Lea Porre

City Entwined highlights the contribution these eclectic spaces make to the life of the city. Staged at a prime location in Mayfair, London’s blue-chip commercial art district, the exhibition also aims to introduce these spaces, many on the geographical periphery of the city, to new audiences. At a time when many projects have endured the economic pressures of the pandemic and the ever rising rental and operating costs, the exhibition underlines the role and potential of collectivism and collaboration as a constructive, progressive and resilient response to these challenges.

Mirroring the show’s foregrounding of the breadth of projects in Greater London, the work selected manifests a diverse range of practices and influences. It ranges from the computer-generated 3D worlds of Léa Porré, in which she excavates and interrogates historical events, to the fluid feminine forms in the paintings of Gal Schindler; across the sculptural practice of Blue Curry, in which he ‘interrogates the origins, characteristics and impact of the tourist experience,’ (Art Monthly, March 2022) and the high energy collaged films of multidisciplinary artist Ebun Sodipo that explore gender, race and sexuality.

Work shown:

• Ekpyrosis  (2021)