Exhibitions

JORDY KERWICK

BETWEEN CONSCIOUSNESS AND SLEEP – Vigo Gallery, London 15 December 2021 - 8 January 2022 Vigo Gallery Vigo is proud to present ‘Between Consciousness and Sleep’ at our new gallery in Mason’s Yard. Jordy Kerwick (b.1982) investigates the materiality of painting through fantastical folkloric narratives populated by a cast of characters and motifs that inhabit a surreal world of Hansel and Grettalish Technicolor childhood dreams.... Read more

ZAK OVÉ

LIFE BETWEEN ISLANDS: CARIBBEAN-BRITISH ART 1950S-NOW – Tate Britain, London 1 December 2021 - 3 April 2022 Tate Britain Opening at Tate Britain in December, Life Between Islands will be a landmark exhibition exploring the extraordinary breadth of Caribbean-British art over four generations. It will be the first time a major national museum has told this story in such depth, showcasing 70 years of culture, experiences and... Read more

NIKA NEELOVA

SILT – Brighton CCA 22 October - 22 December 2021 Brighton CCA Brighton, BN2 0JY Silt is an exhibition of new work by Russian born artist Nika Neelova examining our cultural and physical relationship to water. The exhibition centres on a large scale sculptural installation accompanied by a series of studio works and additional contributions from artists Carolina Caycedo and... Read more

IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI

GROUP DYNAMICS | COLLECTIVES OF THE MODERNIST PERIOD – Lenbachhaus, Munich 19 October 2021 - 12 June 2022 Lenbachhaus Luisenstraß e 33, 80333 Mü nchen, Germany Beijing, Buenos Aires, Bombay (today’s Mumbai), Casablanca, Khartoum, Kyoto, Lahore, Łódź, Nsukka, São Paulo, Tokyo: in the twentieth century, artists all over the world banded together in collectives. The tendency of like-minded individuals to work in groups and support each other is... Read more

LAKWENA MACIVER

AERIAL BASKET BALL PAINTINGS – 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London 14 - 17 October 2021 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The courtyard of Somerset House Strand, London WC2R 1LA Vigo presents Lakwena Maciver’s Aerial BB Paintings from the 14-17th October in the courtyard of Somerset House as the 2021 Courtyard commission for the 1-54 African Art Fair. The first of this series of paintings were... Read more

SALAH ELMUR

THE INNOCENT PRISONER – 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London 13 - 17 October 2021 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair Booth W12 (West Wing) 13 October – 17 October 2021 Throughout history, there have always been those who were wrongfully accused. Since the sixties, many innocent Sudanese have been taken into custody, interrogated, tortured, and in some cases lost their lives. Having suffered himself, El-Mur... Read more

LAKWENA MACIVER

BACK IN THE AIR: A MEDITATION ON HIGHER GROUND – Temple Station's Roof Terrace, London 7 October 2021 - 1 September 2022 Temple Station's Roof Terrace theCoLAB Temple presents The Artist’s Garden with a co-commission by 180 Studios and in partnership with Westminster City Council For the first time since it was built in 1870 by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the vast undiscovered half-acre roof terrace on top of Temple Underground Station between... Read more

IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – LAKWENA MACIVER – ZAK OVÉ

BLACK BOLD BRITISH. CURATED BY AINDREA EMELIFE – Christie's, London 1 - 22 October 2021 Christies LINK TO VIRTUAL TOUR Vigo is delighted to participate in Bold Black British in partnership with the curator Aindrea Emelife and Christies. Taking place from 1 to 21 October, Bold Black British is a meeting point of artists working across disciplines and generations, exemplifying the significance of Black Britons... Read more

SALAH ELMUR – ZAK OVÉ

THE ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION 2021 22 September 2021 - 2 January 2022 The Royal Academy Curated by Yinka Shonibare RA Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD Read more

LAKWENA MACIVER

MAP OF BIG LOVE – Sugar Mountain, Munich 17 September 2021 - 31 December 2022 Lakwena x MINI Sugar Mountain, Munich London-born artist Lakwena Maciver has made a name for herself with artworks that combine bold colours, kaleidoscopic patterns and ideas, messages and meditations distilled in a single evocative phrase. She’s passionate about making art accessible to all, which is why she’s best known for... Read more

IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI

FRIEZE SCULPTURE. MEDITATION TREE – Regents Park, London 14 September - 31 October 2021 Regents Park, London Vigo presents Ibrahim El-Salahi’s, “Meditation Tree”. The sculpture relates to his celebrated Tree series, inspired by the characteristics of a peculiar type of Acacia tree that grows by the banks of the Nile. The Haraz tree, indige-nous to Sudan, has unique and inspirational characteristics. This series is... Read more

NIKA NEELOVA

ONE OF MANY FRAGMENTS – EDWARD ALLINGTON & NIKA NEELOVA – New Art Centre, Salisbury 11 September - 20 November 2021 New Art Centre Roche Court, East Winterslow, Salisbury SP5 1BG DOWNLOAD EXHIBITION CATALOGUE The show presents a dialogue between the work of the late Edward Allington, who came to prominence in the 1980s as part of the ‘New British Sculpture’ movement, and one of his students from the Slade, the... Read more

SPILLER + CAMERON – SALAH ELMUR – IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – JORDY KERWICK – LAKWENA MACIVER – JUSTIN WILLIAMS – ZAK OVÉ

The Armory Show New York 9 - 12 September 2021 The Armory Show New York Online Javits Center 429 11th Avenue New York, NY 10001 Read more

SPILLER + CAMERON – STEPHEN CHAMBERS – IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – JUSTIN WILLIAMS – BRAM BOGART

EYE OF THE COLLECTOR – Two Temple Place, London 8 - 11 September 2021 Two Temple Place London WC2R 3BD Read more

LAKWENA MACIVER

NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US – Covent Garden, London 8 July - 30 September 2021 Covent Garden Floral Street CAPCO COVENT GARDEN PRESS RELEASE Covent Garden unveils an art installation by London-born artist Lakwena, transforming its streets with acid-bright colours and bold typographic messages. Floral Street’s bollards have been hand painted with designs by Lakwena in a striking colourful scheme, and King Street and Henrietta... Read more

DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB

THE CONSEQUENCES OF PLAY – Wellington Arch, London 30 June 2021 - 13 May 2022 Wellington Arch Apsley Way, London W1J 7JZ, United Kingdom ESSAY BY MATTHEW COLLINGS DOWNLOAD CATALOGUE HERE Vigo, in partnership with English Heritage, is proud to present The Consequences of Play , a series of six epic paintings by British artist Daniel Crews-Chubb relating to Wellington Arch, Apsley House and its... Read more

ZAK OVÉ

AUTONOMOUS MORRIS – The Design Museum, London 24 June - 30 September 2021 The Design Museum Standing at approximately 3-metres high, Autonomous Morris is a monumental sculpture made from deconstructed and collaged vintage car parts, welded together to produce a futuristic yet retro, cross-cultural totemic mask. Originally commissioned for the Smithson Plaza in Mayfair London in 2018, Autonomous Morris is a motorised ‘Macco’... Read more

JOHNNY ABRAHAMS

AFTER HYACINTH, AFTER ANEMONE – Pavillion Gallery, London 17 - 23 May 2021 Pavillion Gallery 4 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE, United Kingdom VIGO is pleased to announce our fourth solo show with Johnny Abrahams to be held at the Pavilion at Cromwell Place from 17-23 May 2021. The artist has developed a new body of work over the last year, holding back... Read more

SAMUEL BASSETT

OI OI. BRIDGE POINT ART CENTRE, RYE 5 - 21 May 2021 Rock Channel Rye TN31 7DG UK LINK TO BRIDGE POINT ART CENTRE WEBSITE CLICK HERE FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMUEL BASSETT AND MATTHEW COLLINGS Oi! Oi! -We are very excited to present Samuel Bassett’s first show with Vigo. Born in 1982 Samuel Bassett comes from Cornwall, more specifically the town... Read more

SAMUEL BASSETT

OI OI – Vigo Gallery, Virtual Reality 19 March - 21 May 2021 Vigo Gallery Virtual Reality VISIT VIRTUAL GALLERY CLICK HERE FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMUEL BASSETT AND MATTHEW COLLINGS Oi! Oi! -We are very excited to present Samuel Bassett’s first show with Vigo. Born in 1982 Samuel Bassett comes from Cornwall, more specifically the town of St Ives steeped in fishing... Read more

