A retrospective of the work of Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), one of the most significant American artists of the twentieth century. A key member of the second generation of abstract expressionist painters, she made a major contribution to the subsequent development of abstract painting with works acclaimed for their bold forms and colours.
The Making of Husbands is a major exhibition that brings together works by Christina Ramberg (1946–1995), her contemporaries and younger artists to explore the urgency with which her work speaks to […]
Toyin Ojih Odutola proposes speculative fictions, inviting the viewer to enter her vision of an uncannily familiar yet fantastical world. Working like an author or poet, she often spends months creating extensive imaginary narratives, which play out through a series of works to suggest a structure of episodes or chapters. Drawing on an eclectic range […]
This exhibition is comprised of new work created by Cicely Brown in response to Blenheim's Palace’s history as an English country estate, and as the home to successive generations of the Spencer-Churchill family and their collection of paintings, tapestries and decorative arts. Rendered in her emotive, frenetic brushstrokes, Brown’s new series visually references masterpieces by Sir […]
Huma Bhabha’s exhibition Against Time, focusses on the figure. Bhabha’s work addresses themes of colonialism, war, displacement and memories of home. Her influences are wide ranging, from ancient Egyptian statuary, African art, Classicism, Cubism and German Expressionism to science fiction and horror films. This exhibition spans the last two decades of Bhabha’s work, bringing together an impressive cast […]
In this exhibition, which they have curated, Christine and Jennifer Binnie use their own work to complement pieces chosen from the Gallery's collection. The exhibition guides the visitor through a […]
Train Yards, is an exhibition of paintings by Mary Weatherford. She roots abstract painting in subjective experience, evoking urban and rural environments while experimenting with internal painterly dynamics around light, color, and gesture, as well as the relationship between a painted surface and various three-dimensional addenda. Weatherford prepares each canvas with a mixture of gesso and […]
Can You Hear Me? by Nalini Malani is a commissioned work, which embodys the role of the artist as social activist. In her exhibition Malani gives voice to the marginalised through visual stories […]
Colour, Carmen Herrera says, is always about “a dialogue”, as she has always been “curious about two colours reacting or dancing with each other”. Thus, paintings in her exhibition “Colour Me” testify to her words in a trio of panels — “Blues” (1991), “Two Yellows” (1992) and “Horizontal” (1992). Herrera paints the surface in one […]
This exhibition spans Marina Abramovic’s work – including live re-performances of iconic works, as well as brand new works. It brings together works spanning her 50-year career, along with new works conceived especially for this exhibition. As Abramović approaches her mid-70s, her new work reflects on changes to the artist’s body, and explores her perception […]
Most well known for her photomontage, this exhibition displays the diverse range of Linder Sterling's practice. It explores Linder as performance artist, zine-maker, musician, documentary-photographer, collaborator, muse, guru, medium and body-builder. Linder was an active figure in the punk and post-punk music scenes, and is probably best known for the album covers which she created, […]
Marianna Castillo Deball’s exhibition focuses on sharing the stories of a number of little-known female anthropologists and indigenous storytellers and makers. To do this, the artist recreates historical artefacts and reconfigures display cases to expose how museum collections both conceal and reveal historical narratives and shape our understanding of the world. Between Making and Knowing Something is […]
Through a collage-like installation featuring pottery, photography and textiles, Mariana Castillo Deball works to uncover stories and individuals often hidden in traditional museum displays. While the gallery is temporarily closed, you can still enter Mariana Castillo Deball: Between Making and Knowing Something online to discover new insights into the exhibition.
Artemisia Gentileschi challenged conventions and defied expectations to become a successful artist and one of the greatest storytellers of her time. She painted subjects that were traditionally the preserve of male artists and for the male gaze; transforming meek maidservants into courageous conspirators and victims into survivors. In this first major exhibition of Artemisia’s work in […]
Nicole Eisenman brings together a diverse multidisciplinary language through mixed media works on paper, sculpture and painting. This exhibition, Where I Was, It Shall Be, presents the fluid transition and interchangeable approach Eisenman takes to sculptural image making, painting and larger-scale outdoor installations. Her oeuvre is distinctive in its emphasis upon the allegorical and its confident combination […]
Sophie Bouvier Ausländer’s past years has been dedicated to words, culminating in her doctoral thesis on the notion of tangibility, contemporary reliefs and continuous dimensions. The topic for her thesis […]
The space of the gallery is transformed by a series of Trulee Hall’s self-contained, elaborate vignettes – the viewer moves through discordant scenes, each presenting a tangled meta-narrative. Installations comprising […]
Installation artist and sculptor Susie MacMurray presents 'Murmur' - a compelling body of work comprising tactile and thought-provoking sculptures, an ambitious new installation, intricate drawings, striking bronze works and silver […]
Mainly focusing on the figure, Huma Bhabha’s work addresses themes of colonialism, war, displacement and memories of home. Her influences are wide ranging, from ancient Egyptian statuary, African art, Classicism, […]
Our latest commission, Forest on Fire, developed by contemporary artist Lucy Skaer is available for viewing digitally. The installation is inspired by the image of the Tauroctony, the iconic centrepiece of […]