Exhibition 10.05.2024–08.09.2024
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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.
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EVENT 01.08.2024 / 5.30pm–7.00pm
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Figurative Drawing Workshop
With Bag Lord and Yam Yam Elvis - Sold Out
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Join artist Bag Lord for a free figurative drawing workshop, with Yam Yam Elvis. Coinciding with Dion Kitson’s solo exhibition, Rue Britannia, Bag Lord responds to Kitson’s visual environment of sculpture, installation, film and found objects, and his fascination with pop culture figures such as Elvis.
This workshop is aimed at adults 18+, no previous experience necessary.
About the artist
Bag Lord is an artist and Head Propagandist for the ‘People’s Republic of the West Midlands’. Specialising in painting and drawing, their work explores the myth and politics of the everyday; through symbolism and fantastical narratives they weave together a critical and colourful response to living in end time capitalism.
Bag Lord graduated with a BA from Edinburgh University in Painting and Drawing, and a MA in Fine Art from Birmingham City University. Bag Lord has exhibited across the region, including Coventry Biennial, RBSA Gallery and Ikon Gallery and curated at Wolverhampton Art Gallery where they have work in the permanent collection. Bag Lord’s work can be found at Stryx Commercial Gallery, at Moonraven Gallery’s current exhibition Bostin Midlands Painters, and on Channel 4’s Late Night Lycett.
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Free, booking essential
Second Floor Galleries
Information on Ikon Gallery’s accessibility is available here.
For additional access enquiries please contact education@ikon-gallery.org
This workshop is aimed at adults 18+, no previous experience necessary.
Yorks Cafe open until 8pm
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Ikon Gallery
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HS
Image Credits
1. Bag Lord (correct caption?) 2. Dion Kitson, Rue Britannia. Ikon Gallery, installation view (2024). Image courtesy Ikon. Photo by Tom Bird 3. Live Elvis Performance, Ikon Gallery (2024). Photo by Dan Watts. Image courtesy Ikon.
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Events/Family 03.08.2024 / 11.00am–3.00pm
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Family Saturday
with Madeleine Staples and Yam Yam Elvis
Families are invited to design and create a costume worthy of The King himself! Join us to use sequins, gems and glitter to recreate some of Elvis Presley’s greatest show-stopping outfits.