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The Conquest of Space
On Hannah Arendt15 Feb - 2 Apr 2022London The last exhibition in Richard Saltoun Gallery's 14-month series inspired by the political philosopher Hannah Arendt will feature works by Sylvia PLIMACK MANGOLD (b. 1938), Elaine REICHEK (b. 1943), Carey YOUNG (b. 1970). Read moreTruth and Politics
On Hannah Arendt1 Dec 2021 - 5 Feb 2022London The seventh exhibition in Richard Saltoun Gallery's year-long series inspired by the political philosopher Hannah Arendt will display two historically significant artworks by ULAY (Frank Uwe Laysiepen, 1943-2020) and Allan SEKULA (1951-2013), together with three specially commissioned new sculptures by Aleksandra DOMANOVIĆ (b. 1981). The essay “Truth and Politics” is... Read moreWilma Woolf
Domestic25 - 27 Nov 2021London In honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we present Domestic, an installation by Wilma WOOLF documenting all the women that have been killed in the UK at the hands of male violence since 2013. This incredibly important work by Wilma WOOLF consists of eight... Read moreThe Crisis in Culture
On Hannah Arendt28 Sep - 13 Nov 2021London Looking at the social and political implications of what Arendt understands as a Crisis in Culture, the sixth exhibition in our 'On Hannah Arendt' program features a selection of drawings by Renate BERTLMANN, Annette MESSAGER's soft sculptures and an installation by Pamela ROSENKRANZ. Read moreThe Crisis in Education
On Hannah Arendt10 Aug - 18 Sep 2021London 'On Hannah Arendt: The Crisis in Education' is the fifth exhibition in Richard Saltoun Gallery's year-long series dedicated to the political thinker. The show will feature a joint presentation between two female artists known for their embrace of photography, including Eleanor ANTIN and Siân DAVEY. Read moreWhat is Freedom?
On Hannah Arendt15 Jun - 31 Jul 2021London The fourth exhibition in Richard Saltoun Gallery's year-long series inspired by the political philosopher Hannah Arendt is a solo presentation by the Israeli artist, feminist theorist, psychanalyst and philosopher BRACHA. Read moreWhat is Authority?
On Hannah Arendt26 Apr - 6 Jun 2021London The third exhibition in Richard Saltoun Gallery's year-long series of exhibitions inspired by Hannah Arendt explores the political philosopher's essay 'What is Authority?' The group presentation features work by Lili DUJOURIE, Everlyn NICODEMUS and Lerato SHADI. Read moreThe Concept of History
On Hannah Arendt8 Mar - 16 Apr 2021London The second exhibition in the gallery's 12-month programme dedicated to Hannah Arendt, 'The Concept of History' features a solo presentation by the British photomontage artist Peter KENNARD. Read moreThe Modern Age
On Hannah Arendt11 Jan - 26 Feb 2021London 'The Modern Age' is the first in a 12-month programme of exhibitions 'On Hannah Arendt' dedicated to the writings of the German-born, American political philosopher. The inaugural exhibition links together Arendt's understanding of knowledge and thinking with remembrance and storytelling – the kind of thinking present in the work of participating artists Siah ARMAJANI, Thomas BAYRLE, Véronique FILOZOF, Vivienne KOORLAND and Jo SPENCE, who collectively combine imagination, courage and independence. New sound pieces by Laima Leyton also accompany the show online. Read moreOn Hannah Arendt
Eight proposals for exhibition1 Jan 2021 - 26 Mar 2022London 'On Hannah Arendt: Eight Proposals for Exhibition' looks to one of the most important thinkers of the post-war generation to confront some of the most pressing socio-political issues of our time.
From January until December 2021, 'On Hannah Arendt' will feature eight exhibitions that seek to explore the questions put forth in the eight chapters of Arendt’s book 'Between Past and Future: Eight Exercises in Political Thought.' The entire programme features over 20 international artists, including Siah ARMAJANI, Lili DUJOURIE, Peter KENNARD, Vivienne KOORLAND, Everlyn NICODEMUS, Lerato SHADI, ULAY and more. Read moreOur inheritance was left to us by no testament
12 Nov - 19 Dec 2020London A prelude to the gallery’s 12-month programme 'On Hannah Arendt', launching in January 2021, this exhibition looks to the preface of the political philosopher’s 1968 publication Between Past and Future, which opens with an aphorism by the French poet René Char: “Notre héritage n'est précédé d'aucun testament,” or as Arendt translates, "our inheritance was left to us by no testament."
