you Don't own Me

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Open from 16:00 to 01:30

Performance at 20:00, DJ at 20:30

In a modern day context as well as considering politically and socially established standards of society, bar is the most suitable location to bring up conversations about toxic masculinity, patriarchy and misogyny; since this is the place where a lot of people have to deal with it daily without any protection.

you Don't own Me is a pop-up one day exhibition on 23rd February 2022.

“you Don’t own Me” will present a variety of artists coming together to share their perspective of bodily freedom and the social stigmas of a night out, by challenging the settled “dance floor” patriarchy. 

The exhibition will be divided into two sections: ground floor and a basement.

Ground floor will be an area for networking between invited organisations as well as guests and viewers of the exhibition.

In this space, they will also become viewers and participants to a 20-minutes performance of AV creative, a team of amazing "frame up strip" (FUS) dancers, brought together by Anastasia Vlasova, a UK-based dancer, choreographer, and creative director.  Grace Campbell, a London based DJ and musician, will be in charge of a DJ mixer. 

Basement will become an actual exhibition space where artworks will take up the whole space including walls, ceiling, an old fireplace, and a bathroom.

The artists presented there will be Coco WA, a London based artist. Her multi-media practise explores on feminist ideas such as The Male Gaze, the performativity of the feminine and how damaging this is to girls and women;  Naïstini Valaydon, a Mauritian visual artist and photographer, currently based in London. Her deep interest for the human mind and body makes the core of her work where she explores intimacy under different lights through pictures, sculptures and words; Jodie K Maxwell, UK-based artist. She is a multi-disciplinary artist focusing on soft sculpture, embroidery and clay. Jodie's works attempt to investigate a sexually ambiguous identity which may come across in the structures she makes with fabric or clay that resemble female and male genitalia. 

Leading to the basement, the staircase will be a space for art prints by a UK-based artist, Titty Riot. She is an illustrator, print and product maker. The body of her work is meant for women by women celebrating women.

Coming together for this exhibition, we believe that every individual should be empowered to claim their bodily autonomy.