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Jenna Gribbon, Seaside Wrestlers (2018) Oil on linen 47.5 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in)
Exhibition
They Catch Feelings, I Catch Bodies
7 Jun 2019 – 6 Jul 2019
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 6 Camberwell Passage
- Camberwell
- London
England - SE5 0AX
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Nearest Bus Stop: Camberwell Green (F), bus numbers 35, 40, 42, 45 and Warner Road (J and H) bus numbers 36, 185, 436, N136
- Nearest London Stations: Oval (Northern Line), Denmark Hill (London Overground and Thameslink) or Loughborough Junction (London Overground and Thameslink)
- Denmark Hill
Event map
Jenna Gribbon (b. 1978, US), Aneta Kajzer (b. 1989, Germany), Kemi Onabule (b. 1995, UK), Anne Ryan (b. 1964, Ireland).
About
This group exhibition explores how artists depict the body and how it performs in an age where we not only want, but expect intimacy and access on a daily basis. From daily rituals to sell out performances, this group show asks the question ‘how does art portray the body now?’
Combining original paintings that uncover the body; its capabilities, its feelings and fancies, this exhibition considers where we draw the line between function and fiction.
The selection of paintings pursue a comprehensive and complex portrayal of the body and performance. From the explicit to the self conscious, some bodies are brazen in their accuracy and others, reveal themselves more slowly through layers of apparent abstraction. Enduring dialogues abound; gestural negotiations, intricate details and intimate moments play out under the heavy observation and voyeuristic gaze of both the artist and the onlooker. Together, these artists open windows into new worlds whilst reflecting accurately on our own in an inquisitive yet knowing portrayal of the body and its performance.