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GROUP EXHIBITION

Matter as Actor Lisson Gallery
27 Bell Street & 67 Lisson Street 3 May–24 June 2023
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This group exhibition, curated by Greg Hilty, Partner and Curatorial Director of Lisson Gallery, brings together works by artists who present mutable forms of matter–whether embodied as clay, rock, pigment, plastic, metal or organic substances–as active agents in the complex entanglements of humans and the more-than-human world. Moving beyond the idea of nature as raw material abundantly available for humans to use, this exhibition acknowledges the distinct properties, agencies and histories of materials, taking heed of their dynamic role in sustaining dense, interwoven relations.

These artists–Allora & Calzadilla, Dana Awartani, Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen, D Harding, Irmel Kamp, Syowia Kyambi, Richard Long, Otobong Nkanga, Yelena Popova, Lucy Raven, Zhan Wang, Feifei Zhou–come from many parts of the world and critically engage with the materials associated with their respective cultural inheritances. Their work attests to the challenges as well as the insights of engaging with the material world across, as well as within, distinct cultural frameworks. In giving shape to the conceptual insights of multiple situated knowledge systems, the artworks in the exhibition attest to the pluralistic grounds of contemporary existence.

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Artists Exhibiting

Allora Calzadilla contemporary artist
Allora & Calzadilla b. 1995 Follow +
Revital Cohen Tuur Van Balen contemporary artist
Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen b. 1981 Follow +
Richard Long contemporary artist
Richard Long b. 1945 Follow +
Otobong Nkanga contemporary artist
Otobong Nkanga b. 1974 Follow +
Yelena Popova contemporary artist
Yelena Popova b. 1978 Follow +
Lucy Raven contemporary artist
Lucy Raven b. 1977 Follow +
Zhan Wang contemporary artist
Zhan Wang b. 1962 Follow +
Syowia Kyambi contemporary artist
Syowia Kyambi Follow +

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About the Gallery

Established in 1967 in London, Lisson Gallery is one of the most well-known galleries operating globally. Boasting an influential and continuing legacy, including playing a pivotal role in the careers of many pioneers of historically important art movements, the gallery works with some of the most significant contemporary artists today.

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Lisson Gallery contemporary art gallery in London United Kingdom
Lisson Gallery
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