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Viewing Sir John Akomfrah’s ambitious commission for the 60th Venice Biennale is finally unveiled

The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah and Tarini Malik, British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah and Tarini Malik, British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto I, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto I, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto IV, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto IV, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto VII, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto VII, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto V, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto V, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto-VIII, Listening All Night To The Rain British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto-VIII, Listening All Night To The Rain British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah and Tarini Malik, British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah and Tarini Malik, British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto I, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto I, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto IV, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto IV, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto VII, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto VII, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto V, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto V, Listening All Night To The Rain. British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - John Akomfrah, Canto-VIII, Listening All Night To The Rain British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
Above  John Akomfrah, Canto-VIII, Listening All Night To The Rain British Pavilion, 2024 Photo by Jack Hems
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
The Wick Culture - Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films
Above  Still from Listening All Night To The Rain by John Akomfrah, commissioned by the British Council. Courtesy of Lisson gallery and Smoking Dogs Films. Copyright Smoking Dogs Films

John Akomfrah, Listening All Night To The Rain

British Pavilion, La Biennale d’Arte di Venezia, Venice,
20 April – 24 November, 2024

Sir John Akomfrah RA represents Great Britain at this year’s 60th International Art Exhibition. Curated by this week’s Monday Muse, Tarini Malik (who tells us more about the pavilion in our interview) Listening All Night To The Rain is an eclectic exploration, conceived as a single installation with a staggering eight interconnected multi-screen sound and time-based works. Akomfrah expands on themes he has explored for decades – memory, migration, injustice and climate change – but here also communes with the ‘ghosts’ of the pavilion. Akomfrah invites audiences to be immersed, and to listen – and perhaps, come out feeling a little different about the world.


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Dates
20 April 2024 — 24 November 2024

Viewing Yinka Shonibare’s dazzling “Suspended States” take over Serpentine South

The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE African Bird Magic (Sokoke Scops-Owl), 2023 Patchwork, applique, quilting, hand dyed silk, linen and cotton and Dutch wax printed cotton 205 x 164 x 5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE African Bird Magic (Sokoke Scops-Owl), 2023 Patchwork, applique, quilting, hand dyed silk, linen and cotton and Dutch wax printed cotton 205 x 164 x 5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Wind Sculpture in Bronze IV, 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and James Cohan Gallery. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
Above  Wind Sculpture in Bronze IV, 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and James Cohan Gallery. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
The Wick Culture - Sanctuary City (Chiswick Women’s Refuge), 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co
Above  Sanctuary City (Chiswick Women’s Refuge), 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Frere), 2022. Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 143 x 49 x 60 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Frere), 2022. Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 143 x 49 x 60 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - The War Library, 2024 [detail]. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
Above  The War Library, 2024 [detail]. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Roberts), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern goldleaf and wooden plinth, 180 x 70 x 149.5 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Roberts), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern goldleaf and wooden plinth, 180 x 70 x 149.5 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Viewing Yinka Shonibare’s dazzling “Suspended States” take over Serpentine South
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The Wick Culture - Portrait of Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. Photography by Tom Jamieson. Image © Yinka Shonibare CBE and Tom Jamieson. DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Queen Victoria), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 139 x 75 x 57 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above   Portrait of Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. Photography by Tom Jamieson. Image © Yinka Shonibare CBE and Tom Jamieson. DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Queen Victoria), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 139 x 75 x 57 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE African Bird Magic (Sokoke Scops-Owl), 2023 Patchwork, applique, quilting, hand dyed silk, linen and cotton and Dutch wax printed cotton 205 x 164 x 5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE African Bird Magic (Sokoke Scops-Owl), 2023 Patchwork, applique, quilting, hand dyed silk, linen and cotton and Dutch wax printed cotton 205 x 164 x 5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Wind Sculpture in Bronze IV, 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and James Cohan Gallery. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
Above  Wind Sculpture in Bronze IV, 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and James Cohan Gallery. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
The Wick Culture - Sanctuary City (Chiswick Women’s Refuge), 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co
Above  Sanctuary City (Chiswick Women’s Refuge), 2024. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Frere), 2022. Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 143 x 49 x 60 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Frere), 2022. Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 143 x 49 x 60 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - The War Library, 2024 [detail]. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
Above  The War Library, 2024 [detail]. Courtesy Yinka Shonibare CBE and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.
The Wick Culture - Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Roberts), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern goldleaf and wooden plinth, 180 x 70 x 149.5 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above  Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Roberts), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern goldleaf and wooden plinth, 180 x 70 x 149.5 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
The Wick Culture - Viewing Yinka Shonibare’s dazzling “Suspended States” take over Serpentine South
The Wick Culture - Portrait of Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. Photography by Tom Jamieson. Image © Yinka Shonibare CBE and Tom Jamieson. DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Queen Victoria), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 139 x 75 x 57 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE
Above   Portrait of Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. Photography by Tom Jamieson. Image © Yinka Shonibare CBE and Tom Jamieson. DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures, 2022-23. Fibreglass sculptures, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern, gold leaf and wooden plinths. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE DOWNLOAD ↓ Yinka Shonibare CBE, Decolonised Structures (Queen Victoria), 2022, Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Dutch wax pattern and wooden plinth, 139 x 75 x 57 cm. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York, James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photographer: Stephen White & Co. © Yinka Shonibare CBE

