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LINDER

Danger Came Smiling Hayward Gallery 11 February–5 May 2025 London
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From the early photomontages made while she was part of the punk scene of 1970s Manchester, to new work in digital montage shown for the first time, the exhibition presents the breadth of Linder’s artistic output across montage, photography, performance and sculpture.

The body and its photographic representation, from early glamour photography to digital deep fakes, is central to Linder’s approach to image-making.

Often working with a medical grade scalpel, she draws on the creative and violent power of the cut in her forensic examination of our shifting attitudes to aspirational lifestyles, sex, food and fashion.

An adapted version of Linder: Danger Came Smiling, curated by Hayward Gallery Touring, tours nationally to Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; and Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool in 2025 – 2026.

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About the Artist

Linder Sterling (a.k.a. Linder) is most notably known and celebrated for her provocative collage and performance practice that has consistently challenged gender binaries, tradition, and history over the course of five decades. In 2017, she was named the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awardee.

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About the Gallery

Hayward Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art space in central London, housed within the Southbank Centre and known for its striking Brutalist architecture. Opened in 1968, it was designed under chief architect Norman Engleback with key contributions from Ron Herron, Warren Chalk, and John Attenborough of the Greater London Council’s Architecture Department. Today, it remains a dynamic venue for bold, large‑scale exhibitions of contemporary visual art, both inside the gallery and across the wider Southbank Centre site.

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Wednesday – Friday, 10am – 6pm
Saturday, 10am – 8pm
Sunday, 10am – 6pm
Closed Monday & Tuesday
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