Taking this quote as a point of departure, the group exhibition speaks to possibilities in art without testament, without tradition, situated and grown out of particular moments in history and the individual narrative of each exhibited artist. Featuring work by Alina SZAPOCZNIKOW, Barbara LEVITTOUX-ŚWIDERSKA, Renate BERTLMANN, Bela KOLAROVA, Jagoda BUIĆ, Jolanta OWIDZKA and Erna ROSENSTEIN, the exhibition includes a mixture of paintings, works on paper, tapestry, sculpture and mixed media assemblages from the 1960s to the 1980s. Read moreBob LAW
Ideas, Energies, Transmutations3 Sep - 31 Oct 2020London Richard Saltoun Gallery opens to the public for the first time in six months with an exhibition of work by the British conceptual artist Bob LAW (b. 1934 – d. 2004). Read moreAnnegret Soltau
Spider21 Feb - 1 Aug 2020London Since the beginning of her career in the 1970s, Annegret SOLTAU has championed an experimental approach to art, challenging the conventional notions of representation through performance, photography and collage. While the focus of Soltau’s work never ventures far from the female body and its bodily processes, often incorporating images of... Read moreMaternality
Part 210 Jan - 15 Feb 2020London The second exhibition exploring themes of maternal experience, ‘Maternality,’ reflects on the etymological root of the word mother and its close relationship with material matter, the very substance from which the universe is created (in Latin mater/materia ). The maternal body itself has been a productive medium for artists to... Read moreMatrescence
Part 115 Nov - 21 Dec 2019London Catherine McCormack, academic and expert in the field of maternal themes in art, curates a two-part exhibition exploring maternal experience and subjectivity. Read moreFeminism in Italian Contemporary Art
2 Oct - 9 Nov 2019London In a special collaboration with Marinella SENATORE and gallery artist Silvia GIAMBRONE, this exhibition brings together two leading artists to explore Feminism in Italian Contemporary Art. Curated by Paola Ugolini, the exhibition is a visual representation of struggle, resistance and growing awareness in the belief that art can trigger a constructive dialogue–overcoming differences in gender, class, race and religion. Read moreMade Routes
Mapping and Making30 Aug - 26 Sep 2019London ‘Made Routes: Mapping and Making,’ curated by acclaimed academic and art historian Tamar Garb, brings together the work of two South African artists, Vivienne KOORLAND and Berni SEARLE. The encounter between them speaks to their shared artistic concerns and their participation in the landmark exhibition ‘Trade Routes: History + Geography’ at the 1997 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, organised under the artistic directorship of the late Okwui Enwezor (1963–2019) to whom this exhibition is dedicated. Read morePenny SLINGER
Tantric Transformations29 Jun - 24 Aug 2019London A self-proclaimed “Feminist Surrealist”, the work of London-born, LA-based artist Penny SLINGER combines the mythical qualities of Surrealism with the radical feminism of the 1970s – all underpinned by her long-standing interest in erotica, pleasure and the reclamation of the female body. The exhibition at Richard Saltoun – her first with the gallery – celebrates the artist’s interest and development of Tantric art, featuring collages from the mid-1970s, Xerox body prints, vintage and new photographs created especially for the show. Read moreGina PANE
Action Psyché30 May - 22 Jun 2019London Gina Pane was instrumental to the development of the international Body Art movement, contributing a unique and corporeal language marked by ritual, symbolism and catharsis. Coming from the archives of the Galerie Rodolphe Stadler, the Parisian gallery of Pane who were themselves revolutionary in their presentation of avant-garde performance art, her exhibition at Richard Saltoun Gallery celebrates the artist’s pioneering career with a focus on the actions for which she is best known. Read moreLili DUJOURIE
Ballade18 Apr - 25 May 2019London The Belgian artist Lili DUJOURIE rose to prominence in the late 1960s, emerging as a key force in the Feminist avant-garde movement of the time. Dujourie’s exhibition at Richard Saltoun Gallery – her first show with the gallery and her first exhibition in London in over twenty years – focuses on her relationship with nature, specifically the poetry and art it evokes. The exhibition features sculptures made from clay, the essence of the earth, as well as a recent series of papier-mâché sculptures that explore the artist’s long-standing interest in plants and their healing qualities. Read moreRose ENGLISH
Form, Feminisms, Femininities1 Mar - 13 Apr 2019London 'Form, Feminisms, Femininities' is Rose ENGLISH's first solo exhibition with Richard Saltoun Gallery. The exhibition shines light on two moments from the early stages of the artist's career, beginning with her experimentation with emergent processes and materials as a young artist in the early 1970s and culminating with a focus on her 1983 performance 'Plato's Chair'. Read more
