South London Gallery

Want to explore the work of Firelei Báez? Join us and @new_curators for one of our events this summer. Including screenings, tours and workshops, head to the SLG website to see the full programme, curated by @ma.kevelli and @reinfected . ✨ 🔵 Wed 10 July - Curators Tour 🌿 Sun 21 July - Somatic Movement Workshop with @siagbamoi 🎨 Wed 24 July - Curators Tour 📽️ Wed 31 July - Film Night with @brixtoncommunitycinema @gardenofafruika and @em__dash   🌙 Wed 7 August - Curators Tour 🌳 Sat 10 August - Nature Walk with @miseryparty 🎲 Sat 10 August - Board Game Night with @miseryparty Hope to see you there! ___________ Images:  @aboveground_studio @siagbamoi  and @_adamajalloh @miseryparty @brixtoncommunitycinema

“A gut-wrenching and emotionally rewarding tale of religious persecution compounded by entrenched racism, Goodbye Julia may be set in Sudan between 2005 and 2010 but feels deeply pertinent and, unfortunately, timeless.” - @screendaily 📽️ The film opens with the death Sudanese Vice President Dr John Garang de Mabior, and the rage that erupts in the streets. Mona and Julia, two women from radically different social positions, resort to deceit to evade the fate of their social positions. Join us on Wed 10 July, for a screening followed by a discussion hosted by South by South curators @blackcinemaproject 🎟️ £10 / £8 Concessions 🔗 Tickets on the South London Gallery website

In Sueño de la Madrugada (A Midnight’s Dream), Firelei Báez takes you on a journey through vibrant spaces where ecology, power, and resistance interact.     She uses rich colours, elements from nature, sound and light to reflect on complex colonial histories.     Free to visit at the South London Gallery Until 8 September    Curated by the 2023-24 @new_curators

OPENING THIS WEEK: Firelei Báez: Sueño de la Madrugada (A Midnight’s Dream) opens at the SLG on 28 June, curated by the 2023-4 Fellows @new_curators Through research and critical engagement with archives, Báez examines the legacies of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. For her, myths and folklore are tools of cultural and spiritual resistance. Sueño de la Madrugada (A Midnight’s Dream) shares stories of the Ciguapa, a mythological figure from Dominican folklore; Atabey, the Taino mother earth spirit; Oshun, the Yoruba god of rivers, love, beauty, and prosperity; and Erzili, a spirit of love from Haitian Vodou. These mythical figures invite viewers to reconsider what it means to be human, and to imagine freedom from earthly constraints. _______________ Images: Firelei Báez, How to slip out of your body quietly, 2018. Oil and acrylic on paper Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York @fireleibaez @hauserwirth

Laima Leyton @laimaleyton shared a new performance at the SLG to mark the end of our exhibition ‘Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest’. Using drumming, megaphones and voice, the work moved through different spaces at SLG to explore moments of transition and vulnerability during processes of migration and motherhood.   Leyton drew from her own experiences of migration and her work with In Place of War @in_place_of_war who empower people in places of conflict and crisis to make music, arts and culture.   The music was performed by Leyton, Iggor Cavalera @iggor_cavalera , Eve Libertine and Jody DeSchutter @jodydeschutter with costumes by Liria Pristine @liriapristine , scent designed by Anelena Toku @a_e_e_a and visuals by filmmaker Pedro Küster @pedroskuster   @vamparasolwomenphoto

☀️ We may be slightly biased, but there's nowhere quite like @south_london_louie in the summer! They've got cold drinks, delicious sweet treats and savoury lunches as well as evening supper clubs with some of the best chefs in London. We'll see you there! 🍹 Photos by @danweillphotography

Photographer Hannah Starkey has taken pictures of women throughout her career, focusing on women in scenes of everyday life. Her work challenges the way women are often depicted in media, and she aims to subvert the male gaze through her artistry. Her work was part of the recent group exhibition ‘Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest’ at @southlondongallery in collaboration with @vamparasolwomenphoto , 8 Mar - 9 Jun 2024. Hannah spoke to us about what she hopes to achieve through her work, challenging archetypes and being a role model to young women breaking into the industry. • • • • #HannahStarkey #Photography #Exhibition #Art #Male #Gaze #Woman #Freeda

ONE WEEK TO GO: Have a look a one of the new works artist @fireleibaez has made for our exhibition with @new_curators 💛💕 The exhibition opens on 28 June and is free to visit. Báez takes over the South London Gallery with new immersive installations and large abstract paintings. She uses rich colours, elements from nature, sound and light to reflect on complex colonial histories. The exhibition is a journey through vibrant spaces where ecology, power, and resistance interact. Join us for the opening event, from 6.30-8.30pm on Thurs 27 June. Image: Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth © Firelei Báez.

Ahead of @fireleibaez first solo exhibition in the UK opening 28th June, @new_curators fellows @lemeezedavids & Aditi shows BRICKS around the @southlondongallery . New Curators is a paid twelve-month curatorial training programme for aspiring curators of contemporary art from lower socio-economic backgrounds ✨

Take a seat in the Fire Station and you might be surprised... 'Liquid crystal, variation', 1999 – 2020 is an oak wood bench covered with a thermo-reactive film. Heat from the body will react with the material and leave a lasting imprint! 🖐️ These benches by Ann Veronica Janssens were made to coincide with her exhibition #HotPinkTurquoise at the South London Gallery in 2020. They are on long-term loan to the SLG, with thanks to the artist. #AnnVeronicaJanssens Images: Andy Stagg @studiostagg

Did you know that the South London Gallery has a hidden garden? The Orozco Garden is open to the public Sat & Sun, from 11am-6pm. Find it through the cafe, at the bottom of the trail footpath. Families are welcome to get creative with a fun nature worksheet whilst enjoying the garden, designed by artist Gabriel Orozco. Please feel free to take your South London Louie coffees along and enjoy the space! (but do remember to bring back your cups ☕️) #hiddengarden #londonhiddengarden #southlondon #southlondoncafe #southlondongallery

“The only art I’m interested in is the art I don’t understand right away. If you understand it right away it really has no use except as nostalgia.” - Lawrence Weiner ☝️ Look up at the side of our Fire Station building on Peckham Road to see Lawrence Weiner’s work, AT A DISTANCE TO THE FOREGROUND, 1999. One of the leading figures of conceptual art, Weiner was known for his engaging and influential work presenting art as a language form. This was the first permanent public artwork by Lawrence Weiner in London and was installed at the SLG in 2021. Although Weiner did not consider his works as site-specific, they build a distinct relationship with their urban and cultural environments. Image: Lawrence Weiner, AT A DISTANCE TO THE FOREGROUND, 1999. Installation view at the South London Gallery Fire Station, 2021. Photo: Andy Stagg @studiostagg