Featuring new artworks of painting, sculpture, performance, and film, “The boys the girls and the political” brings methods of artistic production to the forefront of this exhibition at Lisson Gallery,around the themes of communication and the use of language within an artistic practice.The work of 10 international artists is the seeming subject of the show, but precedence is placed upon the array of artistic approaches exhibited by the artists. Curators Lynton Talbot and Hana Noorali explore the thinking of the selected artists with inquiry into the performative elements within each artists’ practices. The power of language is evident in Jesper List Thomsen’s set of seven paintings titled “The boy the girls and the political,” which also lends the name for the show. Thomsen is part of a three-person collective including Am Nuden Da who updated Blinky Palermo’s “Blaue Breiecke” for modern day social media as the “Facebook Blue Filler” installation. Alice Theobald’s film and performance work invites viewers to engage in a rhetorical game, building on the role of language in the show.George Henry Longly’s and Elaine Cameron-Weir’s work share aspects of interior design and theatrical staging in their sculptural works. Meanwhile, a film of group activities choreographed by Lucy Beech and Edward Thomasson speaks to performative practices along with the work of Cally Spooner who explores the intersection of dramatic arts, script writing, and artistic labor.Diverse in its approaches to understanding creation and execution, “The boys the girls and the political” sets a high bar for its understanding and involvement in artistic practices.“The boys the girls and the political” will be on view through September 5.
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