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Stephen Friedman Gallery will open its new London home with an exhibition by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Stephen Friedman Gallery will open its new London home with an exhibition by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
5–6 Cork Street, Mayfair
6 October - 11 November 2023
Frieze London Leilah Babirye
Frieze London
Leilah Babirye
11 - 15 October 2023
Leilah Babirye and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Frieze Sculpture
Leilah Babirye and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Frieze Sculpture
The Regent's Park, London, UK
20 September - 29 October 2023
Deborah Roberts: What about us? Stephen Friedman Gallery, New York
Deborah Roberts: What about us?
Stephen Friedman Gallery, New York
3 November - 23 December 2023
Jeffrey Gibson will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia
Jeffrey Gibson will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia
La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
20 April - 24 November 2024
Claire Barclay: Water Finds a Level
Claire Barclay: Water Finds a Level
Putney Embankment, London, England
Jeffrey Gibson: House of Spirits
Jeffrey Gibson: House of Spirits
Temperate House, Kew Gardens, London
30 September - 29 October 2023
Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood
Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood
The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK
23 September 2023 - 14 April 2024
Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love
Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington, USA
22 August 2023 - 9 March 2024
Deborah Roberts: Come walk in my shoes
Deborah Roberts: Come walk in my shoes
SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico
11 August - 6 November 2023
Jonathan Baldock: through the joy of the senses
Jonathan Baldock: through the joy of the senses
Charleston, Lewes, UK
13 September 2023 - 7 January 2024
Holly Hendry: Slackwater
Holly Hendry: Slackwater
The Artist’s Garden, on the roof of Temple tube station, London
6 July 2023 - 1 September 2024
Jim Hodges: Craig's closet
Jim Hodges: Craig's closet
NYC AIDS Memorial, Greenwich, New York
9 June 2023 - 31 May 2024
Denzil Forrester: We Culture
Denzil Forrester: We Culture
ICA Miami, USA
6 April - 8 October 2023
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence
de Young, San Francisco, USA
18 March - 15 October 2023

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Yinka Shonibare CBE RA participates in the '60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia'
Biennial
20 April–24 November 2024

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA participates in the '60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia'

Nigeria will present their national pavilion and exhibition 'Nigeria Imaginary' in the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2024.
La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Frieze Seoul Group Exhibition
Art fairs
6–9 September 2023

Frieze Seoul

Group Exhibition
For Frieze Seoul 2023, Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition that explores the power and instability of contemporary portraiture.
Booth A37
Teo YOO’s Top Picks from Frieze Seoul Viewing Room 2023
Press
30 August 2023

Teo YOO’s Top Picks from Frieze Seoul Viewing Room 2023

Frieze External link
Jeffrey Gibson, Indigenous U.S. Artist, Is Selected for Venice Biennale
Press
27 July 2023

Jeffrey Gibson, Indigenous U.S. Artist, Is Selected for Venice Biennale

The New York Times External link
Holly Hendry’s ‘Slackwater’ sculpture weaves its way across the roof of Temple Station
Press
12 July 2023

Holly Hendry’s ‘Slackwater’ sculpture weaves its way across the roof of Temple Station

The Spaces External link
Luiz Zerbini features in 'We Are Forest'
Triennial
22 June–29 October 2023

Luiz Zerbini features in 'We Are Forest'

'We Are Forest' is presented as part of Triennale Milano.
Triennale Milano, Milan, Italy
The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel in Basel 2023
Press
14 June 2023

The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel in Basel 2023

Artsy External link
Jeffrey Gibson will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia
Biennial
20 April–24 November 2024

Jeffrey Gibson will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia

Jeffrey Gibson will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia, the 60th International Art Exhibition. Celebrated for an artistic practice that combines American, Indigenous, and Queer histories with influences from music and pop culture, Gibson creates a dynamic visual language that reflects the inherent diversity and hybridity of American culture.
La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
Frieze London Leilah Babirye
Art fairs
11–15 October 2023

Frieze London

Leilah Babirye

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a solo presentation by Ugandan artist Leliah Babirye for Frieze London and new sculptures by Babirye and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA for Frieze Sculpture 2023.

Booth B03
Stephen Friedman Gallery will open its new London home with an exhibition by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Group Exhibition
6 October–11 November 2023

Stephen Friedman Gallery will open its new London home with an exhibition by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents ‘Free The Wind, The Spirit, and The Sun’ – a new exhibition by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA – and the first to take place at its new London home on Cork Street, Mayfair.
5–6 Cork Street, Mayfair
Jeffrey Gibson: House of Spirits
Solo Exhibition
30 September–29 October 2023

Jeffrey Gibson: House of Spirits

Jeffrey Gibson presents 'House of Spirits', as part of 'Queer Nature', a  festival celebrating the diversity and beauty of queer plants and fungi in the Temperate House at Kew Gardens. 

