Ana Segovia, I've been meaning to tell you, 2023. Courtesy the artist and la Colección Jumex, Mexico
Discover works from the Museo Jumex, Mexico City, in a new collaboration with the SLG.
This group exhibition features works by 13 international artists from the Colección Jumex, presented as part of Museo Jumex’s residency at the South London Gallery, which began in May 2025.
Through sculpture, painting, performance and installation, the show explores how identities and emotions are shaped and expressed on stage, on screen and in everyday life.
Pedro Reyes’s Museum of Hypothetical Lifetimes is an interactive installation where visitors reflect on their own life through a guided conversation with a performer playing the role of a therapist. Ana Segovia’s cinematic paintings reimagine 1980s teen films through a queer lens. Isa Genzken’s mannequin series explores stereotypes of creatives and Clotilde Jiménez’s new bronze sculpture Leopoldo introduces a character from his opera The Grotto, commissioned by the Museo Jumex in 2024.
A performance of James Lee Byars’s The Perfect Kiss will occur throughout the exhibition. Originally conceived by Byars in the 1970s, a solitary figure will enter the gallery blowing a kiss to the audience.
The exhibition also features work by Daniela Rossell, Tala Madani, Liliana Porter, Álvaro Urbano, Annette Messager, Bruce Nauman, Eva Koťátková, and Bas Jan Ader.
ABOUT MUSEO JUMEX
Museo Jumex, Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo’s main platform, opened its doors to the public in November 2013 as an institution devoted to contemporary art. Its aim is not only to serve a broad and diverse public, but also to be a laboratory for experimentation and innovation in the arts. Through its exhibitions, publications, research, and public programs, Museo Jumex familiarizes audiences with the concepts and contexts that inform current art practice. Using critical and pedagogical tools, the museum’s educational programs further the institution’s commitment to build links between contemporary art and the public.
ARTISTS IN PART 2
Bas Jan Ader, James Lee Byars, Isa Genzken, Clotilde Jiménez, Eva Koťátková, Tala Madani, Annette Messager, Bruce Nauman, Liliana Porter, Pedro Reyes, Daniela Rossell, Ana Segovia, Álvaro Urbano.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Please note, some artworks in this exhibition include some instances of nudity, and language that some visitors may find offensive.
The performance of Pedro Reyes’s Museum of Hypothetical Lifetimes takes place from 1-5pm on Saturdays during the run of the show.
ACCESS
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Please do not touch the artworks.
- No photography or filming is permitted during performances.
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Large Print Guide are available in Spanish and English
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Backpacks must be held at all times, lockers and locker tokens are available.
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Seats and wheelchairs available upon request.
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Ear defenders and magnifying glasses are available.
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The exhibition is split across the ground and first floors. The first floor can be accessed by stairs and a lift.
- Note on Museum of Hypothetical Lifetimes (2011), a performance piece by artist Pedro Reyes:
During performances, we encourage interaction with this work, if you need any support in reaching and placing the objects, please ask the member of staff in the space.
