Exhibitions 2008
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Philip Pearlstein
Up Close and Impersonal 15 October – 15 November 2008 London Gallery II Up Close and Impersonal is the first major presentation in the UK of work by American painter Philip Pearlstein. Considered by many to be the foremost living American realist, Pearlstein's singular practice has since the late 1950s focused on depictions of the female nude. In his recent paintings and works... Learn More -
Elmgreen & Dragset: Too Late
14 October – 15 November 2008 London Gallery I The exhibition features a re-staging of the entire Victoria Miro space. Visitors will be met by a total transformation of the gallery's interior architecture via several new interconnecting large-scale installations by Elmgreen & Dragset. Learn More -
Udomsak Krisanamis
2 – 27 September 2008 London Gallery I Krisanamis' practice has long been characterised by his specific use of collage, creating densely obsessive patterns made from newspaper, noodles, cellophane and paint. Possessing a distinct formal and conceptual clarity, the paintings offer a unique experimentation with the well-worn territories of the grid yet refuse to adhere to any particular... Learn More -
Chantal Joffe
24 June – 2 August 2008 London Gallery I Chantal Joffe is well known for her expressive paintings of predominantly female figures. This latest exhibition will include an eclectic and wide-ranging group of subjects across two distinct bodies of new work. In the main gallery, Joffe continues to work on the very large scale perfectly suited to her painterly... Learn More -
Jesper Just
A Voyage in Dwelling 20 May – 14 June 2008 London Gallery I The first solo exhibition in the UK by Danish artist Jesper Just will premiere the newly commissioned film trilogy A Voyage in Dwelling in addition to a selection of earlier works, including Just's acclaimed film A Vicious Undertow . The new trilogy - consisting of the eponymous work A Voyage... Learn More -
Inka Essenhigh
3 April – 2 May 2008 London Gallery I This new series of large-scale landscape paintings offers a vivid portrayal of the weather and passing seasons. Some of the paintings on view depict nature as a living thing, as in Yellow Fall in which the grass and trees become alive, while others personify nature as mythological figures, such as... Learn More -
Yayoi Kusama
7 February – 20 March 2008 Victoria Miro Gallery I & II For the first time Victoria Miro presents an exhibition which spans both exhibition spaces at 14 & 16 Wharf Road offering a substantial presentation of Yayoi Kusama's work. For this exhibition, Kusama has conceived a new installation Dots Obsession - Infinity Mirrored Room (2008) especially for the upper gallery and... Learn More -
Wangechi Mutu: Yo.n.I
24 November 2007 – 19 January 2008 London Gallery I One of a new generation of prominent female artists, Wangechi Mutu first came to attention in 2000 with her pin-up drawings and elaborate figurative collages. Mutu's aesthetic employs an economy of surface and depth to engage in her own unique form of myth making. The artist manipulates ink and acrylic... Learn More
