Phoebe Cummings at Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples

Phoebe Cummings will be included in 'A Matter of Life and Death’, an international group exhibition of works in clay, curated by Jenni Lomax at Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples from 29 Mar - 28 May 2022.

Taking up residence in the Naples gallery, Cummings will work directly onto the fabric of the building with the natural properties of clay and water.

During the course of their careers the particiating artists – who span several generations – have made works which confront the possibility of catastrophe, and embody the physicality and energy of their creation. Whether using clay that is raw or has been fired, their work carries a sense of danger and conveys the understanding that the properties and processes of clay are precarious. Earth, moisture, temperature and air create change when they collide, either by accident or design, causing the transformation from one state to another, provoking an incalculable space that holds both fragility and strength.


Participating artists:

Lynda Benglis (Lake Charles, USA, 1941)
Phoebe Cummings (Walsall, UK, 1981)
Chiara Camoni (Piacenza, Italy, 1974)
Lucio Fontana (Rosario, Argentina, 1899 - Varese, Italy, 1968)
Anya Gallaccio (Paisley, UK, 1963)
Keith Harrison (West Bromwich, UK, 1967)
Phillip King (Tunis, Tunisia, 1934 - London, UK, 2021)
Serena Korda (London, UK, 1979)
Leoncillo Leonardi (Spoleto, Italy, 1915 - Rome, Italy, 1968)
Andrew Lord (Rochdale, UK, 1950)
Magdalene A. N. Odundo (Nairobi, Kenya, 1950)
Lawson Oyekan (London, UK, 1961)
Masaomi Yasunaga (Osaka, Japan, 1982)

Jenni Lomax is an independent curator and writer. Previously, she was the Director of Camden Art Centre, London, from 1990 to 2017, where she established an influential and forward-thinking programme of international exhibitions, residencies and education projects. Recent projects include: Alexandre da Cunha, Duplex, Brighton CCA, 2021; Through Which the Light Passes, Ragged School Museum, London, 2021; Alexandre da Cunha, Arena, Thomas Dane Gallery Naples, 2020-21; Exercising Freedom: Encounters with Art, Artists and Communities, Whitechapel Gallery, 2020.


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