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Denzil Forrester in Rome
Exhibitions
5–31 October 2020

Denzil Forrester in Rome

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present ‘Denzil Forrester in Rome’, a selection of large-scale paintings and works on paper by Grenada-born, British artist Denzil Forrester. Initially intended for Frieze Masters, the gallery will present Forrester’s solo project in a specially designed space at 30 Old Burlington Street in October.

 
Holly Hendry: Busy Bodies
Exhibitions
5–31 October 2020

Holly Hendry: Busy Bodies

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present a selection of new works by British sculptor Holly Hendry. Initially intended for Frieze London, the gallery will present Hendry’s solo project in a specially designed space at 30 Old Burlington Street in October. 
25 Years
Exhibitions
25 September–7 November 2020

25 Years

Taking place in both galleries on Old Burlington Street in Mayfair, its home since 1995, this unique event showcases the diversity of the gallery programme by celebrating its history whilst also looking ahead to the future.  
Jonathan Baldock presents 'Me, Myself and I'
Solo Exhibition
10 September–8 November 2020

Jonathan Baldock presents 'Me, Myself and I'

'There’s a scene in the Spanish psychological thriller 'The Skin I Live In', directed by Pedro Almodóvar that comes to mind when I think of Jonathan Baldock’s anthropomorphic sculptures. In it, we...
Kunsthall Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
David Shrigley presents 'Do Not Touch the Worms'
Solo Exhibition
25 June–30 December 2020

David Shrigley presents 'Do Not Touch the Worms'

'Do not Touch the Worms' at Copenhagen Contemporary (CC), Denmark is David Shrigley's largest solo presentation to date. The exhibition centres on an installation created by the British artist specially for the...
Copenhagen Contemporary, Denmark
Kehinde Wiley features in '30 Americans'
Group Exhibition
2009–2022

Kehinde Wiley features in '30 Americans'

'30 Americans' is a touring group exhibition that showcases important contemporary artists from across the United States to explore how American art has shed light on issues of racial, sexual and historical...
Mamma Andersson features in 'Heat/ Energy'
Group Exhibition
April–May 2021

Mamma Andersson features in 'Heat/ Energy'

Mamma Andersson is included in 'Heat/ Energy', a group exhibition which opens at Kummelholmen, Stockholm in April 2021 and travels to Körsbärsgården, Gotland later in the coming year. Inspired by the Kummelholmen's...
Kummelholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Yinka Shonibare CBE's 'Material (SG) II' to be unveiled in Florida
Public work
To be unveiled in 2021

Yinka Shonibare CBE's 'Material (SG) II' to be unveiled in Florida

'Material (SG) II', by Yinka Shonibare CBE, which forms part of the artist’s 'Wind Sculpture' series, will be unveiled in 2021 at the outdoor plaza at the new office building, 360 Rosemary....
360 Rosemary, West Palm Beach, Florida
Lisa Brice
Solo Exhibition
21 November 2020–5 April 2021

Lisa Brice

'Lisa Brice' opens at GEM Museum for Contemporary Art, the Hague on 21 November 2020. Featuring both new and historical works, this survey show is the first museum exhibition by the artist...
GEM Museum for Contemporary Art, the Hague, the Netherlands
Luiz Zerbini: Fire
Exhibitions
20 November 2020–9 January 2021

Luiz Zerbini: Fire

Brazilian artist Luiz Zerbini presents his second exhibition at Stephen Friedman Gallery, following his acclaimed solo show at South London Gallery in 2018. Juxtaposing organic and geometric forms, Zerbini’s paintings explore the relationship between colour, light and movement. Inspired by the Amazon and Mata Atlântica rainforests, the exhibition reflects the artist’s ongoing interest in the relationship between nature and humanity in and around Rio de Janeiro. 
Deborah Roberts features in 'True Likeness'
Group Exhibition
29 October 2020–24 February 2021

Deborah Roberts features in 'True Likeness'

'Portraits serve as expressions of identity, popular taste, social standing and documents of who, when and where. Representing self in the best light or seeing others in understandable terms, are motives behind...
William H. Van Every and Edward M. Smith Galleries, Davidson College, North Carolina, USA
Stephan Balkenhol
Solo Exhibition
22 October 2020–28 February 2021

Stephan Balkenhol

Lehmbruck Museum presents a solo exhibition by Stephan Balkenhol, developed in close collaboration with the German artist. Beginning with his early works from the mid-1980s, the exhibition spans his oeuvre to the...
Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany
Denzil Forrester: 'Itchin & Scratchin' travels to Spike Island
Solo Exhibition
17 October 2020–17 January 2021

