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Detail from ‘Cross Section through a Jupiter Trojan’ by Sue Morgan, 2023.
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Image courtesy Max Reeves.
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Image courtesy Max Reeves.
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Corinne, Period Survival Quilt, 2023.
Exhibition
Elsewhere
24 May 2023 – 9 Sep 2023
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 09:30 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 09:30 – 17:00
- Friday
- 09:30 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 09:30 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road
- London
England - BR3 3BX
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The bus stop directly outside the main entrance is Bethlem Royal Hospital, with buses 356, 119 or 198 stopping there.
- Eden Park Station (30 mins from London Bridge) followed by a 15 min walk or 5 min bus ride (356 bus towards Shirley). East Croydon Station (15 mins from London Victoria), followed by roughly a 30 min bus ride (119 bus towards Bromley or 198 towards Shrublands).
What do we gain when we think about elsewhere – and what do we learn about here?
Work from seven contemporary artists will occupy the gallery and landscape at Bethlem Royal Hospital throughout the summer. ‘Elsewhere’ is guest curated by artist Beth Hopkins.
About
The exhibition interrogates the idea of public space – how we can use creativity to move beyond closed and restricted spaces to spaces of radical openness. Exhibiting works are playful, highly personal and political. The artists interrogate the notion of power and control over public space – from a queer utopia built in collaboration with a childhood friend to a pastoral folk vision of a hoped-for future, where land is not owned by a privileged few but is freely accessible to everyone.
Exhibiting artists from Bethlem Gallery include, Corinne, Eddie, Max Reeves, and Sue Morgan. Baba (also known as Professero Babalascar) will also be doing a digital residency. They are joined by artists from Turf Projects, Croydon; Daisy Young, Hoagy Houghton and Pear Nuallak.
A programme of events including workshops, a residency with Turf Projects at Wandle Park and across Croydon, a symposium and a Morris dancing parade will explore the themes of the exhibition, and the link between nature and mental health. Taking place within the gallery and in the grounds of Bethlem Hospital, events will run throughout the show.
‘Elsewhere’ is part of the 2023 Croydon Borough of Culture programme This is Croydon.