Temperate House, Kew Gardens, London
Izumi Kato features in 'The lens within your heart'
Group Exhibition
30 September 2023–25 February 2024

Izumi Kato features in 'The lens within your heart'

'The lens within your heart' brings together more than 30 artworks from the Takeuchi Collection.
WHAT Museum, Tokyo, Japan
David Shrigley participates in Middlesbrough Art Week
Event
28 September–7 October 2023

David Shrigley participates in Middlesbrough Art Week

Middlesbrough Art Week brings together free contemporary art exhibitions, talks, performances, events and activities across the town. The sixth edition's theme is 'Measure', engaging with ways of thinking of past, present and future.
The Auxiliary Hub, and across Middlesbrough, UK
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA features in 'Fabric'
Group Exhibition
26 September 2023–28 January 2024

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA features in 'Fabric'

‘Fabric: Textile as Artistic Material’ explores the role of textiles in art from classical modernism to the present.
Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany
Kehinde Wiley: A maze of power
Solo Exhibition
26 September 2023–14 January 2024

Kehinde Wiley: A maze of power

Kehinde Wiley presents a news series of portraits depicting African heads of state. Begun confidentially in 2012, the project explores the staging of power.
Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France
Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood
Solo Exhibition
23 September 2023–14 April 2024

Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood

'Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood' is a joyous, sensory feast of a solo exhibiition that takes inspiration from medieval sculpture, sacred geometry, the seasons and folk motifs. 

 
The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK
Leilah Babirye and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Frieze Sculpture
Group Exhibition
20 September–29 October 2023

Leilah Babirye and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Frieze Sculpture

Frieze Sculpture is now open. Free and open to the public, it features large new sculptures by Leilah Babirye and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA.

 
The Regent's Park, London, UK
Jeffrey Gibson features in 'Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction'
Group Exhibition
17 September 2023–21 January 2024

Jeffrey Gibson features in 'Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction'

'Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction' foregrounds an over-looked strand in art history’s modernist narratives by tracing how, when, and why abstract art intersected with woven textiles over the past century.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA
Thomas Hirschhorn celebrates the 10 year anniversary of the 'Gramsci Monument'
Event
16 September 2023

Thomas Hirschhorn celebrates the 10 year anniversary of the 'Gramsci Monument'

Thomas Hirschhorn is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his public installation, 'Gramsci Monument'.
Southeast Bronx Neighbourhood Center, New York, USA
Andreas Eriksson exhibits 'Munkäng' at Lund Cathedral
Solo Exhibition
16 September–22 October 2023

Andreas Eriksson exhibits 'Munkäng' at Lund Cathedral

Opening on Lund's 'Kultur night', Andreas Eriksson's 'Munkäng' will be on display at Lund Cathedral Crypt. The large scale painting is exhibited free standing in the space, allowing visitors to walk around the work. 

 
Lund Cathedral Crypt, Lund, Sweden
Deborah Roberts features in 'Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage'
News
15 September–31 December 2023

Deborah Roberts features in 'Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage'

'Multiplicity' presents collage and collage-informed works that reflect the breadth and complexity of Black identity.
Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
A brush with... Yinka Shonibare
Press
13 September 2023

A brush with... Yinka Shonibare

The Art Newspaper External link
Jonathan Baldock: through the joy of the senses
Solo Exhibition
13 September 2023–7 January 2024

Jonathan Baldock: through the joy of the senses

'through the joy of the sense' brings together large scale sculptural works by Jonathan Baldock. Colourful and richly textured, they are characteristic of much of Baldock's practice.
Charleston, Lewes, UK
Leilah Babirye features in 'Dreaming of Home'
Group Exhibition
7 September 2023–7 January 2024

Leilah Babirye features in 'Dreaming of Home'

'Dreaming of Home' brings together twenty contemporary artists whose work explores the comforts and complications of queer and trans domestic life across international and intergenerational perspectives.

