Anna Perach explores the dynamics between personal and cultural myths. Her work engages with historical narratives through the depiction of enigmatic female characters that dwell precariously at the threshold between states: inside and outside of their bodies. For this exhibition Perach produced a new body of work based on the concept of the monstrous feminine, […]
A solo exhibition surveying 50 years of work by Jacqueline Poncelet. Her work is characterised by a restless exploration of materials and making that is evident throughout her practice. In the Making presents works from different eras side by side, offering experiences of the artist’s inquiry and rigorous exploration of process across diverse bodies of […]
Monica Sjöö (1938 – 2005) was a co-founder of the Goddess movement and this exhibition traces her deep commitment to gender and environmental justice. The artist, self-described as a ‘radical anarcho/eco-feminist and Goddess artist, writer and thinker involved in Earth spirituality’. As an activist, she co-founded Bristol’s Women’s Liberation. Sjöö protested against the Vietnam war […]
Light, memory and the history of photography are some of the abiding themes in this show which brings together several new bodies of work and a moving image piece. These collectively examine the effect of light as it passes through and around objects, casting fleeting shadows and evoking distinct atmospheres. Barriball is interested in trying […]
Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950 - 1970, is a major new exhibition, which connects the work of over 50 women from across the globe through a shared language of radical abstraction following World War II. Features: Carla Accardi; Novera Ahmed; Ruth Asawa; Maria Bartuszová; Lynda Benglis; Louise Bourgeois; Maria Theresa Chojnacka; Lygia Clark; Saloua […]
Ziping Wang continues to explore everyday themes, reflecting the exhibition's title, Small Talk, which considers day-to day social situations. In an intuitive development of Wang's visual practice, Small Talk becomes an experiment in the process of painting.
An exhibition of works by Alexis Hunter (1948-2014), a pivotal figure in the British Feminist Movement. 10 Seconds focuses on Hunter’s most iconic works produced in the 1970’s, when she was an active part of the Feminist movement. She worked in photography to produce photo-narrative sequences that questioned gender stereotypes and patriarchal image culture.
Spanning over 60 years of contemporary sculpture, this exhibition highlights ways in which artists draw on familiar experiences of movement, flux and organic growth. Inspired by sources ranging from a dancer’s gesture to the breaking of a wave, from a flow of molten metal to the interlacing of a spider’s web, the artworks in When Forms […]
Let’s go on singing! presents new and existing work in which Zineb Sedira expands on her exploration of cinema as a tool for joyful resistance and draws on the archive as a device to expose, reconsider and challenge history.
Aria Dean: Abattoir, is an exhibition of the artist’s recent work, which explores the foundational relationship between modernity and death on conceptual and material levels.
This group exhibition brings together works by international artists and collectives, who use the camera to challenge and move beyond traditional protest photography. The exhibition, Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest, explores feminism and activism from an international and contemporary perspective. It looks at different approaches to feminism from the past 10 years, and highlights shared concerns including […]
Hydriotaphia, is a new collection of ceramic offerings; urns, shrines and spirit houses fired in the subterranean tomb-like anagama kiln, an ancient type of wood fired kiln brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century.
Love-in-a-Mist, is an exhibition of new work by Alice Kemp and Yuichiro Kikuma. This is the first time Alice and Yuichiro’s work is presented in dialogue, you are invited to explore the relationship present within the works - a tale of synchronicities, idiosyncrasies, perspective and a deep connection with the natural world, its patterns and […]
Maria Bell-Salter’s paintings of tulip beds and herbaceous borders immerse the viewer in vitality and colour – sometimes strong and vibrant, sometimes subtle with undefined mystery in the depths. They convey a sense of the inspiration, joy and wonder at the sight of a garden brought to fruition. The title of the exhibition is Fruition, […]
Jemima Stehli's work explored themes of sexuality and the gaze throughout her practice. She is best known for her photographic works, which explore performativity and complicity in the representation of the female nude. HAPPENSTANCE marks a departure from the well-established photographic work and an introduction to her new practice of abstract painting - a progression […]
The relationship between performativity and the gaze has always been central to Jemima Stehli’s artistic practice. Her photographic works of the late 1990s and early 2000s often cite well-known imagery by established male artists such as Francis Bacon, Allen Jones and Helmut Newton, which she re-stages with her own body. Her hybrid position as the subject/object […]
In her exhibition, Regeneratrix, Yulia Pinkusevich presents recent paintings from two ongoing bodies of work, The Sakha Series and The Isorithm Series, which excavate the layers of her cultural identity as a former citizen of the USSR. The Sakha Series depicts the artist's journey through time, meditating upon the connection with her ancient Eastern European and North Asian lineage to […]
HUNROD GOLD, is a collaboration between Michèle Lamy and Loree Rodkin, both influential figures in contemporary jewelry design. Lamy and Rodkin have masterfully crafted this collection of rings as an interpretation of the Chinese Zodiac – a rich tradition laden with symbolism. HUNROD GOLD features seven zodiac rings, where bands of yellow and white gold […]
Outi Pieski's paintings and installations explore several themes, including the culture and identity of the Sámi people – who live in the region of Sápmi. In many of her projects, she incorporates duodji (the traditional craft practices of the Sámi people) using materials such as wood and textile. For Pieski, duodji is also a way […]
A collection of contemporary artists who explore the transformative and subversive potential of textiles to challenge power structures and reimagine the world. The exhibition brings together over 100 artworks by […]