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As the exhibition’s title—an objet trouvé taken from a sticker the artist found on a motorcycle helmet—portends, the histories it conjures are of decline and desperation. Yet the mystery and madness pervading all of Nelson’s creations give them antic and subversive power.
London is currently experiencing a panoply of some great art exhibitions; the Courtauld, Royal Academy, National Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, et al, are putting on their best shows in years. Consistently progressive is the Hayward Gallery on the Southbank, and never more so than with 'Extinction Beckons', a reworking of key art installations by British artist, Mike Nelson. The title is taken from his first publication in 2000. The exhibition features remastered works including The Deliverance and the Patience from 2001, Triple Bluff Canyon, (2004) and Studio Apparatus for Kunsth...
London is so full of art, it can be hard to know where to begin. Here's our guide to the best exhibitions in big and small galleries to see right now.
Enter Mike Nelson's Dystopian Show 'Extinction Beckons' at Hayward Gallery: The first major retrospective on the acclaimed British artist.
Mike Nelson's new show at the Hayward is pitched as a ‘survey’ rather than a retrospective. As such it remakes – or as the gallery terms it –