Exhibitions

Ayla Tavares: Earendel

21 Nov 2024 - 18 Jan 2025 LAMB LAMB Gallery is pleased to present Earendel , a solo exhibition of new work by Ayla Tavares (b. 1990, Rio de Janeiro) and her first solo presentation in the UK. Starting from the recent discovery of Earendel—the most distant star detected to date, a remnant from the universe’s first billion... Read more

Take a Seat

Saelia Aparicio, Jess Allen, Alma Berrow, Marco Bizzarri, Jenny Holzer, James Lomax, Christabel MacGreevy, Elias Peña Salvador, Emma Sheehy, Orfeo Tagiuri, Ai Weiwei, Franz West 3 Oct - 15 Nov 2024 LAMB · Saelia Aparicio · Jess Allen · Alma Berrow · Marco Bizzarri · Jenny Holzer · James Lomax · Christabel MacGreevy · Elias Peña Salvador · Emma Sheehy · Orfeo Tagiuri · Ai Weiwei · Franz West · LAMB Gallery is pleased to present Take a Seat, an exhibition that... Read more

Harriet Gillett: This Must Be the Place

5 - 28 Sep 2024 LAMB We are pleased to announce our upcoming solo exhibition with the British artist Harriet Gillett. The show, titled ‘This Must Be The Place’, opens at LAMB Gallery on 5th September.

‘The exhibition title is taken from the talking heads song of the same name. Like the songs performed in their tour film ‘stop making sense’ which I saw last year, my paintings centralise around themes of belonging, home and finding a sense of identity within a large and busy place: in my case, London.’ - Harriet Gillett Read more

I Look at the Moon like a Fellow Traveler

Luchita Hurtado, Emily Weiner, Margaret Thompson, Daisy Dodd-Noble, Jessica Cannon, Jen Hitchings, Paula Turmina, Danielle Winger, Alicia Reyes McNamara, Monika Marchewka, Renata de Bonis 30 May - 20 Jul 2024 LAMB “I look at the moon like a fellow traveler” brings together ten female artists whose practices conceive all life forms as part of a cyclical, interconnected entity. In their work, human forms assume the silhouettes of mountains, seashells spiral into celestial constellations. Weaving fragments of bodies into landscapes, the works... Read more

André Ricardo & Rubem Valentim: Dialogues

26 Apr - 20 May 2024 LAMB LAMB Gallery is pleased to present André Ricardo & Rubem Valentim: Dialogues, an exhibition that delves into the artistic dialogue between the work of Brazilian artists Rubem Valentim and André Ricardo. Coinciding with Valentim’s presence at the 2024 Venice Biennale, and expanding on the conversation around national identity and modernisms... Read more

Mirror, Mirror

14 Mar - 20 Apr 2024 LAMB LAMB Gallery is pleased to present Mirror, Mirror the second solo exhibition in London by Brazilian artist Renata de Bonis. With this new body of work, the artist takes us through veiled realms, where flowers bloom amidst landscapes and mundane scenes transcend into quiet reflections. Renata de Bonis invites viewers... Read more

Woodworks

Matt Ager, Alvaro Barrington, Anderson Borba, Alexandre da Cunha, Fiza Ghauri, Daiga Grantina, Ana Mazzei, Giorgio van Meerwijk, Louise Nevelson, Ben Nicholson, Fernando Otero, Taygoara Schiavinoto, Emma Sheehy, Orfeo Tagiuri, Joe Tilson, Antoine Wagner a 18 Jan - 2 Mar 2024 LAMB LAMB Gallery is pleased to present ‘Woodworks’, a group exhibition exploring the use of wood in contemporary art through the work of 17 artists that engage with the material across the mediums of painting, sculpture and installation. Drawing inspiration from art history, religion and nature, the artists in the exhibition use wood as both surface and subject matter, harnessing its qualities in ways that are as traditional as they are unconventional.

Upon entering the gallery, we encounter Joe Tilson’s 1982 piece, ‘Proscemi for Kore.’ Tilson stood as a prominent figure in the British Pop Art movement. Drawing from his background as a carpenter and joiner, Tilson crafted wooden reliefs and constructions throughout his career. Often characterised by vibrant colours, these works typically underscore his fascination with language, puzzle creation, and symbolism as well as his mastery as a woodworker.

Moving through the exhibition, we are presented with Edmund de Waal’s 2020 painting, ‘Elegie.’ This piece is part of a series motivated by the writings of poet Rainer Maria Rilke, a constant inspiration for the artist. ‘Elegie’ marks one of de Waal’s initial ventures into utilising porcelain in liquid form, skilfully applied onto a wood panel layered with gold leaf. The wooden panel plays a vital role for de Waal in these series, becoming the support for the artist’s signature use of porcelain.

Whilst de Waal uses wood as support structure, the material becomes the very subject matter in Giorgio van Meerjwik’s 2023 work ‘Roadside apparition’. The artist considers ideas of human-plant relationship, folklore, medicine and symbolism- erecting a delicate, relic-like tree within the gallery space.

Alvaro Barrington and Anderson Borba approach the use of wood in a much more raw and organic manner. In his 2021 work ‘Jamaica’, Barrington tightly encloses the painting in a prominent wooden frame, adding a sculptural quality to the work. Similarly sculptural in his practice, Borba carves, scratches and cuts into thick cuts of wood producing reliefs of tactile, bodily quality.

Raising questions about representation and spirituality, the exhibition presents a survey of how contemporary artists have continuously worked with wood in unorthodox ways to convey different narratives, questions and meanings. By including a diverse cast of artists from different generations, nationalities, and backgrounds, the exhibition aims to highlight the breath of the gallery’s programme and ethos.

Artists include: Matt Ager, Alvaro Barrington, Anderson Borba, Alexandre da Cunha, Fiza Ghauri, Daiga Grantina, Ana Mazzei, Giorgio van Meerwijk, Louise Nevelson, Ben Nicholson, Fernando Otero, Taygoara Schiavinoto, Emma Sheehy, Orfeo Tagiuri, Joe Tilson, Antoine Wagner and Edmund de Waal.
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