Nottingham Contemporary

2025

Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen Past Exhibition
Sat 31 May – Sun 7 Sep
an abstract blue and green toned painting
Allan Weber: My Order Past Exhibition
Sun 2 Feb – Sun 4 May
a hanging installation of motorbike seats and helmets suspended by bungee cords in a net-like formation from a gallery ceiling
Daniel Lind-Ramos: Ensamblajes Past Exhibition
Sun 2 Feb – Sun 4 May
a large sculptural assemblage in the shape of a person riding a kayak

2024

Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker Past Exhibition
Sat 28 Sep – Sun 5 Jan
a wheelchair in front of a large painting of a hospital in a gallery
Claudia Martínez Garay: WAKCHAKUNA / We Who Share Everything and Nothing Past Exhibition
Sat 25 May – Sun 8 Sep
illustrated drawings of aloe Vera plants over a photographic image of soil
Hamid Zénati: Two Steps at a Time Past Exhibition
Sat 25 May – Sun 8 Sep
two people holding up a painted fabric artwork in the sea
Julian Abraham 'Togar': REꓘONCILIATION Past Exhibition
Sat 25 May – Sun 8 Sep
a group of musicians on a stage with painted placards behind them
Dora Budor: Again Past Exhibition
Sat 27 Jan – Sun 5 May
a wonky photo of an architectural structure on the banks of a river
Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Exposure Past Exhibition
Sat 27 Jan – Sun 5 May
a photograph of a camera on a tripod with hands holding up black fabric behind

2023

Ridykeulous (Nicole Eisenman & A.L. Steiner, with Sam Roeck): Ridykes’ Cavern of Fine Inverted Wines and Deviant Videos Past Exhibition
Sat 23 Sep – Sun 7 Jan
A montage image, with two people sat in wheelchairs in the ocean, one of whom is saying "Je t'aime MEN" and the other is calling out a checklist which repeatedly says: "Ridyeulous commented on her own note CAGED SOLITARY EMOTION.. In the distance there is a handrawn image of the Golden Gate bridge and the imade of an Island with the text "Alcatraz Womans Spa & Resort" below.
Abbas Zahedi: Holding a Heart in Artifice Past Exhibition
Sat 27 May – Sun 3 Sep
a dark image of an outstretched hand with a glowing dot on the palm
Eva Koťátková: How many giraffes are in the air we breathe? Past Exhibition
Sat 27 May – Sun 3 Sep
A group of participants lying down inside a giant sculpture inside a gallery.
Kresiah Mukwazhi: Kirawa Past Exhibition
Sat 27 May – Sun 3 Sep
A Kresiah Mukwazhi artwork haning in a gallery, the artwork has multi-coloured shapes on a yellow background. It is made of fabric.
Carolyn Lazard: Long Take Past Exhibition
Sat 11 Feb – Sun 7 May
A black panel with a subtitle which reads: [scratch, scratch]
Charlotte Johannesson Past Exhibition
Sat 11 Feb – Sun 7 May
An artwork by Charlotte Johannesson.
Rosalind Nashashibi: Hooks Past Exhibition
Sat 11 Feb – Sun 7 May
a painting of legs wearing criss-cross patterned tights. In between the legs is a face with a fan obscuring it.

2022

Hollow Earth: Art, Caves & The Subterranean Imaginary Past Exhibition
Sat 24 Sep – Sun 22 Jan
Unknown photographer, Elisabeth Pauli at work in Northern Spain, 1936. Giclee print. Courtesy: The Frobenius Institute.
Assemble + Schools of Tomorrow: The Place We Imagine Past Exhibition
Sat 7 May – Sun 4 Sep
two children standing on a blue padded climbing structure pushing a giant inflatable green ball
a child jumping in mid air with the word "explore" on the wall behind her
Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS Past Exhibition
Sat 7 May – Sun 4 Sep
a globe with "life on the caps" in white on the top of it and two glowing eye-like structures in the sky above

2021

Our Silver City, 2094 Past Exhibition
Sat 20 Nov – Mon 18 Apr
An installation shot of a gallery with draped fabric hanging over scaffolding poles and wallpapered walls with artworks hung on them
Install shot of Gallery 3, a yellow and white room with a wooden structure full of artworks
Install shot of gallery 4, a bright room full of rocks and sculptures made of wood and metal.
Allison Katz: Artery Past Exhibition
Sat 22 May – Sun 31 Oct
Allison Katz, Ssik, 2020. Courtesy the artist and Gió Marconi Milan.
Erika Verzutti Past Exhibition
Sat 22 May – Sun 31 Oct
Erika Verzutti, Tarsila with Orange, 2011. Bronze and acrylic paint. Photo by Eduardo Ortega © Erika Verzutti. Tate, Lent by the Tate Americas Foundation, courtesy of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee 2019.
Mélanie Matranga: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Past Exhibition
Sat 22 May – Sun 31 Oct
Mélanie Matranga, People, 2021 (still). Co-produced by furiosa, Misia Films & Nottingham Contemporary, courtesy of High Art, Paris / Arles and Karma International, © the artist.

