5 Immersive Exhibitions in London to visit This Summer 2021
Updated: Jul 3, 2021
With the world opening up for summer, The art world is also debuting some exciting new edition to check out in these summer months. Visiting work by other creatives is a definite source of inspiration to me, and these exhibitions I've highlighted explore sensory and tactile art, deeply connected to the human experience
1. Objects and Materials, Tate Modern
The Materials and Objects display looks at the inventive ways in which artists around the world use diverse materials
This exhibition is arranged through a series of 13 exploratory room highlighting different types of art making materials, their relationship to the artist and history.
2. Kicking Dust - Igshann Adams, Hayward Gallery
Explore ideas related to race and religion in Igshaan Adams’ first UK exhibition, Kicking Dust, at the Hayward Gallery. Combining multiple patterns and mediums, from weaving to sculpture, Adams draws on Islamic iconography and aspects of his own identity, in this immersive exhibition.
3. All the light on Me - Marc Padeu, Jack Bell Gallery
Marc Padeu is a Cameroonian native Fine Artist, he develops both paintings and installations, capturing the memory moments of the if of his friends and family. His second solo show is on display in the Jack bell gallery.
I want to paint the daily life of the people around me, my family and friends. Since we all live together, I share their moments of joy, but also their sadness. Everything is not perfect, there are a lot of difficulties. However, I don't feel obsessed with just showing this state of affairs. When I manage to capture a moment of joy, a slice of happiness that is just as perfect. - Marc Pade
4. A multi sensory exploration of Light and Sound - Ryoji Ikeda, 180 the strand
The largest exhibition of the artist’s work ever staged, including numerous world premieres, RYOJI IKEDA invites viewers to immerse themselves in Ikeda’s dynamic digital universe. A subterranean exploration of sound and light, the show takes viewers on a sensory journey through 180 Studio’s labyrinth-like spaces.
5. The Library- Yinka Shonibare, Tate Modern
Printed in gold on the spines of 2,700 of the books are the names of first or second-generation immigrants to Britain. The books are bound in African wax print fabric, the artist’s signature material. The history of this fabric reveals a complex relationship between colonialism, cultural appropriation and national identity.
