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Doing Ilana Savdie: In Jest; Danica Lundy: Stop Bath; Louise Giovanelli: As If, Almost

The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie, The Mouth briefly shut itself, 2022
Above  Ilana Savdie, The Mouth briefly shut itself, 2022
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie, The Husband Stitch, 2022
Above  Ilana Savdie, The Husband Stitch, 2022
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie, Mamita mamita, rica y apretadita, 2022
Above  Ilana Savdie, Mamita mamita, rica y apretadita, 2022
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie Photograph: Harry Griffin
Above  Ilana Savdie Photograph: Harry Griffin
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli, Vanitas, 2022
Above  Louise Giovanelli, Vanitas, 2022
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli, Silo, 2022
Above  Louise Giovanelli, Silo, 2022
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli, Prairie, 2022
Above  Louise Giovanelli, Prairie, 2022
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli Credit: Michael Pollard
Above  Louise Giovanelli Credit: Michael Pollard
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, Romancing the sink Credit: Shark Senesac
Above  Danica Lundy, Romancing the sink Credit: Shark Senesac
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, Overtime Credit: Shark Senesac
Above  Danica Lundy, Overtime Credit: Shark Senesac
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, Chamber Credit: Shark Senesac
Above  Danica Lundy, Chamber Credit: Shark Senesac
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, 2022. Credit: Erin Pollock
Above  Danica Lundy, 2022. Credit: Erin Pollock
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie, The Mouth briefly shut itself, 2022
Above  Ilana Savdie, The Mouth briefly shut itself, 2022
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie, The Husband Stitch, 2022
Above  Ilana Savdie, The Husband Stitch, 2022
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie, Mamita mamita, rica y apretadita, 2022
Above  Ilana Savdie, Mamita mamita, rica y apretadita, 2022
The Wick Culture - Ilana Savdie Photograph: Harry Griffin
Above  Ilana Savdie Photograph: Harry Griffin
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli, Vanitas, 2022
Above  Louise Giovanelli, Vanitas, 2022
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli, Silo, 2022
Above  Louise Giovanelli, Silo, 2022
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli, Prairie, 2022
Above  Louise Giovanelli, Prairie, 2022
The Wick Culture - Louise Giovanelli Credit: Michael Pollard
Above  Louise Giovanelli Credit: Michael Pollard
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, Romancing the sink Credit: Shark Senesac
Above  Danica Lundy, Romancing the sink Credit: Shark Senesac
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, Overtime Credit: Shark Senesac
Above  Danica Lundy, Overtime Credit: Shark Senesac
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, Chamber Credit: Shark Senesac
Above  Danica Lundy, Chamber Credit: Shark Senesac
The Wick Culture - Danica Lundy, 2022. Credit: Erin Pollock
Above  Danica Lundy, 2022. Credit: Erin Pollock

8 July — 11 September 2022
White Cube Bermondsey, London
https://www.whitecube.com/exhibitions/exhibition/sort/future

A trio of solo shows lands at White Cube Bermondsey this month. In Jest, the first solo exhibition in London by Colombian artist Ilana Savdie, features new large-scale paintings and drawings which look at themes of performance, transgression, identity and power. Inspired by the Colombian ‘Carnaval’, she explores theatrical themes relating to the circus, as well as repeating motifs including curtains, hooves, balls and hoops.

Danica Lundy’s first exhibition at White Cube, meanwhile, includes a group of monumental paintings — produced in the wake of her father’s death — that employ disorienting perspectives and narratives to explore the inner workings of bodies, machines, power structures and loss. Expect compositionally complex paintings filled with a rich bank of references, from the epic to the banal, and the torrid to the ecstatic.

Then there’s an exhibition of new paintings by Louise Giovanelli which explores new modes of devotion and worship — notably the cult of celebrity — in an era when so much of society is disengaged from religious and spiritual belief systems. Also on show are paintings that explore themes of performance and social rituals such as drinking.

