ART CITIES:London -The boys the girls and the political

The exhibition “The boys the girls and the political” in both spaces of Lisson Gallery in London, brings together 10 international artists and articulates a group dynamic built upon multifaceted working methods, collaboration and an interest in material transformation. Is a curatorial investigation into approach and thinking within the practice of these artists is given precedence over the presentation of autonomous objects, the exhibition becoming a platform to highlight the agency of cultural production and artistic labour.

By Dimitris Lempesis
Photo: Lisson Gallery Archive

The exhibition allows room for research-led practices to present themselves in an openly discursive way and positions itself as an enquiry into the performative aspects inherent within many of the artists’ practices. The title comes from a series of 7 paintings of Jesper List Thomsen with the same title, in which writing is transformed into modular, reiterating components throughout the exhibition. The exhibition features new works of performance, film, painting and sculpture and points towards a way of working informed by the vernacular of technological landscapes and an openness to collaborative exchange. Participating Artists: Am Nuden Da, Lucy Beech and Edward Thomasson, Elaine Cameron-Weir, George Henry Longly, Jesper List Thomsen, Beatriz Olabarrieta, Ben Schumacher, Richard Sides, Cally Spooner and Alice Theobald

Info: The boys the girls and the political, Curating: Hana Noorali & Lynton Talbot, Lisson Gallery, 52-54 Bell Str. & 29 Bell Str., London, Duration: 17/7-/9/15, Days & Hours: Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:00, Sat: 11:00-17:00, www.lissongallery.com