Jim Hodges: It only takes a minute
Through materials, images, forms and gestures, reflecting on intimacy, history, values and casuality
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Stephen Friedman gallery
Group Exhibition: Reverb
An exhibition bringing together new works by eight leading artists from the Caribbean diaspora: Julien Creuzet, Denzil Forrester, Hulda Guzmán, Suchitra Mattai, Zinzi Minott, Kathia St. Hilaire, Charmaine Watkiss and Alberta Whittle.
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The Art Diary November 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
I begin the November Art Diary with exhibitions by artists with whom I have some former connections, starting with some I have interviewed, such as Michael Petry, Sean Scully and Genesis Tramaine.
4 November 2024
Ken Currie, Kehinde Wiley, Susie Hamilton Three Exhibitions About Communities – Revd Jonathan Evens
The work of Ken Currie, Kehinde Wiley and Susie Hamilton can be seen currently in central London. Each knows the communities they paint intimately and create insightful figurative work as a result.
22 October 2024
Kehinde Wiley: Fragments from the treasure house of darkness
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents ‘Fragments from the treasure house of darkness’, Kehinde Wiley’s first solo exhibition in London in three years following ‘The Prelude’ at The National Gallery.
Tuesday–Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-5pm.
Woody De Othello: Faith Like a Rock
Othello (b.1991, Miami, USA) is best known for a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses sculpture, painting and drawing
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday 11am - 5pm
Jeffrey Gibson: DREAMING OF HOW IT’S MEANT TO BE
Gibson (b.1972, Colorado, USA) fuses his Choctaw-Cherokee heritage with references that span club culture, queer theory, fashion, politics, literature and art history.
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Group exhibition: The Place I Am
A group show celebrating its gallery artists and the breadth of the programme.
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday 11am - 5pm
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA: Free The Wind, The Spirit, and The Sun
A new exhibition by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA – and the first to take place at its new London location on Cork Street, Mayfair
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Sasha Gordon: The Flesh Disappears, But Continues To Ache
Gordon paints surreal, anthropomorphic versions of herself in hyper-realistic detail.
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm. Saturday, 11am–5pm.
Denzil Forrester: With Q
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents an exhibition by Grenada-born British artist Denzil Forrester. The show includes new paintings and a separate survey of works on paper from the past forty years.
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm. Saturday, 11am–5pm.
Jonathan Baldock: Interview of the Month, February 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Jonathan Baldock works across sculpture, installation and performance. He has a way with unexpected faces – as in his long-running series of ceramic masks
30 January 2023
Stephan Balkenhol
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents Stephan Balkenhol’s ninth solo exhibition at the gallery. Devoid of expression or emotion, Balkenhol’s distinctive and timeless works are sculpted by his own hand, carved from a singular block of wood without the use of machinery.
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm. Saturday, 11am–5pm
Jonathan Baldock: we are flowers of one garden
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents its second solo exhibition by Jonathan Baldock.
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm. Saturday, 11am–5pm.
Izumi Kato
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents the first UK solo exhibition by Japanese artist Izumi Kato. The exhibition, which celebrates the breadth of Kato’s practice, comprises painting, sculpture and drawing.
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm. Saturday, 11am–5pm.
From Near and Far: Collage and Figuration in the Contemporary Age
Bringing together 16 contemporary female artists, the exhibition focuses on collage as a concept and an art form
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm. Saturday, 11am–5pm.
Deborah Roberts: I have something to tell you
The show features new paintings dominated by black backgrounds and some of the largest works the artist has ever made.
Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 6pm Saturday, 11am – 5pm
Juan Araujo: Laughing and the Storm
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents its second solo exhibition by Venezuelan artist Juan Araujo. This new body of paintings follows a major solo installation at Art Basel Unlimited in September 2021.
Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–5pm.
Hulda Guzmán: Meet Me in The Forest
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents Dominican artist Hulda Guzmán’s first solo exhibition in the UK. ‘Meet Me in The Forest’ brings together a body of vibrant new paintings centred on her immediate surroundings in Samaná.
Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–5pm.
Holly Hendry: Fatty Acids
Exploring the idiosyncrasies of the human body, Holly Hendry’s sculptures and installations take formal inspiration from machinery and diagrammatic depictions of anatom
Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm
Sarah Ball
Demonstrating an acute sensitivity to the psyche of her subjects, Ball’s enigmatic portraits explore the way we project images of ourselves to the world.
Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–5pm.
David Shrigley: Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange
Characteristically deadpan in their humour, these quick-witted drawings satirise everyday occurrences and conversations.
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am - 5pm
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA: African Spirits of Modernism
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA’s seventh solo exhibition at the gallery, titled ‘African Spirits of Modernism’.
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Denzil Forrester in Rome
Initially intended for Frieze Masters, the gallery presents Forrester’s solo project in a specially designed space at 30 Old Burlington Street.
Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–5pm
25 Years
Stephen Friedman Gallery celebrates 25 years with this exhibition taking place in both galleries on Old Burlington Street in Mayfair, its home since 1995.
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Jonathan Baldock: Facecrime (suspect)
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a new installation ‘Facecrime (suspect)’ by British artist Jonathan Baldock in Gallery Two.
Tuesday–Friday, 11am–5pm
Andreas Eriksson
Andreas Eriksson’s presentation at Stephen Friedman Gallery comprises a new series of large-scale handwoven tapestries and a majestic oil and acrylic painting.
Monday–Friday, 11am–5pm
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Justice for All
To mark the reopening of the gallery, a monumental work by acclaimed British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE is presented for the first time in the UK.
This presentation is viewable from the street
David Shrigley: Lockdown Drawings
‘Lockdown Drawings’ is a new body of work created by British artist David Shrigley during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown in spring 2020.
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Kendell Geers, ‘Love, By Any Means Necessary’
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents ‘Love, By Any Means Necessary’, a solo exhibition of new works by South African artist and curator Kendell Geers
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm Saturday, 11am–5pm
Melvin Edwards
Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a solo exhibition of new and historic works by Melvin Edwards, a pioneer in the history of contemporary African-American art.
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–6pm Saturday, 11am–5pm
Channing Hansen: Morphogenesis
A solo exhibition of new, large-scale works by American artist Channing Hansen. Hansen’s vibrant paintings comprise abstract, hand-knitted constructions stretched over wooden frames.
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 11am - 5pm