TASTE

A ‘TASTE’ of OHSH Projects in Los Angeles will be a taste of the British art scene, a cross-section of the artists the project space has exhibited since their foundation three years ago. In 2021, the idea for OHSH Projects was conceived in the wake of the pandemic, in response to the lack of opportunities for contemporary artists and the proliferation of empty shopfronts across London. This being a direct result of Brexit, a long-term conservative government, as well as the pandemic. After the pandemic Britain entered a recession and a bleak period, much like Thatcher’s Britain in the 1980s.

However, times of hardship tend to produce the most exciting and engaging art, OHSH Projects is a reflection of  new wave of art being made in Britain. By artists who are from the UK and who have come to London and the UK from across the globe, searching for the means to continue making and exhibiting their work, despite socioeconomic hardship. ‘TASTE’ will include work by twenty-five OHSH exhibitors alongside five Wönzimer exhibitors, each of whom present a unique vision at differing stages of their careers. The hardships of Britain are echoed in the United States – like Brexit, their politics looking inward, creating division and austerity. Yet, the art exhibited by Wönzimer echoes a sense of playful hope through a critical lens.