Summer Exhibitions at IKON Birmingham

Summer Exhibitions

10 May - 8 September 2024

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654 or later). Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (about 1615-17). © The National Gallery, London.

NATIONAL TREASURES ARTEMISIA IN BIRMINGHAM

In Summer 2024, Ikon is a partner in National Treasures, a key strand of the programme celebrating the National Gallery’s Bicentenary, NG200. Ikon presents a masterpiece by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654 or later), Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (about 1615-17). National Treasures sees twelve partners, one in each region of the UK, receive a masterpiece from the National Gallery’s collection and curate around it.

Jesse Jones, Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon (2024). 16mm film 16 minutes duration. Production still by Mark Duggan.

JESSE JONES MIRROR MARTYR MIRROR MOON

Wrapped around the Gentileschi work, and made as a direct response, is a solo exhibition by contemporary Irish artist Jesse Jones, whose artistic practice crosses film, sound, performance, sculpture and installation. Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon considers art history, cinema, feminism, ritual and healing, presenting multiple interconnected archetypes of feminist resistance. AY – 8 SEPTEMBER 2024V

Dion Kitson at J.W. Evans Silver Factory. Image courtesy English Heritage. Photo by Tom Bird

DION KITSON RUE BRITANNIA

Ikon presents the first major solo exhibition and an ambitious off-site commission by British artist Dion Kitson in partnership with English Heritage.    Incisive, enterprising and laced with sharp wit, Kitson’s artistic practice dissects British class and identity, reshaping its visual hallmarks and traditions across sculpture, installation, film and found objects. Kitson’s work is both playful and provocative, providing a candid account of the everyday and the banality of life. .