Exhibition
Avant Arte x Tschabalala Self
5 Oct 2022 – 1 Jan 2023
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 20:00
Free admission
Address
- Stable St
- Kings Cross
- London
England - N1C 4DQ
- United Kingdom
Avant Arte has partnered with King’s Cross to deliver its first public art programme, launching on 5 October with a new public artwork from Tschabalala Self.
About
Avant Arte, the creative marketplace that makes discovering and owning art radically more accessible, has partnered with King’s Cross to deliver its first public art programme.
Launching with the artist Tschabalala Self on 5 October 2022, the public art programme continues Avant Arte’s mission of making art radically more accessible and its work in supporting artists to push the boundaries of their practice towards a transformative scale.
This will be Tschabalala Self’s first public art commission, inspired by her current body of work which focuses on domestic space and trappings. The artist will create a large bronze sculpture of a seated figure, bringing her exploration of the domestic into the public realm and exploring the significance of taking up space and taking a seat.
The installation will be located on the northern gateway to Coal Drops Yard on Lewis Cubitt Square, in the heart of the King’s Cross estate. It will be accompanied by online and offline programming that will delve into Self’s practice, opening it up to new audiences. Two editions encompassing 25 bronze sculptures and 12 silk screen prints will also be released by Avant Arte. Pilar Corrias will present a solo exhibition by Tschabalala Self, entitled Home Body across its Savile Row and Eastcastle Street galleries from 6 October to 12 November 2022. Showcasing both large-scale paintings, works on paper, furniture and sculpture the exhibition will investigate domestic space.
Self’s work explores the emotional, physical and psychological impact of the Black female body as icon, and is primarily devoted to examining the intersectionality of race, gender and sexuality. Aspiring to hold space and create a cultural vacuum in which bodies can exist for their own pleasure and self-realisation, she seeks to correct misconceptions propagated within and projected upon the Black body.
Avant Arte works to bring art to the new global generation by enabling artists to break new ground in edition-making and by creating memorable public interventions. This project with King’s Cross marks Avant Arte’s first-ever commission of public art and will be viewed by tens of thousands of visitors, amplifying King’s Cross as an artistic and cultural destination which creates unique moments for the local community.