Yinka Shonibare, Suspended States

Serpentine South
12 April – 1 September 2024

It’s hard to believe Yinka Shonibare hasn’t had a solo exhibition at a British institution for more than twenty years – but his hotly anticipated takeover of the Serpentine South will be well worth the wait. In recent years, Shonibare has been celebrated as a curator (including a touring exhibition with the Arts Council Collection, and a survey of contemporary African art held at Stephen Friedman Gallery in 2022). The Nigerian-born artist is also the founder of Guest Projects, an experimental arts space in Hackney active since 2006, and the Guest Artist Space (G.A.S.) Foundation residency spaces he launched in two locations in Nigeria in 2019.

Ahead of his inclusion in the Nigerian Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale (opening next week) this exhibition recentres Shonibare’s highly influential, innovative and original artistic practice. Intertwining Shonibare’s signature visual style (such as his use of Dutch wax print) with the urgency of his social, humanitarian enterprise, the exhibition moves from his recognisable sculptural and textile works, and promises two new large-scale installations: Sanctuary City, a series of miniature models of buildings that are or have been used as places of refuge for the persecuted, each painted black and illuminated from within; and War Library, featuring 5,000 books bound in Dutch wax print with gold lettering, referring to conflicts and peace treaties with imperialist connections. Shonibare’s welcome return proves he’s just as bold and ambitious as ever.
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Viewing Georg Baselitz confronts his past at White Cube

The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Blaue Augen Rehe (Blue Eyes Deer) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Blaue Augen Rehe (Blue Eyes Deer) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Oh, ach, dazwischen 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Oh, ach, dazwischen 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemann
Above  Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemann
The Wick Culture - Portrait of Georg Baselitz © Georg Baselitz 2024 Courtesy White Cube
Above  Portrait of Georg Baselitz © Georg Baselitz 2024 Courtesy White Cube
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Was, oh ach mal drei Beine, sechs wie, oh ach, in der Nacht (What, Oh Ah, Times Three Legs, Six Like, Oh Ah, at Night) 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Was, oh ach mal drei Beine, sechs wie, oh ach, in der Nacht (What, Oh Ah, Times Three Legs, Six Like, Oh Ah, at Night) 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Was ist das (что это) (What’s That (что это)) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Was ist das (что это) (What’s That (что это)) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemman
Above  Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemman
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Blaue Augen Rehe (Blue Eyes Deer) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Blaue Augen Rehe (Blue Eyes Deer) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Oh, ach, dazwischen 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Oh, ach, dazwischen 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemann
Above  Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemann
The Wick Culture - Portrait of Georg Baselitz © Georg Baselitz 2024 Courtesy White Cube
Above  Portrait of Georg Baselitz © Georg Baselitz 2024 Courtesy White Cube
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Was, oh ach mal drei Beine, sechs wie, oh ach, in der Nacht (What, Oh Ah, Times Three Legs, Six Like, Oh Ah, at Night) 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Was, oh ach mal drei Beine, sechs wie, oh ach, in der Nacht (What, Oh Ah, Times Three Legs, Six Like, Oh Ah, at Night) 2023 Oil on canvas © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Was ist das (что это) (What’s That (что это)) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
Above  Georg Baselitz Was ist das (что это) (What’s That (что это)) 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
The Wick Culture - Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemman
Above  Georg Baselitz Untitled 2023 © Georg Baselitz 2024. Photo © Jochen Littkemman

Georg Baselitz, A Confession of My Sins,

White Cube Bermondsey
10 April – 16 June 2024

At 86, Georg Baselitz has learned a thing or two about life – and has lost none of his passion for painting. The artist’s latest exhibition reveals a vast cache of works created in his studio over the last year: paintings and works on paper that reflect on six and a half decades of his practice, revisiting sketches made in his youth and lauding favoured references.

“I exclusively deal with my own past, always,” Baselitz says, but “it was a different painter who did those earlier works. It was me, to be sure, but in a different spirit with a different intention.”

Cheekily titled “A Confession of My Sins”, this is a fascinating appraisal of a remarkable artist through his own eyes, with the contemplative and often humorous perspective of age.
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Dates
10 April 2024 — 16 June 2024
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