Season 2 Archive

THE STATE WE’RE IN

A white and blue cake with text in black icing which reads: 'Let them eat nothing'.

About the season

Season Theme:	THE STATE WE'RE IN
Year:	2023
Commissioned Artists:	11

Can artists help decode what’s really going on?

11 timely and powerful artworks responded to the theme ‘The State We’re In’ on thousands of billboards and outdoor digital screens across the four nations of the UK.

Artists were selected from almost 1,300 works submitted to our global, public open call. Season 2 of The Gallery also commissioned four new artworks. The works were created in diverse mediums including photography, illustration, oil painting, collage and digital printing.

Launched in partnership with the Out-of-Home* industry including Clear Channel and JCDecaux, the 11 artworks were on view in outdoor advertising sites across the country. The artworks invaded towns and cities across the UK, from London, Birmingham and Newcastle, to Aberdeen, Belfast and Cardiff, reaching millions of people over a four-week period. A retrospective of Season 2 was also displayed for the public to view for free at The Truman Brewery in London.

*The term Out-of-Home refers to any visual advertising media found outside of the home, including on-street billboards, digital screens, bus-shelters and train stations.

Artworks

Highlights

One exhibition, 11 artists, 28 days and thousands of billboards and digital screens across the UK… Watch our new film for a glimpse into ‘The State We’re In’.