Ikon and macLYON present works by over twenty artists from the British Council Collection and macLYON that explore the theme of friendship.
Curated collaboratively, the exhibition interrogates friendship as a fundamental human relationship that is essential to individual well-being and society. Taking place in the partner cities of Birmingham and Lyon, Friends in Love and War - L’Éloge des meilleur·es ennemi·es also reflects on diplomatic friendships and how regional capitals and cultural organisations can create new ways of living and working together in a post-Brexit climate. The exhibition spans painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, textile, film, sculpture and installation, combining existing and new works by international and Birmingham-based artists to form a rich depiction of our complex personal and political friendships.Artists: Kenneth Armitage, Sonia Boyce, Tereza Bušková, Pogus Caesar, Patrick Caulfield, Jimmie Durham, Tracey Emin, Marie-Anita Gaube, Lola Gonzàlez, Emma Hart, Lubaina Himid, Géraldine Kosiak, Delaine Le Bas, Markéta Luskacová, Rachel Maclean, Goshka Macuga, Madame Yevonde, Gordon Matta-Clark, Hetain Patel, Paula Rego, Luke Routledge, Niek van de Steeg, Francis Upritchard, Fabien Verschaere, Gillian Wearing, Bedwyr Williams, Rose Wylie, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
Curated by Marilou Laneuville (Head of Exhibitions and Publications, macLYON) and Melanie Pocock (Artistic Director, Exhibitions, Ikon), the exhibition is presented at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham (2 October 2024 – 23 February 2025), following a presentation in Lyon earlier this year.
This exhibition is supported by the British Council and is presented as part of Spotlight on Culture UK/France 2024 – Together We Imagine, with additional support from Fluxus Art Projects and Birmingham City University.
This exhibition is presented as part of Ikon’s 60th anniversary year.
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