These are three very different shows, but all are well worth a visit.
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Dates
08 July 2022 — 11 September 2022

Viewing The Male Gaze: From Larry Stanton to Now

The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
Above  Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
Above  Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy's Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy’s Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
Above  Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
Above  Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy's Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy’s Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins

5 — 30 July 2022
The Artist Room, London
https://theartistroom.com

Explore the power of the male-on-male gaze at The Artist Room this July as works by a radical group of contemporary artists go on display alongside unseen drawings by Larry Stanton, the New York-based portrait artist who tragically died in 1984 of AIDS-related complications, aged just 37.

Over the course of his short life, Stanton documented in his sketches and paintings the liberating pre-AIDS queer scene and the bohemian spirit in the city and beyond. ‘People make their own faces and Larry knew this instinctively,’ said Stanton’s friend and artist David Hockney.

Elsewhere, you’ll find works by Kenneth Bergfeld, Jimmy DeSana, Paul P. and Leon Pozniakow, the multi-disciplinary artist who draws inspiration from personal memories to explore the gay experience and love. Also included are works by Cary Kwok, who is best known for his graphic drawings which depict erotic — even fetishist — scenes.

Shown together, these works reveal the beauty found in fleeting and unexpected encounters. The result is superb and will leave you wanting more.
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Dates
05 July 2022 — 30 July 2022

Viewing In the Black Fantastic

The Wick Culture - Kara Walker, Still from Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies, 2021
Above  Kara Walker, Still from Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies, 2021
The Wick Culture - Sedrick Chisom, Medusa Wandered the Wetlands of the Capital Citadel Undisturbed by Two Confederate Drifters Preoccupied by Poisonous Vapors that Stirred in the Night Air, 2021
Above  Sedrick Chisom, Medusa Wandered the Wetlands of the Capital Citadel Undisturbed by Two Confederate Drifters Preoccupied by Poisonous Vapors that Stirred in the Night Air, 2021
The Wick Culture - Ellen Gallagher, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes, 2021
Above  Ellen Gallagher, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes, 2021
The Wick Culture - Kara Walker, Still from Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies, 2021
Above  Kara Walker, Still from Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies, 2021
The Wick Culture - Sedrick Chisom, Medusa Wandered the Wetlands of the Capital Citadel Undisturbed by Two Confederate Drifters Preoccupied by Poisonous Vapors that Stirred in the Night Air, 2021
Above  Sedrick Chisom, Medusa Wandered the Wetlands of the Capital Citadel Undisturbed by Two Confederate Drifters Preoccupied by Poisonous Vapors that Stirred in the Night Air, 2021
The Wick Culture - Ellen Gallagher, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes, 2021
Above  Ellen Gallagher, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes, 2021

29 June — 18 September 2022
Hayward Gallery, London
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/black-fantastic

In the Black Fantastic is set to be one of the summer’s biggest hits. Curated by Ekow Eshun, it brings together 11 Black contemporary artists who use fantastical elements such as myth, folklore, science fiction and pageantry to address racial injustice and explore alternative realities.

New works and special commissions will be shown alongside painting, photography, video, sculpture and mixed-media installations. Highlights include Nick Cave’s major new commission comprising hundreds of casts of the artist’s arm, joined together like links in a chain, and a group of his legendary Soundsuits. These wearable works of art were begun over 30 years ago in response to the brutal police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. A new Soundsuit commemorating the killing of George Floyd will also be shown.

Also worthy of note is Hew Locke’s series of photographic portraits showing the artist masquerading as corrupt kings, tyrants and bandits. Elsewhere you’ll find Kara Walker’s stop-motion animation exploring racial violence and domestic terrorism, and poignant paintings by Chris Ofili.

Coinciding with the exhibition is a rich summer season of events, spanning literature, performance and music, as well as a series of outdoor installations. A parallel programme of film screenings curated by Ekow Eshun will be hosted at the BFI.
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Dates
29 June 2022 — 18 September 2022
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