Navigating London's Art: Connections and Reflections

These exhibitions reveal a strong sense of place and materiality, inviting you to reflect on personal and collective narratives through varied mediums. Each stop offers a unique lens on the environment and our connection to it.

Curated by EPIFANI

8 stops in London

1. Samuel Laurence Cunnane: Blue Road

   Hayward Gallery

   Cunnane's 'Blue Road' at Hayward Gallery explores the interplay of water and architecture, using striking photographs to evoke a sense of nostalgia. Look for the way he captures reflections that blur reality and dreams, a theme echoed in the next stop.

2. Sarah Morris, Mason’s Yard

   White Cube

   Sarah Morris’s bold geometric paintings at White Cube engage with urban life, specifically the intersections between finance and architecture. Keep an eye on the way her work speaks to modernity and the complexity of city landscapes, linking seamlessly to Ki Yoong's intimate compositions.

3. As We Are

   Workplace Gallery

   Ki Yoong's 'As We Are' offers a contrasting, tender perspective through tightly cropped paintings that invite intimacy and reflection. His work serves as a poignant counterbalance to the urban complexities explored in the first two exhibitions.

4. Duchamp & Sons x Maz Murray

   Whitechapel Gallery

   Duchamp & Sons x Maz Murray at Whitechapel Gallery is a playful dive into interpretation and legacy, challenging viewers with its conceptual layers. This exhibition encourages a dialogue with the previous stops about how narratives are constructed and experienced.

5. Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

   Hayward Gallery

   Quentin Blake’s illustrations for 'The Southbank Parade' celebrate local culture with whimsy and nostalgia. As you move through his joyful depictions, consider how they contrast the more serious themes of the earlier exhibitions while still connecting to London's rich artistic heritage.

6. Dana-Fiona Armour: Serpentine Currents

   Somerset House

   Dana-Fiona Armour's 'Serpentine Currents' at Somerset House presents an immersive sculptural experience that brings nature into an urban space. The illuminated forms invite viewers to contemplate environmental issues, tying back to both Cunnane’s and Graham’s investigations of nature.

7. Cho Sung-Hee - Pieter Obels, 'Nature in Form'

   Opera Gallery London

   Cho Sung-Hee and Pieter Obels at Opera Gallery present a fascinating dialogue between delicate paper works and robust steel sculptures. Their contrasting materials invite reflection on fragility versus permanence, echoing themes of nature present in previous stops.

8. Rodney Graham: Who does not love a tree?

   Lisson Gallery

   Rodney Graham's 'Who does not love a tree?' at Lisson Gallery brings a humorous yet poignant reflection on the natural world and its importance. This exhibition ties the journey together, reminding visitors of the complex relationships between humanity, nature, and urban existence.