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The Horror Show An imaginative new art show at ‘Somerset House’ points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. Whether or not you're a fan of the horror genre the ideas contained within it have been a major influence on the last 50 years of creative rebellion. That's the theory, at least, expounded by new exhibition ‘The Horror Show!’. Co-curated by ‘BAFTA’ nominated filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, and Somerset House's senior curator, Claire Catterale ‘The Horror Show! A Twisted Tale of Modern Britain’ looks beyond horror as a genre and instead interprets it as a reaction to troubling times. In this way, the last five decades of British history are recast as a story of cultural shapeshifting, told through some of our most provocative artists. From 1970s punk to modern-day witchcraft, the aim is to highlight how the anarchic alchemy of horror - its subversion, transgression and the supernatural - helps us make sense of the world. Featuring over 200 artworks and culturally significant objects, this landmark show tells a story of the turbulence, unease and creative revolution at the heart of the British cultural psyche in three acts: ‘Monster’, ‘Ghost’ and ‘Witch’. Each act interprets a specific era through a classic horror archetype lens in a series of thematically linked artworks. These are accompanied by a soundtrack featuring Bauhaus, Barry Adamson and Mica Levi. ‘The Horror Show! A Twisted Tale of Modern Britain’, ‘Somerset House’, London WC2R 1LA, October 27, 2022 - February 19, 2023 (closed Mondays). Image, Tim Etchells ‘Fade to Black’. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #design #words #pictures #love #counterculture #punk #goth #jamiereid #guypeellaert #dereckridgers #junocalypso #pamhogg #monster #ghost #witch #gothshop #somersethouse #thehorrorshow #thehorroshowatwistedtaleofmodernbritain (at Somerset House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkF1ETvom4A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=