Denzil Forrester: 'Itchin & Scratchin' travels to Spike Island

Spike Island presents a selection of paintings and works on paper by Denzil Forrester in his largest institutional exhibition to date. Titled 'Itchin & Scratchin', the show spans Forrester's engagement with the...
Spike Island, Bristol, UK
LIVE: Denzil Forrester in conversation with Victor Wang
Event
Thursday 8 October, 3–4pm

LIVE: Denzil Forrester in conversation with Victor Wang

For the 2020 LIVE Programme, Frieze presents 'The Institute of Melodic Healing' (IMH), an “institute of sound and performance” located at 9 Cork St, London and broadcast online from 6–11 October. Curated...
Institute of Melodic Healing, 9 Cork Street, London, England, W1S 3LL
Deborah Roberts features in '100 Drawings from Now'
Group Exhibition
7 October 2020–17 January 2021

Deborah Roberts features in '100 Drawings from Now'

'100 Drawings from Now' is an exhibition and benefit event supporting participating artists and Drawing Center, New York. The show features drawings made by an international group of artists since 2020, providing...
Drawing Center, New York, USA
Stephen Friedman Gallery hosts Denzil Forrester In Conversation with Ann Gallagher
News
Wednesday 7 October, 5–6pm

Stephen Friedman Gallery hosts Denzil Forrester In Conversation with Ann Gallagher

Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to host an online talk between Grenada-born British artist Denzil Forrester and Ann Gallagher (former Director of Collection, British Art, Tate) on Wednesday 7 October, 5–6pm. The...
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z5-h7gSuRW-RwbZ_ew3FvA
Jonathan Baldock selected for the inaugural biennial exhibition 'Towner International'
Biennial
6 October 2020–10 January 2021

Jonathan Baldock selected for the inaugural biennial exhibition 'Towner International'

'Towner International' is a new biennial exhibition of contemporary art that will take place for the first time at Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne from 6 October 2020 to 10 January 2021. Following...
Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, England
The Research and Academic Program presents 'A Set of Ways of Engaging': Lisa Lee on Thomas Hirschhorn & Materiality
Event
Tuesday 6 October, 9-10am

The Research and Academic Program presents 'A Set of Ways of Engaging': Lisa Lee on Thomas Hirschhorn & Materiality

In this episode of 'In the Foreground', Starr Director Caroline Fowler discusses Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn with Lisa Lee, who was the Florence Gould Foundation Fellow in spring 2020. Whilst at the...
The Clark Art Institute, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Denzil Forrester and Yinka Shonibare CBE feature in The Summer Exhibition 2020
News
6 October 2020–3 January 2021

Denzil Forrester and Yinka Shonibare CBE feature in The Summer Exhibition 2020

252 years ago, a group of artists made it their mission to form an annual exhibition to support artists and architects, by showcasing art of the moment to the nation. 'The Summer...
Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
Frieze LIVE: The Institute of Melodic Healing (IMH)' features Denzil Forrester
Group Exhibition
6 October–11 September 2020

Frieze LIVE: The Institute of Melodic Healing (IMH)' features Denzil Forrester

For the 2020 LIVE Programme, Frieze presents 'The Institute of Melodic Healing' (IMH), an “institute of sound and performance” located at 9 Cork St, London and broadcast online from 6–11 October. Curated...
9 Cork Street, London, England
Kehinde Wiley: Ship of Fools
Solo Exhibition
29 September 2020–24 January 2021

Kehinde Wiley: Ship of Fools

For its inaugural exhibition, The Box presents 'Kehinde Wiley: Ship of Fools'. The show includes the three-channel digital film projection 'Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools)', which joined the museum's collection in 2018 thanks to the Contemporary Art Society Collections Fund at Frieze. 

The Levinsky Gallery, The Box, Plymouth, UK
Stephen Friedman on 25 years as an art dealer
Press
28 September 2020

Stephen Friedman on 25 years as an art dealer

The Art Newspaper Download
Andreas Eriksson: from Sketch to Tapestry
Solo Exhibition
27 September 2020–1 January 2021

Andreas Eriksson: from Sketch to Tapestry

The Nordic Watercolour Museum, Tjörn presents a solo exhibition of watercolours, drawings and hand-woven textiles by Swedish artist Andreas Eriksson. Encompassing a wide range of media, this exhibition offers a unique window onto the artist’s experience of his rural surroundings in Medelplana, Sweden. 