2020

Grace Before Jones: Camera, Disco, Studio Past Exhibition
Sat 26 Sep – Sun 18 Apr
Grace Jones, NYC, 1970s. Photograph by Anthony Barboza
Jimmy Robert: Akimbo Past Exhibition
Sat 26 Sep – Sun 18 Apr
Jimmy Robert, 'Untitled (Agon)', 2015. Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Leighton, Berlin; and Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam.
Denzil Forrester: Itchin & Scratchin Past Exhibition
Sat 8 Feb – Mon 31 Aug
Denzil Forrester, Night Strobe, 1985.
Denzil Forrester, Catch a Fire, 2010. Copyright Denzil Forrester. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.
Diane Simpson: Sculpture, Drawing, Prints 1976–2014 Past Exhibition
Sat 8 Feb – Mon 31 Aug
Diane Simpson, Samurai 10, 1983, MDF, oil stain, coloured pencil. Courtesy the artist; Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago; Herald St, London; and JTT, New York. Photo by Tom Van Eynde.
Sung Tieu: In Cold Print Past Exhibition
Sat 8 Feb – Mon 31 Aug

2019

Still Undead: Popular Culture in Britain Beyond the Bauhaus Past Exhibition
Sat 21 Sep – Sun 12 Jan
Robyn Beeche, Bauhaus (Spirals), 1986. Inspired by Oskar Schlemmer. Hair by Mitch Barry at Vidal Sassoon, make-up by Phyllis Cohen. Courtesy Robyn Beeche Foundation.
Lis Rhodes: Dissident Lines Past Exhibition
Sat 25 May – Sun 1 Sep
Installation view of Lis Rhodes, Dissident Lines, Nottingham Contemporary, 2019. Photo Stuart Whipps.
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Feb – Mon 6 May
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Living Thoughts, 2019. Installation view of Nottingham Contemporary. Photo: Stuart Whipps.
Elizabeth Price: FELT TIP Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Feb – Mon 6 May

2018

Still I Rise: Feminisms, Gender, Resistance, Act 1 Past Exhibition
Sat 27 Oct – Sun 27 Jan
Judy Chicago, Immolation, 1972. Courtesy of the artist, Salon 94, New York and Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco
See Red Women's Workshop, So Long As Women Are Not Free the People Are Not Free, 1978. Courtesy of the Working Class Movement Library
Pia Camil: Split Wall Past Exhibition
Sat 14 Jul – Sun 7 Oct
Pia Camil: Split Wall, 2018, installation view of Nottingham Contemporary. Photo: Stuart Whipps.
Pia Camil: Split Wall, 2018, installation view of Nottingham Contemporary. Photo: Stuart Whipps.
Trix & Robert Haussmann The Log-O-Rithmic Slide Rule: A Retrospective Past Exhibition
Sat 14 Jul – Sun 7 Oct
Trix & Robert Haussmann, Chair-Fun: Neon-Stuhl, 1967. Courtesy Trix and Robert Haussmann.
Trix & Robert Haussmann, Chair-Fun: Trio, 1967. Courtesy Trix and Robert Haussmann.
The House of Fame: Convened by Linder Past Exhibition
Sat 24 Mar – Sun 24 Jun
Linder, Pythia, 2017. Courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave/Modern Art. Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth
Linder, What I Do To Please You I Do, 1981-2008. Courtesy of Stuart Shave/Modern Art, Dependance, Andrehn Schiptjenko, Blum & Poe
Ye Funa: From Hand to Hand Past Exhibition
Sat 24 Mar – Mon 7 May
Ye Funa, Peepstream The book of kichiku, 2015, video still

