Alison Jacques Gallery. Robert Mapplethorpe: night work curated by Scissor Sisters.
With: Matthew Barney / Tom Burr / Dan Fischer / Neil Gall / Paul Lee / Glenn Ligon / Oswaldo Macia / Jack Pierson / Marc Swanson / Scott Treleaven / Banks Violette / Gillian Wearing /
The exhibition inaugurates Alison Jacques Gallery's new space at 41 - 42 Berners St, north of Oxford St.
open till 19th March. Robert Mapplethorpe was an icon of the American avant-garde in the late twentieth century, embodying in his life and art a powerful sense of freedom in its manifestations - creative, political, personal, sexual. This exhibition brings together the seven Mapplethorpe images chosen by Scissor Sisters, along with other photographs, Polaroids and unique and rarely seen sculptures by the artist. and with the band's selection of important works by major contemporary artists who have admired or been influenced by Mapplethorpe's aesthetic and attitude.
Modern Art: LLP 23/25 Eastcastle St, W1W 8DF. New work by RickySwallow, meticulously crafted sculptures is imprinted with the passage of timeonto objects, and in doing so transforms elemental material into conceptual medium. cardboard sculptures and cast into bronze, presented on plinths and on the wall.
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