Join us for Rooms of Neighbours, an evolving exhibition curated by Ben Broome, unfolding across twelve households on Clifton Crescent, Peckham. Installed within private homes and shared communal spaces, the project pairs each household with an artist, inviting collaboration beyond the conventional gallery setting. Taking place at the SLG, we host two public talks, each event brings together one artist and one participating household, offering insight into their collaboration.
ABOUT THE EVENT
7-8pm, clore studio
Doors open at 6.30pm, event starts at 7pm, event finishes at 8pm
Further details to be announced.
Taking inspiration from Jan Hoet’s landmark exhibition Chambres d’amis (Ghent, 1986), Rooms of Neighbours reimagines the domestic exhibition as a living, social process. Rather than centering existing art-world networks, this project takes place within the homes of residents who, by and large, do not regularly visit arts spaces, and whose lives span multiple generations, diasporas and social backgrounds.
Each participating household is matched with an artist whose practice reflects a sensitivity to domestic, social and relational environments. Artists responded to the specific dynamics of each home, creating works that sit within lived spaces far removed from a traditional white-cube context. Beyond its curatorial inquiry, Rooms of Neighbours has had a tangible social impact: neighbours who had lived on the same street for decades met for the first time through taking part.
Participating Artists: Liz Johnson Artur, Isabella Costabile, Racheal Crowther, Liam Gillick, Ben Kinmont, Raheel Khan, Ghislaine Leung, Olukemi Lijadu, Jasper Marsalis, Marietta Mavrokordatou, Nina Porter, Josiane M. H. Pozi, Jessi Reaves, Rirkrit Tiravanija