The Nordic Watercolour Museum, Tjörn, Sweden
Jonathan Baldock in conversation with Jonathan Horrocks (Associate Director, Stephen Friedman Gallery)
Event
Friday 25 September, 2–2.30pm

Jonathan Baldock in conversation with Jonathan Horrocks (Associate Director, Stephen Friedman Gallery)

Join British artist Jonathan Baldock as he discusses his works included in Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms 2020 with Jonathan Horrocks (Associate Director, Stephen Friedman Gallery). Known for his works saturated with...
https://zoom.us/j/98233187902
Art Basel: 2020 Online Viewing Room
Art fairs
23–26 September 2020

Art Basel: 2020

Online Viewing Room

Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to participate in Art Basel’s standalone Online Viewing Room Programme showcasing works that have been made this year. Coinciding with Marina Adams' and Jonathan Baldock’s solo institutional exhibitions in autumn 2020, we are presenting a selection of new works by each artist.
Lisson, Sadie Coles HQ and Stephen Friedman to open (temporarily) on London's Cork Street during Frieze week
Press
17 September 2020

Lisson, Sadie Coles HQ and Stephen Friedman to open (temporarily) on London's Cork Street during Frieze week

The Art Newspaper Download
Deborah Roberts’s Gripping Collages Reconfigure Black Girlhood
Press
17 September 2020

Deborah Roberts’s Gripping Collages Reconfigure Black Girlhood

Artsy Download
Leilah Babirye in conversation for The Queer Creative
Event
16 September 2020

Leilah Babirye in conversation for The Queer Creative

Scroll down to watch the conversation. 'This episode is dedicated to Justin A.L. Waithe, a fellow Queer Creative, talented singer and vocal arranger, fashion stylist, shining star, bright ray of sunshine, and...
The Queer Creative Podcast
Launch of New Series by David Shrigley
Event
Monday 14 September 2020

Launch of New Series by David Shrigley

Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to reveal ‘Untitled (Time)’ by celebrated British artist David Shrigley, a series of 125 unique, hand-painted works on paper, created by the artist to mark the gallery's...
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Download Mobile Wallpaper by Jonathan Baldock
Event
9 September 2020

Download Mobile Wallpaper by Jonathan Baldock

Accelerator, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival (BDBF) release print by David Shrigley
News
8 September 2020

Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival (BDBF) release print by David Shrigley

Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival (BDBF) has joined the national #SaveOurTheatres crowdfunding campaign by the Theatres Trust to help prevent the permanent closure of UK theatres. Since March 2020, Brighton Dome is amongst...
Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival, Brighton, England
Animation by David Shrigley features in 'A Museum for All, a Museum for Dogs'
Group Exhibition
4 September–4 October 2020

Animation by David Shrigley features in 'A Museum for All, a Museum for Dogs'

'A Museum for All, a Museum for Dogs' is a group exhibition at MMCA that invites dogs to visit the Museum alongside their human companions. By introducing our canine friends into a...
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Korea, Seoul South Korea
Kehinde Wiley on Protests’ Results: ‘I’m Not Impressed Yet’
Press
28 August 2020

Kehinde Wiley on Protests’ Results: ‘I’m Not Impressed Yet’

The New York Times Download
Black artists matter: The winds of change are blowing through the art world
Press
25 August 2020

Black artists matter: The winds of change are blowing through the art world

The Financial Times Download
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Radical Hybridity
Solo Exhibition
25 August–11 October 2020

Yinka Shonibare CBE: Radical Hybridity

M WOODS presents two film works by British-born Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE in the museum's Temple Galleries in Beijing, China. 'Radical Hybridity' marks the first in a new series of projects...
M WOODS, Temple Galleries, 9th Floor, Beijing, China
Deborah Roberts participates in Syracuse University Art Museum's new series of virtual conversations 'Art at Home'
Event
Thursday 20 August, 4–5pm EST/ 8–9pm GMT

Deborah Roberts participates in Syracuse University Art Museum's new series of virtual conversations 'Art at Home'

Syracuse University Art Museum joined Director & Chief Curator Vanja Malloy and contemporary artist and graduate of Syracuse University Deborah Roberts for an online conversation on Thursday 20 August. The event is...
Online with Syracuse University Art Museum, New York, USA
The Art and Science of Collecting Emerging Art
Press
17 August 2020

The Art and Science of Collecting Emerging Art

Ocula Download
Melvin Edwards presents a major survey exhibition, 'Brighter Days'
Solo Exhibition
Postponed

Melvin Edwards presents a major survey exhibition, 'Brighter Days'

