REJECT REFLECT RECLAIM
Group show from TOMA 2024/25 artists
Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6EX
22 February - 11 May 2025 from 11 - 5pm Wednesday to Sunday
TOMA 2024/25 artists exhibiting…
Mark Amura | Becky Buchanan | Selena Chandler | Karen Christensen | Nathalie Coste | Lucy Daley | Sue Gascoyne | Teddy Godwin | Ella Johnston | Majik | Zack Mennell | Jo Morrison | Martin Osman | Amy Ryall | Chanel Vegas
Challenge your perceptions and reconsider the familiar at Reject Reflect Reclaim, the new group show by The Other MA (TOMA) 24/25 cohort.
Reject Reflect Reclaim, an eclectic, evocative and thought-provoking group exhibition, opens at the Beecroft Art Gallery on February 22 2025. Presented by the current The Other MA (TOMA) 24-25 cohort, this debut show invites visitors to critically engage with and rethink the narratives preserved within the Beecroft Art Gallery’s permanent collection.
Responding to selected works from the gallery’s archive of more than 2,000 pieces, the fifteen-member TOMA cohort delve deep into subjects such as representation, violence, sexuality, gender, colonialism, and identity. Through a series of new works, the artists interrogate the archive and notable absences in the Beecroft collection. The works seek to shine a light on overlooked voices and histories, while showcasing a wide range of artistic responses and means of expression.
Reject Reflect Reclaim is more than an exhibition; it is an act of reclamation. It encourages visitors to consider how collections such as the Beecroft’s are curated, remembered, and reimagined.