 
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, USA
Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love
Solo Exhibition
22 August 2023–9 March 2024

Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love

'They Teach Love' is a solo exhibition by Jeffrey Gibson. Curated from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, it presents a survey of over 35 objects across a span of fifteen years.
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington, USA
Deborah Roberts in Conversation with Ekow Eshun and Phillip Townsend
Event
12 August 2023

Deborah Roberts in Conversation with Ekow Eshun and Phillip Townsend

Deborah Roberts is in conversation with Ekow Eshun and Phillip Townsend to mark the opening of her solo exhibition, 'Come walk in my shoes'.
Marlene Nathan Meyerson Auditorium, SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico
Yooyun Yang: Afterglow in between
Solo Exhibition
11 August–23 September 2023

Yooyun Yang: Afterglow in between

'Afterglow in between' showcases a series of new works by Korean artist Yooyun Yang.
Primary Practice, Seoul, Korea
Deborah Roberts: Come walk in my shoes
Solo Exhibition
11 August–6 November 2023

Deborah Roberts: Come walk in my shoes

Deborah Roberts: 'Come walk in my shoes' is the first solo museum exhibition in New Mexico of Roberts’ work. The exhibition presents a selection of figurative collages and paintings combining found images with hand-painted details centred on the experiences of black boyhood in the United States.
SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico
Yooyun Yang joins Stephen Friedman Gallery
Event
27 July 2023

Yooyun Yang joins Stephen Friedman Gallery

Yooyun Yang’s atmospheric paintings are set at nighttime, following her interest in night as a liminal space that offers respite from the repetition of a daily routine.
Sculpting the urban guts: an interview with Holly Hendry
Press
25 July 2023

Sculpting the urban guts: an interview with Holly Hendry

Recessed Space External link
Mamma Andersson and Denzil Forrester feature in 'Thin Skin'
Group Exhibition
20 July–23 September 2023

Mamma Andersson and Denzil Forrester feature in 'Thin Skin'

'Thin Skin' is an exhibition of paintings by Australian and international artists who explore the liminal space between figuration and abstraction. Guest curated by Australian, London-based writer, curator and former editor of frieze magazine, Jennifer Higgie, it will feature works by more than thirty artists.
Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA features in 'The Magic of the Silver Swan'
Group Exhibition
8 July 2023–7 January 2024

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA features in 'The Magic of the Silver Swan'

'The Magic of the Silver Swan' celebrates automata. It centres the silver swan, one of the most prized pieces in the castle's collection, presented alongside other artefacts and a range of works by contemporary artists, makers, designers and inventors.
The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA is included in 'Threads'
Group Exhibition
8 July–1 October 2023

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA is included in 'Threads'

'Threads' brings together works by 21 textile artists. Celebrating material and making, these artists use the storytelling power of textiles to connect with past traditions, find commonalities between cultures, time and place, and to ‘breathe stories into materials’. 
Arnolfini, Bristol
Frieze Sculpture 2023 is Announced
Press
7 July 2023

Frieze Sculpture 2023 is Announced

Frieze External link
Pam Glick
Exhibitions
6 July–18 August 2023

Pam Glick

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present a focus on American painter Pam Glick.
Holly Hendry: Slackwater
Public work
6 July 2023–1 September 2024

Holly Hendry: Slackwater

'Slackwater' is Holly Hendry's first public commission in London, and her largest to date. The site-specific work occupies the terrace on the roof of Temple Underground station.
The Artist’s Garden, on the roof of Temple tube station, London
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA features in 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes'
Group Exhibition
5 July–29 October 2023

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA features in 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes'

'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes' is a group exhibition looking at the connections between Lagos in Nigeria and Peckham in South East London. 
South London Gallery, London
Goals, glory and tackles: the art world battles it out on the football pitch
Press
4 July 2023

Goals, glory and tackles: the art world battles it out on the football pitch

The Art Newspaper External link
Sasha Gordon is Balancing Beauty with Discomfort
Press
29 June 2023

Sasha Gordon is Balancing Beauty with Discomfort

Polyester
Poignant Public Artwork Honors New Yorkers Lost to AIDS
Press
28 June 2023

Poignant Public Artwork Honors New Yorkers Lost to AIDS

Hyperallergic External link
Jeffrey Gibson features in 'Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969'
Group Exhibition
24 June–26 November 2023

Jeffrey Gibson features in 'Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969'

'Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969' centres performance and theatre as an origin point for the development of contemporary art by Native American, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Alaska Native artists.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Rivane Neuenschwander features in '50 Years'
Group Exhibition
22 June–16 September 2023

Rivane Neuenschwander features in '50 Years'

This group exhibition marks 50 years since the coup in Uruguay. It presents works that explore the past, present and future of democracy, seeking to bring new voices to the discussion.
SUBTE Exhibition Centre, Montevideo, Uruguay
Jeffrey Gibson participates in 'Uptown Triennial 2023'
News
22 June–17 September 2023

Jeffrey Gibson participates in 'Uptown Triennial 2023'

'Uptown Triennial 2023' is a visual arts tribute to the sonic world— music, soundscapes, and spoken word—that resonates with the spirit of Harlem.
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, New York
Sasha Gordon: The Flesh Disappears, But Continues To Ache Film by Iceni Studios
Video
16 June 2023

