SARAH KRAVITZ
EXHIBITION
Nick Modrzewski
Social Ledger
3 October – 7 November 2024
Reminiscent of accounting ledgers, which precisely record a company’stransactions, social ledgers capture human activity: each flow of the bodyacross another body, every conversation, debate, and disagreement.Modrzewski seeks to record these engagements in his paintings, looselydepicting bodies as they move through a vast network of social entanglements.In doing so, he explores how painting can function as a dynamic ledger, markedwith the often-abstract inscriptions of human interaction, human interaction.
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
IT WAS THE TOUCH,
THAT’S ALL IT WAS
‘It was the touch, that’s all it was’, the first UK solo exhibition of Swedish painter Lisa Liljeström, curated by Elaine ML Tam. The exhibition explores touch and memory through Liljeström’s airbrush techniques. Her monochromatic paintings, derived from digital archives, evoke fleeting presence and narrative suspense, celebrating overlooked details and challenging idealised memories.
APPROXIMATIONS BY BELGRADE RAW
Approximation, meaning 'to come near,' refers to the admission of imprecision and the challenge of fully describing something, as explored in Belgrade Raw's exhibition "Approximations" which highlights the imperfect, fragmentary nature of photographic representation and urban life.
Social Ledger
Reminiscent of accounting ledgers, which precisely record a company’stransactions, social ledgers capture human activity: each flow of the bodyacross another body, every conversation, debate, and disagreement.Modrzewski seeks to record these engagements in his paintings, looselydepicting bodies as they move through a vast network of social entanglements.In doing so, he explores how painting can function as a dynamic ledger, markedwith the often-abstract inscriptions of human interaction, human interaction.
GIRLCHILD
The 'girlchild' in Helen Stiasny's exhibition represents a complex symbol of feminism, victim of misogyny, cultural construct, and gender dysphoria, characterised by infinite forms and an elusive, impossible youth. She transcends fixed archetypes, embodying unfulfilled desires and innocence turned perverse. This concept reflects cultural standards, aesthetics, and idealizations, most notable in its absence or transgression, challenging perceptions of perfection.
FULLY DETACHED
The exhibition "Fully Detached" highlights the current urban condition and the shared feeling of displacement. Sebastian Koseda employs graphic design and sculpture to critique corporate visual communication methods. The artworks scrutinize how these tools contribute to maintaining cities as unsettling environments.
THE UNWRITTEN SCRIPT
‘The Unwritten Script’ is a group show of painting and sculpture by five emerging artists, exploring the moment before an image or sensation becomes conscious thought. Embracing the ‘unscripted,’ the works delve into phantasy, destabilisation, and visual slippage, often reflecting a yearning for organic, pre-formed states. The exhibition challenges fixed interpretations, celebrating gestation, transformation, and mutation.