Public Art Fund first showed the work of Melvin Edwards in 1991 and this summer presents the first major survey of the African-American artist’s public works at City Hall Park. Curated by...
City Hall Park, Lower Manhattan, New York, USA
Leilah Babirye is included in the benefit exhibition, 'When Sun Comes Out'
Group Exhibition
12 August–18 September 2020

Leilah Babirye is included in the benefit exhibition, 'When Sun Comes Out'

'When Sun Comes Out' is Blank Forms' first benefit exhibition, initiated in response to the challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic for the arts and the performing arts in particular. The exhibition...
Blank Forms, Brooklyn, New York, USA
David Shrigley features in the touring group exhibition 'Lines from Scotland'
Group Exhibition
12 August–25 October 2020

David Shrigley features in the touring group exhibition 'Lines from Scotland'

The art of Scottish drawing is celebrated in 'Lines from Scotland', a group exhibition featuring three generations of painters, sculptors, textile designers, musicians and makers including rarely seen works by Elizabeth Blackadder,...
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Dunfermline, Scotland, UK
Tonico Lemos Auad at Biennale Gherdëina VII
Biennial
8 August–20 October 2020

Tonico Lemos Auad at Biennale Gherdëina VII

The Biennale was founded by Doris Ghetta in 2008 as a parallel event of MANIFESTA7 in South Tyrol. Whilst the Biennale initially focused almost exclusively on wooden sculpture, the event has evolved...
Ortisei, South Tyrol, Italy.
Six outdoor sculptures you might walk by without realizing they’re by famous artists
Press
6 August 2020

Six outdoor sculptures you might walk by without realizing they’re by famous artists

The Washington Post Download
Win Limited Edition artwork by David Shrigley
Event
5–12 August 2020

Win Limited Edition artwork by David Shrigley

To celebrate the launch of our new online shop, Stephen Friedman Gallery is giving you the opportunity to win this vibrant limited-edition artwork by David Shrigley, in a competition judged by the...
Instagram
Black Rock Senegal Artists Residency 2020 application cycle opens for Year 2
Event
5–31 August 2020

Black Rock Senegal Artists Residency 2020 application cycle opens for Year 2

Black Rock Senegal artist residency application cycle for Year 2 is open between 5–31 August 2020 to artists of all mediums and all nationalities. Applications must be submitted digitally by 11.5pm GMT...
Black Rock Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
What I Buy & Why: Real-Estate Mogul Jorge Pérez on Which Artists He’s Lucky to Have Bought Early and Why...
Press
3 August 2020

What I Buy & Why: Real-Estate Mogul Jorge Pérez on Which Artists He’s Lucky to Have Bought Early and Why He Likes Very B

Artnet Download
Jonathan Baldock's work enters Arts Council Collection
Acquisition
1 August 2020

Jonathan Baldock's work enters Arts Council Collection

We are delighted that Arts Council Collection has acquired works from Jonathan Baldock's 'Maske' series. These wall-based ceramics are amongst the 38 works by 21 artists recently acquired by the Collection with...
Arts Council Collection, UK
How UK museums are responding to Black Lives Matter
Press
29 July 2020

How UK museums are responding to Black Lives Matter

BBC Download
Leilah Babirye features in 'Art on the Grid'
Group Exhibition
27 July–20 September 2020

Leilah Babirye features in 'Art on the Grid'

‘Art on the Grid’ is a multi-platform exhibition featuring 50 artists’ reflections on the pandemic at 500+ locations citywide. Public Art Fund invited 50 emerging New York-based artists to reflect on the...
New York City, USA
Mamma Andersson is included in 7th Biennial of Painting, 'Binnenskamers' (Inner Spaces)
Biennial
26 July–18 October 2020

Mamma Andersson is included in 7th Biennial of Painting, 'Binnenskamers' (Inner Spaces)

The 7th Biennial of Painting is presented by three art museums on the banks of the Leie —Museum of Deinze and the Leie Region (Mudel), Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens – in collaboration with Sint-Martens-Latem,...
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (Deurle), Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
The postponement of 'Deborah Roberts: I’m' let the artist make more timely art
Press
24 July 2020

The postponement of 'Deborah Roberts: I’m' let the artist make more timely art

The Austin Chronicle Download
Yinka Shonibare CBE, 'The Bird Catcher's Dilemma'
Commission
24 July 2020–31 October 2021

Yinka Shonibare CBE, 'The Bird Catcher's Dilemma'

Yinka Shonibare CBE’s ‘The Bird Catcher’s Dilemma’ is inspired by the story of Papageno, the bird catcher, in Mozart’s opera 'The Magic Flute'. This sculpture was commissioned for Salzburg Museum to coincide...
Salzburg Museum, Austria
Yinka Shonibare CBE donates work to campaign auction
Event
20–30 July 2020

