Holbourne Museum, Bath. This exhibition of work from the Swindon City Art collection traces both the national and international influences on Modern British art in the twentieth century. Curated by artist Dexter Dalwood, the works are linked by the theme ‘Home and The World’, which juxtaposes a confident sense of national identity with a yearning for exploration.

The painting 'Performance' was a gift to Swindon Art Gallery from the Saatchi Gallery through The Art Fund:

"In 2000, he wanted to make it possible for galleries beyond London to show new British artists to a wider audience. Charles Saatchi and the Art Fund therefore selected 39 works to give to 7 galleries throughout the country. These galleries were chosen for their interest in contemporary art but also because they had a limited budget for such purchases. The works epitomise the creative energy of young British artists during the 1990s and today and show the diversity of these artists' ambitions and concerns and the wide range of media that they draw upon to express them."
(Source: http://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/7867/performance-jeffrey-dennis)

About the exhibition 'Gwen John to Lucian Freud':

"Throughout the 1980s the National Gallery in London hosted a series of exhibitions called The Artist’s Eye which displayed groups of paintings chosen by eminent artists. Dexter Dalwood saw these shows while he was student at St Martin’s School of Art. Now a celebrated contemporary artist, he has made a selection for the Holburne Museum, drawing on the outstanding collection of Modern British art from Swindon Museum & Art Gallery.

The 32 works in this exhibition are linked by the theme ‘Home and The World’, which juxtaposes a confident sense of national identity with a yearning for exploration. Varied artistic approaches reveal the changing landscape of twentieth-century art in this country: the boldness of Vanessa Bell, the introversion of Gwen John, the gravitas of Duncan Grant, the Pop Art invention of Richard Hamilton and the intensity of Lucian Freud. Despite the differences in their approach, we see how these artists responded to the world around them and to each other."
(Source: http://www.holburne.org/gwen-john-to-lucian-freud/)

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