Opening this Thursday
If there's one thing we can be certain about over the next seven days, it's that anticipation is building for the opening of The Horror Show! A Twisted Tale of Modern Britain, a landmark exhibition that celebrates our greatest cultural provocateurs and visionaries. We invite you on a timely and prescient journey to the underbelly of Britain’s cultural psyche, looking at ideas rooted in horror that have informed the last 50 years of creative rebellion.
Co-curated by BAFTA nominated filmmakers and resident artists at Somerset House Studios Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, and Somerset House Senior Curator Claire Catterall, who also conceived the idea, the exhibition features over 200 artworks and culturally significant artefacts, plus a series of new commissions from some of our country’s most provocative artists, presented in three shapeshifting acts – Monster, Ghost and Witch.
Prepare yourself for a visceral experience that reveals how the anarchic alchemy of horror can help us make sense of the troubled world around us.