Penny slinger Performance: 6pm
In-conversation with hettie judah: 6.30PM
Join us for a rare performance by LA-based Feminist-Surrealist artist, Penny SLINGER, followed by an in-conversation with the artist and curator and art historian, Hettie Judah. The event will take place within the framework of Slinger's exhibition Exorcism: Inside Out at the gallery.
Spanning original photo-collage, print and video work, the exhibition coincides with the publication of Slinger's iconic book, An Exorcism: A Photo Romance (Fulgur Press, 21 June 2024). After the original An Exorcism was published in 1977, the artist created this extended version, which was nonetheless withheld from being published in the UK after her other collage book, Mountain Ecstasy (Dragon’s Dream, March 1978, Holland), was seized and burned by British customs for being deemed pornographic.
After nearly 50 years, Slinger’s groundbreaking project can finally be revealed to audiences in the UK and beyond. In celebration of this extraordinary moment, Exorcism: Inside Out will be one of the most ambitious exhibitions ever realised at Richard Saltoun Gallery. Inspired by the artist’s project for Dior’s haute couture fashion show in Paris in 2019, it is designed as an all-immersive audio-visual environment, with the entire gallery wrapped in images from the original An Exorcism series and presenting a spectacular evolution of the artist’s vision.
Signed copies of Slinger's new book will be available to purchase at the event.
SOLD OUT
Due to limited space, seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional standing room will also be available. We appreciate your understanding.
Exorcism: Inside Out is open from 6pm on 3 July - 7 September at Richard Saltoun Gallery London
About Hettie Judah
Hettie Judah is a writer and curator. She is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Frieze and The Times Literary Supplement, and writes a monthly column for Apollo magazine. Her writing on art can also be found in Art Quarterly, Art Monthly, ArtReview and other publications with 'art' in the title.
Hettie is curator of the Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood which opened at the Arnolfini in Bristol on 9 March 2024, and tours to MAC in Birmingham, Millennium Gallery in Sheffield and DCA Dundee during 2024/2025. The standalone book Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood will be published in the UK and Europe by Thames & Hudson on 4 July 2024, and in the US and Canada on 3 September 2024.
