exhibitions

A global pandemic of plastic waste has been invading the Earth’s seas and coastlines, accumulating at speed in a shocking short period of time and is now an undeniable blight and a threat to all civilisation.  From fishing nets and used syringes, to water bottles and one time use packages in the form of…

East Wing presents Copenhagen based Sara Galbiati, Peter Helles Eriksen and Tobia Selnaeas Markussen and their otherworldly installation Phenomenon at the Greasewood Gallery, during the Marfa Film Festival. What lies behind UFO phenomena? Is it a commercially profitable story, a mass delusion with social consequences, a religious myth or a true physical phenomenon?  Undertaking…

The artist’s studio is an incubator of ideas. It’s the nucleus / ground zero where creative processes develop into visual actualities. A sacred space for exploration, it is also a haven for daydreaming, procrastination and failure. At times filled with the irritation of uncertainty and frustration, the studio can equally be an electric hive…

East Wing has been involved with the ongoing development of Swiss photographer,Philippe Dudouit's long term project 'Dynamics of Dust' for a number of years. It is a great honour to present the series, as part of the New Discoveries Awards at Rencontres d'Arles from 3 July - 24 September 2017. Philippe Dudouit's work is…

Just over a century ago 13% of the world was urban. The United Nations predicts that 75 percent of the global population – close to six billion people – are expected to be concentrated in cities by the year 2050. The UN has also designated that 28 of these cities now meet…

In 2012, Swiss based artists Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger presented themselves with a challenge; to recreate some of the world’s most iconic images in their studio. The duo used optical tricks to reproduce what seemed impossible to duplicate – a series of iconic moments that changed world perspective - events which often…

Working across photography, mixed media and film, Doha based artists, Christto & Andrew have been breaking boundaries with their bold compositions since forming their artistic union in 2012. The pair works in partnership to produce a stream of hyperrealism that blends humour and portraiture while generating strong statements that challenge vapid and…

Throughout history, for many cultures migration has been an essential fact of life. The reasons people choose to migrate are varied and complex. War reporting tends to focus on the devastation of landscapes and casualties of battle, it’s harder to visualize stories of resulting psychological effects on those who escape…

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind William Shakespeare, From A Midsummer’s Night Dream In 2007, Lee Alexander McQueen, one of the world’s most important fashion designers of the last two decades commissioned British photographer, Nick Waplington, to photograph and develop a book that would capture McQueen’s working process as he designed what…

When is the exact moment in a girl's life when she crosses the threshold from childhood to maturity?  Rania Matar has openly observed and questioned the cycle of becoming throughout her artistic practise.      East Wing is delighted to present this solo exhibition of Rania Matar's work, Becoming: Girls, Women and Coming of Age.  The exhibition…