Art from Elsewhere
Date: 14 October 2014 – 1 February 2015
Space: Gallery 1 & 2

Testament to the talent and diversity of artists working across the world today. The exhibition – a collaboration with Art Fund International & Hayward Touring – was shown at venues across the UK, with the tour starting here at GoMA.

This touring exhibition brought together sculptures, posters, paintings, documentaries that depict different realities of profound global change. Gathering 37 significant artists from 22 countries, the show presented artworks which revolved around life, politics, and identity in the contemporary global society.

Artists: Ai Weiwei, Shirin Aliabadi, Carl Andre, Stephen Antonakos, Yto Barrada, Yael Bartana, Lothar Baumgarten, Mohamed Bourouissa, Robert Breer, Paulo Bruscky, Nathan Carter, Thomas Demand, Eugenio Dittborn, Omer Fast, Meschac Gaba, Shilpa Gupta, Romuald Hazoumè, Michael Heizer, Jenny Holzer, Peter Hujar, Emily Jacir, Jitish Kallat , Amar Kanwar, Ola Kolehmainen , Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta , Aleksandra Mir, Zwelethu Mthethwa , Imran Qureshi , Jozef Robakowski, Shahzia Sikander, Robert Smithson, Nancy Spero, Beat Streuli , Kara Walker , Yang Zhenzhong, YeeSookyung, Akram Zaatari, and Horacio Zabala

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow 24 October to 1 February 2015
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery 14 February to 31 May 2015
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima) 19 June to 27 September 2015
Harris Museum, 10 October to 30 November 2015
Towner, Eastbourne 23 January to 3 April 2016
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and Arnolfini 22 April to 17 July 2016.

Links:
• Moira Jeffrey, ‘Art review: Art From Elsewhere, Glasgow GoMA,’ The Scotsman
• Mateusz Fret, ‘Art from Elsewhere, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow,’ November 11, 2014
• Sacha Waldron, ‘Art from Elsewhere @ GoMA, Glasgow,’ The Skinny
• ’A Hayward Touring Show with support from the Art Fund’