‘Don’t Touch Me’ showcased the work of nineteen artists. The exhibition was inspired by Olivia Sudjic's essay ‘Exposure’ in which she examines the damaging assumptions that attend women artists or any woman who risks exposure, in a world determined to get under her skin. She writes, ‘Sometimes I wish for crocodilian armour.’
I invited artists to make work in response to Sudjic’s essay, exploring the concept of wearing armour in relation to their lived experience.
Physical touch is a powerful and emotional action; when wanted, it can be comforting, moving and passionate, when it is not warranted, it is frightening. These wonderful works investigated the vulnerability in self preservation, ‘Don’t Touch Me’ provided a personal and material touch.
Luke Alen-Buckley, Saelia Aparicio, Lotte Andersen, Lily Bertrand-Webb, Rob Branigan, JJ Chan, Denise de Cordova, James Cross, Laura Dee Milnes, Sarah Howe, Rebecca Jagoe, Keegan Luttrell, Guy Oliver, Lindsey Mendick, Paloma Proudfoot, Rosie Reed, Jakob Rowlinson, Finbar Ward and Gray Wielebinski
Bed Days, 2020, Rosie Reed
Bronze, latex, paint, pigment, eco-glitter
‘Don’t Touch Me’ showcased the work of nineteen artists. The exhibition was inspired by Olivia Sudjic's essay ‘Exposure’ in which she examines the damaging assumptions that attend women artists or any woman who risks exposure, in a world determined to get under her skin. She writes, ‘Sometimes I wish for crocodilian armour.’
I invited artists to make work in response to Sudjic’s essay, exploring the concept of wearing armour in relation to their lived experience.
Physical touch is a powerful and emotional action; when wanted, it can be comforting, moving and passionate, when it is not warranted, it is frightening. These wonderful works investigated the vulnerability in self preservation, ‘Don’t Touch Me’ provided a personal and material touch.
Luke Alen-Buckley, Saelia Aparicio, Lotte Andersen, Lily Bertrand-Webb, Rob Branigan, JJ Chan, Denise de Cordova, James Cross, Laura Dee Milnes, Sarah Howe, Rebecca Jagoe, Keegan Luttrell, Guy Oliver, Lindsey Mendick, Paloma Proudfoot, Rosie Reed, Jakob Rowlinson, Finbar Ward and Gray Wielebinski.
Bed Days, 2020
Bronze, latex, paint, eco-glitter
Bed Days, 2020
Bed Days, 2020
Bed Days, 2020
