portrait of an artist (pool with two figures): group exhibition
28 November - 20 December 2024
Luke Edward Hall | Rowley Haynes | Killion Huang | Steffen Kern | Morteza Khakshoor | Kris Knight | Igor Moritz | Kofi Perry | Adriel Visoto
Private View: Wednesday 27 November, 6-9pm
Cob Gallery 205 Royal College Street London NW1 0SG
Cob Gallery is proud to present Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), a group exhibition of male artist’s that explores intimacy, identity, and relationships within the domestic sphere. The artists featured respectively across their practice engage with the human figure—sometimes present, sometimes absent—to activate interior spaces where themes of sexuality, queerness, solitude, and ritual might unfold. Central to the exhibition is the idea of the interior as a site for emotional and psychological expression, with each artist using it to examine aspects of male experience.
Titled after David Hockney’s iconic 1972 painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), the exhibitionfurther references Hockney's Domestic Scene series, created between 1960 and 1970. This series examined intimacy, queerness, and domesticity, while underscoring Hockney’s ongoing exploration of self through portraiture and figurative painting.
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