Exhibitions to See in London This Autumn
Ocula
October 2024
Camden Art Centre showcasing dual solo shows by Jack O’Brien—last year’s recipient of Camden Art Centre’s emerging artist prize at Frieze London—and the late French artist Nicola L. (1932–2018), titled I Am The Last Woman Object (until 29 December). In The Reward, O’Brien subverts the legibility of materials by wrapping them in industrial polythene, while Nicola L.’s playful, subversive multimedia presentation pushes beyond the Pop, Nouveau Réalism, and design niches for which the artist was known.
On Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Gallery hosts two major solos in dialogue with one another: Sonia Boyce: An Awkward Relation and Lygia Clark: The I and the You (both shows run until 12 January 2025). Highlights of Clark’s exhibition include pieces from her ‘Bichos’ series that can be touched and worn by visitors; Boyce mediates awkwardness and interpersonal engagement through works that examine hair as both material and cultural signifier.