2017

From Ear to Ear to Eye Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Dec – Sun 4 Mar
Jumana Manna, A magical substance flows into me, 2015. Still. Co-commissioned by the Sharjah Art Foundation and Chisenhale Gallery with Malmö Konsthall and the Biennale of Sydney. Courtesy of the artist and CRG Gallery (New York).
Ziad Antar, from the series Intensive Beirut II, 2017, giclee print, courtesy of Selma Feriani Gallery
Alican Erkol: Nîvço mayî (Interrupted) Past Exhibition
Fri 13 Oct – Sun 26 Nov
Image courtesy Alican Erkol
States of America: Photography from the Civil Rights Movement to the Reagan Era Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Sep – Sun 26 Nov
Dawoud Bey, A Boy in Front of the Loew's 125th Street Movie Theater, 1976, gelatin-silver print. © Dawoud Bey, courtesy of Stephen Daiter Gallery.
Stephen Shore, Ginger Shore, Causeway Inn, Tampa, Florida, November 17, 1977, 1977/2011, C-print. © Stephen Shore. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York, Sprüth Magers and Wilson Centre for Photography
Project Space: Giuseppe Campuzano’s Transvestite Machine Past Exhibition
Tue 1 Aug – Sat 26 Aug, 10am–6pm
Lara Favaretto: Absolutely Nothing Past Exhibition
Sat 20 May – Mon 28 Aug
Lara Favaretto, Thinking Head, 2017. Installation view at Nottingham Contemporary. Generously supported by The Ampersand Foundation.
Wu Tsang: Devotional Document (Part I) Past Exhibition
Sat 20 May – Mon 28 Aug
Wu Tsang, Devotional Document Part I, 2017. Installation view, Nottingham Contemporary. Photo Stuart Whipps.
The Place Is Here Past Exhibition
Sat 4 Feb – Mon 1 May
Lubaina Himid, A Fashionable Marriage, 1986. Exhibition view, The Place Is Here, Nottingham Contemporary, 2017. Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens. Photo Andy Keate.
Donald Rodney, The House That Jack Built, 1987. Exhibition view, The Place Is Here, Nottingham Contemporary, 2017. Courtesy of Museums Sheffield. Photo Andy Keate.

2016

Marguerite Humeau: FOXP2 Past Exhibition
Sat 15 Oct – Sun 15 Jan
Marguerite Humeau, FOXP2, 2016. Installation view, Nottingham Contemporary. Courtesy the artist, C L E A R I N G New York/Brusse. Photo Stuart Whipps
Marguerite Humeau, FOXP2, 2016. Installation view, Nottingham Contemporary. Courtesy the artist, C L E A R I N G New York/Brusse. Photo Stuart Whipps
Otobong Nkanga: The Encounter That Took a Part of Me Past Exhibition
Sat 15 Oct – Sun 15 Jan
Otobong Nkanga, The Encounter That Took a Part of Me, 2016. Exhibition view, Nottingham Contemporary. Courtesy the artist. Photo Stuart Whipps
Michael Beutler: Pump House Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Jul – Sun 25 Sep
Installation shot, Michael Beutler: Pump House, Nottingham Contemporary, 2016. Photo Andy Keate.
Yelena Popova: After Image Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Jul – Sun 25 Sep
Yelena Popova, Circles and Ovals (detail), 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Philipp von Rosen Gallery. Photo by Jules Lister.
Simon Starling Past Exhibition
Sat 19 Mar – Sun 26 Jun
Simon Starling, 2016. Installation view, Nottingham Contemporary. Photo Andy Keate
Simon Starling, 2016. Installation view, Nottingham Contemporary. Photo Andy Keate
Monuments Should Not Be Trusted Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Jan – Fri 4 Mar
Bogdanka Poznanovic, Akcija srce – predmet, 1970. (Detail) Marinko Sudac Collection
Avgust Cernigoj, GUERRA FONDAI, 1972, courtesy of Lipica Stud Farm, Gallery of Avgust Cernigoj, Slovenia

2015

Sun Ra (1914-1993): The Cosmo Man. (Alien Encounters) Past Exhibition
Sat 10 Oct – Thu 31 Dec
Sun Ra with Nadia Lauro: The Cosmo Man. Installation view, Nottingham Contemporary 2015. Photo Andy Keate.
Danai Anesiadou: "Don’t commit suicide just because you are afraid of death." (Alien Encounters) Past Exhibition
Sat 10 Oct – Thu 31 Dec
Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz: In Memoriam to Identity. (Alien Encounters) Past Exhibition
Sat 10 Oct – Thu 31 Dec
Rana Hamadeh: The Fugitive Image. (Alien Encounters) Past Exhibition
Sat 10 Oct – Thu 31 Dec
Pablo Bronstein and the Treasures of Chatsworth Past Exhibition
Sat 4 Jul – Thu 20 Aug
Pablo Bronstein, Chatsworth Sauce Tureen in Gold, 2015
Glenn Ligon: Encounters and Collisions Past Exhibition
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 14 Jun
Glenn Ligon, Malcolm X #1 (small version #2), 2003. Courtesy the Rodney M. Miller Collection.
Rights of Nature Past Exhibition
Sat 24 Jan – Sun 15 Mar
Darren Almond, Fullmoon@Torre Egger, 2013. © Darren Almond. Courtesy White Cube
Nottingham Contemporary, 2015. Photography by Andy Keate.