SAMUEL BASSETT

FISHY MEN, MACKERAL SKIES – The London Collective Vortic 17 March - 30 April 2021 The London Collective Vortic VISIT VIRTUAL GALLERY DOWNLOAD ESSAY BY MATT RETALLICK (MARCH 2021) In advance of his inaugural show with Vigo to be held at Bridge Point Art Centre and concurrently in the Vigo Virtual space we are offering a selection of fantastic drawings by Cornish Artist Samuel Bassett... Read more

JUSTIN WILLIAMS

VILLAGE – Vigo Gallery, Virtual Reality 2 February - 30 April 2021 Vigo Gallery Virtual Reality LINK TO VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Read more

JAMAAL PETERMAN

GRUNCH – James Fuentes, New York 10 December 2020 - 17 January 2021 James Fuentes New York, USA 55 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002, United States James Fuentes presents Jamaal Peterman, Grunch In Bed, the artist’s first solo exhibition in New York. Jamaal Peterman has developed a highly encoded language of abstraction that ricochets inside of, between, and beyond the frame of... Read more

LAKWENA MACIVER

HOMEPLACE – Hastings Contemporary 10 December 2020 - 9 May 2021 Hastings Contemporary Galleries 1+2 Rock-a-Nore Rd, Hastings TN34 3DW Lakwena Maciver’s 'Homeplace' will mark the re-opening of Hastings Contemporary after the UK’s latest national lockdown. Lakwena Maciver, one of the UK’s most exciting contemporary black artists creates painted prayers and meditations, which respond to and re-appropriate elements of popular culture.... Read more

STEPHEN CHAMBERS

THE COURT OF REDONDA – Hastings Contemporary 10 December 2020 - 9 May 2021 Hastings Contemporary Galleries 3 - 7 Rock-A-Nore Rd, Hastings TN34 3DW, United Kingdom Stephen Chambers’ The Court of Redonda will mark the re-opening of Hastings Contemporary after the UK’s latest national lockdown. First shown at The Venice Biennale in 2017, Stephen Chambers’ The Court of Redonda depicts a cast of... Read more

DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB

45:45. FEATURING A WORK BY DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB – L.A. LOUVER, Venice 20 October 2020 - 30 January 2021 L.A. LOUVER 45 N. Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE Artists include : Carmen Argote Sarah Awad Rina Banerjee Wallace Berman Matthew Brandt Deborah Butterfield Rebecca Campbell Nick Cave Gisela Colon Daniel Crews-Chubb Richard Deacon Tacita Dean Marcel Duchamp Jimmie Durham Kohshin Finley Gajin Fujita Sherin Guirguis Frederick... Read more

HEYWOOD & CONDIE

THIS LAND – The Atkinson, Southport 10 October 2020 - 27 March 2021 The Atkinson Lord Street Southport PR8 1DB LINK TO VIRTUAL TOUR DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE This Land is an ambitious multi layered portrayal of Tony Heywood’s and Alison Condie’s experience and time spent within Sefton’s constantly evolving coastline. The exhibition splices personal memory with local fables and engages with the physical... Read more

LEONARDO DREW

LEONARDO DREW: CITY IN THE GRASS – Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson 26 September 2020 - 21 February 2021 Mississippi Museum of Art Located in The Art Garden 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson MS 39201, USA Leonardo Drew: City in the Grass , is a participatory, public art sculpture that invites viewers to engage directly with the work, the space it occupies, and one another while maintaining a social... Read more

IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI

UBUNTU. FIVE ROOMS FROM THE HARRY DAVID COLLECTION - FEATURING A WORK BY IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI – National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) 19 September 2020 - 18 March 2021 National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) EMST Temporary exhibitions space (Ground Floor) Kallirrois Avenue & Amvr. Frantzi Str, former Fix factory Athens, 117 43 Curators: Osei Bonsu, Rashid Johnson, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Emily Tsingou, Burkhard Varnholt Architectural design: Stephania Kallos, Abby Turin (Kallos Turin) 66 works by 34 artists... Read more

LEONARDO DREW

MAKING CHAOS LEGIBLE – North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh 9 September 2020 - 3 January 2021 North Carolina Museum of Art East Building, Level B, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery 2110 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 This two-part project by contemporary artist Leonardo Drew features a monumental outdoor sculpture, City in the Grass , along with a gallery exhibition that provides a more in-depth look at his... Read more