exhibition

The Secret Public: The Last Days of the British Underground 1978 – 1988

Artists Charles Atlas, Peter Doig, Cerith Wyn Evans, Gilbert & George, Richard Hamilton, Isaac Julien, Julian Opie, Stephen Willats

23.Mar.07 - 06.May.07
12pm - 7.30pm (9pm on Thursdays)

Ica (Institute Of Contemporary Arts)
12 Carlton House Terrace
London
London SW1Y 5AH
+44 (0)20 7930 3647
info@ica.org.uk
www.ica.org.uk
Tube Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus, Mayfair / Cork Street

Charles Atlas, Bodymap, Leigh Bowery, Victor Burgin, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Michael Clark, Peter Doig, Duvet Brothers, Brian Eno, Cerith Wyn Evans, Gilbert and George, Gorilla Tapes, Richard Hamilton, Derek Jarman, Isaac Julien, Tina Keane, Sandra Lahire, Linder, Stuart Marshall & Neil Bartlett, John Maybury, Neo-Naturists, Julian Opie, Jon Savage, Peter Saville, Mark E. Smith, Wolfgang Tillmans, Trojan, Stephen Willats and others.

The Secret Public: The Last Days of the British Underground 1978 – 1988, is a disquieting, playful, intensely urban show, rooted in the political landscape of the ’80s and examining the dark flowering of creativity which took shape in the UK between 1978 and 1988. Looking at the work of a particular network of artists whose activities across art, fashion, film, dance, performance, video and music has inspired and had significant influence on artists today, this show aims to critically re-evaluate Britain’s recent political past while throwing into relief the subversive dimensions of the creative and artistic activities of the time, whose far-reaching implications have been both neglected and underestimated.


The Secret Public The Last Days of the British Underground 1978 – 1988 was conceived and produced by Kunstverein München and curated by Stefan Kalmár & Michael Bracewell. Associate curators are Ian White & Daniel Pies.


This Exhibition was made possible through the support of:
Kulturstiftung des Bundes
The Henry Moore Foundation
Agnes B.