Yinka Shonibare CBE donates work to campaign auction

'Unstructured Icons - Aristocrat I' by Yinka Shonibare CBE is one of several works donated to a campaign auction held by Sotheby’s to support those facing food poverty as a result of...
Sotheby's London Contemporary Art Day Sale
Kendell Geers is included in the group exhibition 'INHUMAN' (DISUMANO)
Group Exhibition
18 July–18 October 2020

Kendell Geers is included in the group exhibition 'INHUMAN' (DISUMANO)

'INHUMAN (DISUMANO)' is a group exhibition at Circuito del Contemporaneo, Barletta, Puglia curated by the institution's Artistic Director, Giusy Caroppo.

Barletta Castle, Puglia, Italy
Melvin Edwards features in 'Museum for Preventive Imagination – Editorial'
Group Exhibition
17 July–27 September 2020

Melvin Edwards features in 'Museum for Preventive Imagination – Editorial'

'Museum for Preventive Imagination' is the title of the three-year programme of interdisciplinary exhibitions and events envisioned by Luca Lo Pinto, the new Artistic Director of Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome...
Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (MACRO), Italy
Yinka Shonibare CBE discusses 'What are the politics of public monuments?'
Event
Thursday 16 July, 6–7.15pm GMT

Yinka Shonibare CBE discusses "What are the politics of public monuments?"

South London Gallery hosted an online panel discussion on Thursday 16 July examining the relationships between public space, British history and Black Lives Matter, with British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE, art historian...
Zoom, hosted by South London Gallery
Deborah Roberts in Conversation for 'Coffee Chat' with Big Medium
Event
Thursday 15 July 2020

Deborah Roberts in Conversation for 'Coffee Chat' with Big Medium

On Thursday 15 July, Big Medium's 'Coffee Chat' hosted Deborah Roberts in conversation with fellow Austin-based artist Betelhem Makonnen. Scroll down to watch a recording of the conversation below. Big Medium is...
Big Medium online
Kehinde Wiley in discussion with the Duke of Devonshire
Event
Thursday 16 July, 6.30pm

Kehinde Wiley in discussion with the Duke of Devonshire

African-American artist Kehinde Wiley participated in an online conversation with the Duke of Devonshire and Sotheby's Chairman Oliver Barker as part of Sotheby's' '500 Years of Art: Summer Talks'. Scroll down to...
Sotheby's online
'Multiple III' | David Shrigley Screenprints Catalogue Raisonné
Viewing Room
15 July–31 August 2020

'Multiple III' | David Shrigley Screenprints Catalogue Raisonné

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present ‘Multiple III’, the third iteration of its annual exhibition of editions by gallery artists. This year’s online presentation brings together a complete catalogue raisonné of David Shrigley’s screenprints from 2012 onwards and is accompanied by the launch of a new edition by the British artist.

Help the Hungry: Ai Weiwei among top artists donating work to campaign auction
Press
15 July 2020

Help the Hungry: Ai Weiwei among top artists donating work to campaign auction

The Independent Download
Kendell Geers in conversation
Event
Thursday 16 July, 3pm GMT

Kendell Geers in conversation

On Thursday 16 July at 3pm GMT, a new episode of 'Coffee with Candice' saw author and host Candice Mama (@candice_mama) in conversation with South African artist Kendell Geers. Scroll down to...
@coffee_with_candice Instagram Live

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Deborah Roberts If they come
Publications
2019

Deborah Roberts

If they come
This catalogue was published to accompany 'If they come', Deborah Roberts' first European solo exhibition, held at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London (7 June–20 July 2019). Combining collage with mixed media,...
Deborah Roberts: If they come
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Mamma Andersson Woodcuts 2015–2016
Publications
2017

Mamma Andersson Woodcuts 2015–2016

This catalogue was published on the occasion of 'Mamma Andersson' at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London (27 April–27 May 2017).
Mamma Andersson Woodcuts 2015–2016
£ 30.00
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Denzil Forrester
Publications
2019

Denzil Forrester

This catalogue was published on the occasion of 'Denzil Forrester: A Survey' (25 April-25 May 2019), the artist's first solo exhibition at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. The publication includes a...
Denzil Forrester
£ 40.00
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Tom Friedman Always The Beginning
Publications
2018

Tom Friedman

Always The Beginning
This catalogue was published to accomapany Tom Friedman's solo exhibition 'Always the Beginning' at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London (2 October–3 November 2018).
Tom Friedman: Always The Beginning
£ 30.00
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