Curators. Gallerists. Artists.
Beton (Croatian, Polish) means concrete as in the building material. Beton is strong, resistant, durable, and combines all four elements: water, air, fire, and earth. Beton Collective draws from these qualities in their approach to both artistic and curatorial work.
The Collection.
We are proud to work with some of the most exciting new artists in the UK and beyond. Some of their work is currently exhibited at the Beton Gallery at our home.
All work you see here is available to buy. Contact us for details.
Beton Gallery
Beton Gallery was opened on the 21st October 2022 at our home in Hawkinge, UK. Our first exhibition included works by three incredible artists, Alex Boican, Thomas Poblete, and David Alderman as well as our own pieces.
Our mission is to move art beyond the formal gallery walls and exhibit it in unconventional spaces, and thus the idea of using our home as the exhibition place. Beton Gallery will move whenever we move, and expand and shrink itself depending on the size of our future residencies.
New exhibition coming soon.
To visit Beton Gallery, CONTACT US directly.
Salon D’Art
Salon D'Art is an event inspired by Antonin Artaud’s (1896-1948) Bureau of Surrealist Research. Although its purpose varies from the one of the Bureau, Salon D’Art follows the tradition of an ongoing exploration of creativity often hidden within the realms of unconscious.
Held in Folkestone, it invites different artists to spend a day working on their own pieces, individually or in collaboration. Followed by an exquisite feast, it provides a wonderful opportunity to share and discuss ideas, show artwork, and ponder over the questions of life, death and art.
Our first Salon was held in August at a wonderful location in central Folkestone generously offered to us by Sasha Maye.
Our next Salon took place on the 10th December 2022 in our home. Few photos can be seen in the GALLERY.
If you’d like to join it, CONTACT US or SIGN UP to our NEWSLETTER.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse (Cadavre Exquis) is a surrealist parlour game invented by Andre Breton (1896-1966) in which players take turns to write or draw on a sheet of paper, folding it to conceal their part of the composition before passing it on to the next person. The result is a fantastic collection of words and images. Exquisite Corpse is a playful technique with forever-changing rules and can vary in the number of collaborators; the length of time spent creating it; the theme it follows; etc.
At Beton Gallery, you will find few of our Corpses. Others are hidden in our secret drawers. And then there are ones we created with artists, musicians, composers, and writers. If you’d like to join our Exquisite Corpse, visit our BETON GALLERY.
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