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2012
Jannis Kounellis 28 November 2012 - 23 February 2013
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to present a solo exhibition of works by painter, sculptor and performance artist Jannis Kounellis.
Jannis Kounellis Parasol unit installation view 2012 Photo Stephen White
Bharti Kher 14 September - 11 November 2012
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to present works by Bharti Kher in her first solo exhibition held in a public art institution in London.
Bharti Kher: 'The skin speaks a language not its own', 2006. Bindis on fibreglass Life size, 142 x 456.2 x 195 cm (56 x 179½ x 76¾ in). Private collection, Switzerland. Photography: Bartholomew/Netphotograph. © Bharti Kher
David Claerbout: 'the time that remains' 31 May - 10 August 2012
Dedicated to the filmic works of Belgian artist David Claerbout, this exhibition features pieces he has made since the year 2000. It is Claerbout's first solo show in a public London gallery.
'The Quiet Shore', 2011, single-channel video projection, black & white, silent, 36 min 32 sec loop. Courtesy Lilian and Billy Mauer
'Lines of Thought' 29 February - 13 May 2012
This exhibition explores the work, selected from the 1960s to today, of fifteen contemporary artists in whose finished work line has become a prominent element.
'Lines of Thought' Parasol unit installation view detail. Courtesy Helene Appel and Conrad Shawcross. Photo Stephen White
2011
'Time and Memory': Cecilia Edefalk & Gunnel Wåhlstrand 23 November 2011 - 12 February 2012
This extraordinary exhibition was dedicated to two contemporary Swedish artists, Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand. Since the late 1980s, Cecilia Edefalk has been one of Sweden's leading...
'Time and Memory', 2011 Installation view Courtesy Parasol unit and artists Photo: Stephen White
Yang Fudong: 'One half of August' 13 September - 6 November 2011
After the resounding success of his first exhibition at Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art in 2006, the foundation dedicated a second major solo exhibition to the renowned Chinese artist...
Yang Fudong: 'Fifth Night, 2011', Parasol unit installation view detail. Photo Hugo Glendinning
Jakub Julian Ziolkowski: 'In Utero' 8 June - 29 July 2011
Parasol unit dedicated a solo exhibition to the Polish artist Jakub Julian Ziółkowski. Ziółkowski’s paintings are a wild hallucinatory journey into his strange andange and often frightening...
Jakub Julian Ziolkowski: 'In Utero, 2011', Parasol unit installation view detail, Photo Stephen White
'I Know Something About Love' 9 March - 22 May 2011
This exhibiton at Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art was devoted to works by Yang Fudong, Shirin Neshat, Christodoulos Panayiotou and Yinka Shonibare MBE. Each of these artists explores...
Yinka Shonibare, 'Jardin d’amour, 2007', Parasol unit installation view detail. Photo Stephen White
2010
Nathan Cash Davidson: 'Burlesque in which we've thrown it on its head' 8 December 2010 - 13 February 2011
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art presented a solo exhibition dedicated to the work of emerging British artist Nathan Cash Davidson, comprising some twenty paintings dating from 2006...
Nathan Cash Davidson: 'Burlesque in which we've thrown it on its head' Parasol unit installation view. Courtesy Nathan Cash Davidson. Photo Stephen White
Adel Abdessemed: 'Silent Warriors' 22 September - 21 November 2010
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art presented the first solo exhibition dedicated to the work of Adel Abdessemed in London. Working across a wide range of different media, including...
Adel Abdessemed: 'Habibi, 2003' Collection of Mamco, acquired thanks to BFAS, Blondeau Fine Art. Installation image, Parasol unit 2010. Photo: Stephen White
