Viewing New Mythologies II

This bijou exhibition features 11 contemporary artists working across painting, drawing and mixed-media who use mythology, symbolism and allegory to examine the urgent socio-political issues facing society today.

Jakob Rowlinson juxtaposes medieval motifs — think heraldry, coats of arms, and folktale — with BDSM aesthetics to explore gender, sexuality, and masculinity; while Charlotte Edey draws on science fiction and magical realist tropes to create surreal worlds that address notions of race, class and gender.

You’ll also see work by Tristan Pigott, Mary Herbet and Natalia González Martín, whose diptych Los Enamorados, Resolución En Dos Partes (2022) borrows iconography from the 15th century Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck.

Shown together, they present a radical look at the human condition and ask important questions about our world today. With a new space set to open in September, Huxley-Parlour is one for your autumn agenda.