Sasha Gordon: The Flesh Disappears, But Continues To Ache

Film by Iceni Studios
Yooyun Yang: Passing Time Film by Iceni Studios
Video
16 June 2023

Yooyun Yang: Passing Time

Film by Iceni Studios
Highlights From Art Basel 2023
Press
16 June 2023

Highlights From Art Basel 2023

Forbes External link
Woody de Othello features in 'Dwelling'
Group Exhibition
16 June–29 July 2023

Woody de Othello features in 'Dwelling'

'Dwelling' addresses our complicated relationship to ideas of home. The exhibition explores approaches to self-representation, engaging with abstraction, naturalism and comic formalism.
Canal Projects, New York, USA
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA speaks on artist-led spaces
Event
15 June 2023

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA speaks on artist-led spaces

'Artist-Led Spaces: Learning from the African Continent' will take place in Basel, Switzerland, as part of Art Basel Conversations program.
Art Basel, 10 Messeplatz, Basel, Switzerland
Anne Rothenstein, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA and Caroline Walker feature in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023
Group Exhibition
13 June–20 August 2023

Anne Rothenstein, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA and Caroline Walker feature in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023

This year's Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy is co-ordinated by British painter David Remfry RA.
Royal Academy, London
Caroline Walker features in 'PUBLIC PRIVATE'
Group Exhibition
10 June–20 July 2023

Caroline Walker features in 'PUBLIC PRIVATE'

'PUBLIC PRIVATE' explores the quotidian: works by twelve contemporary artists depict private interiors and intimate experiences, alongside landscapes and the outside world.
Pond Society, Shanghai, China
Kendell Geers features in 'Imago Justitiae'
Group Exhibition
10 June–3 September 2023

Kendell Geers features in 'Imago Justitiae'

'Imago Iustitiae', latin for 'the image of justice', brings together historic and contemporary works exploring the rendering of justice in art.
Museo Correr, Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia, Venice, Italy
Leilah Babirye features in 'Ecstatic'
Group Exhibition
10 June–27 August 2023

Leilah Babirye features in 'Ecstatic'

'Ecstatic' presents contemporary sculptures and works on paper recently acquired by the Hammer Museum.
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California
Thomas Hirschhorn features in 'La morsure des termitesi'
Group Exhibition
10 June–10 September 2023

Thomas Hirschhorn features in 'La morsure des termitesi'

'Il morso delle termiti' undertakes a re-reading of art history through the lens of graffiti. It poses graffiti as an experience, attitude and mode of nonconformity, rather than an aesthetic. 

 
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Jim Hodges: Craig's closet
Public work
9 June 2023–31 May 2024

Jim Hodges: Craig's closet

'Craig’s closet' is a new artwork by Jim Hodges. The sculpture was commissioned for the New York City AIDS Memorial Park.
NYC AIDS Memorial, Greenwich, New York
Yooyun Yang features in 'Semi Art Community Project: Boogie Woogie Art Museum'
Group Exhibition
8 June–3 September 2023

Yooyun Yang features in 'Semi Art Community Project: Boogie Woogie Art Museum'

'Boogie Woogie Art Museum' compiles the visions of eight curators to stage a conception of a truly public Art Museum. 
Ulsan Art Museum, Ulsan, Korea
Art shows to leave the house for in June 2023
Press
5 June 2023

Art shows to leave the house for in June 2023

Dazed External link
Andreas Eriksson: Roots
Solo Exhibition
3 June–26 August 2023

Andreas Eriksson: Roots

'Roots' presents paintings by Andreas Eriksson from the last decade previously kept in the artist's personal collection, alongside publications displaying the artist's photographic works.
Vänermuseet and Lidköpings Konsthall, Lidköping, Sweden
Jonathan Baldock features in 'Acts of Gathering'
Group Exhibition
2 June 2023–3 January 2024

Jonathan Baldock features in 'Acts of Gathering'

‘Acts of Gathering’ explores different cultures’ ceremonies and practices around food production, harvesting and sharing. Using performances, songs, storytelling and symbolic objects, the show encourages visitors to consider their own connections and relationships to the food that they consume.
Eden Project, Cornwall, UK
Woody De Othello Joins Stephen Friedman Gallery
Event
1 June 2023

Woody De Othello Joins Stephen Friedman Gallery

Stephen Friedman is delighted to announce the representation of Woody De Othello in collaboration with Jessica Silverman and Karma.

 
In the studio with painter Denzil Forrester
Press
31 May 2023

In the studio with painter Denzil Forrester

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