2014

Agnieszka Polska Past Exhibition
Sat 18 Oct – Sun 4 Jan
Agnieszka Polska, I Am the Mouth (2014). Courtesy of the artists, Galerie Zak Branicka Berlin.
Raphael Hefti Past Exhibition
Sat 18 Oct – Sun 4 Jan
Raphael Hefti, from the series Lycopodium 2013. Courtesy the artist, Ancient&Modern and RaebervonStenglin
Raphael Hefti, Nottingham Contemporary 2014. Photo Andy Keate.
Carol Rama Past Exhibition
Sat 19 Jul – Sun 28 Sep
Carol Rama, Untitled, 1971 - 2004. Private Collection. © Archivio Carol Rama, Torino.
Danh Võ Past Exhibition
Sat 19 Jul – Sun 28 Sep
Dahn Võ, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2014. Photography by Andy Keate.
Dahn Võ, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2014. Photography by Andy Keate.
Somewhat Abstract: Selections from the Arts Council Collection Past Exhibition
Sat 12 Apr – Sun 29 Jun
Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1962. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © Bridget Riley 2013.
Wolfgang Tillmans, Dan, 2008. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. © the artist, courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd Past Exhibition
Sat 25 Jan – Sun 23 Mar
Installation view, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Nottingham Contemporary, 2014. Photo David Sillitoe.
Installation view, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Nottingham Contemporary, 2014. Photo David Sillitoe.
Tala Madani Past Exhibition
Sat 25 Jan – Sun 23 Mar
Tala Madani, Wall Painting, 2008. Courtesy of the artist and Pilar Corrias, London. Photo Thierry Bal.
Tala Madani, Popular Toys, 2013.Courtesy of the artist and Pilar Corrias, London

2013

Asco: No Movies Past Exhibition
Sat 12 Oct – Sun 5 Jan
Asco, Asshole Mural © 1975 Harry Gamboa Jr.
Asco, First Supper (After A Major Riot) © 1974, Harry Gamboa Jr.
Geoffrey Farmer: Let’s Make the Water Turn Black Past Exhibition
Sat 12 Oct – Sun 5 Jan
Geoffrey Farmer, Let’s Make the Water Turn Black, 2013. Nottingham Contemporary. Photo David Sillitoe. Courtesy of the artist, Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver and Casey Kaplan, New York.
Aquatopia: The Imaginary of the Ocean Deep Past Exhibition
Sat 20 Jul – Sun 22 Sep
Aquatopia, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2013. Photography by Andy Keate.
The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things: Curated by Mark Leckey Past Exhibition
Sat 27 Apr – Sun 30 Jun
The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2013. Photography by Andy Keate
The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2013. Photography by Andy Keate
John Newling: Ecologies of Value Past Exhibition
Sat 26 Jan – Sun 7 Apr
John Newling, An Eclipse Between Coin and Leaf (Jersey Kale), 2011-2012
John Newling, Fall, (detail) 2012. Courtesy of the artist
Piero Gilardi: Collaborative Effects Past Exhibition
Sat 26 Jan – Sun 7 Apr
Piero Gilardi, May Day Demonstrations, Turin 1977. Courtesy of the artist
Piero Gilardi, Nature Carpet, (detail) 1967. Courtesy of the artist

2012

Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou Past Exhibition
Sat 20 Oct – Sun 6 Jan
Wedding of Damballah, Frantz Zéphirin, 2007. Collection of Galerie Macondo, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Court of Agoue, Gerard Valcin, 1985. Collection of Galerie Macondo, Pittsburgh, PA.
Alfred Kubin: The Other Side Past Exhibition
Sat 21 Jul – Sun 30 Sep
Alfred Kubin, Mythical Creature, 1903. Courtesy of Oberösterreichische Landesmuseen, Munich © Eberhard Spangenberg / DACS, 2012.
Francis Upritchard: A Hand of Cards Past Exhibition
Sat 21 Jul – Sun 30 Sep
Francis Upritchard, Believer (2012). Photo Kate MacGarry
Francis Upritchard, Jockey (2012). Photo Kate MacGarry
James Gillray Past Exhibition
Sat 5 May – Sun 1 Jul
James Gillray, He Steers his Flight, 1810 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
James Gillray, Maniac ravings or Little Boney in a strong fit, 1803 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
James Gillray, The Plumb Pudding in Danger, © V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum
Mika Rottenberg Past Exhibition
Sat 5 May – Sun 1 Jul
Mika Rottenberg, Felicia from Tropical Breeze,2004 (detail). C-print. Courtesy of Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery and Andrea Rosen Gallery.
Mika Rottenberg, Still from Cheese, 2007. C-print. Courtesy of Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery and Andrea Rosen Gallery
Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency: Common Assembly Past Exhibition
Sat 28 Jan – Sun 15 Apr
Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency: Common Assembly, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2012. Photography by Andy Keate.
Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency: Common Assembly, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2012. Photography by Andy Keate.
Thomas Demand: Model Studies Past Exhibition
Sat 28 Jan – Sun 15 Apr
Thomas Demand, Goldstein 98 (2011). © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn/DACS, London
Thomas Demand, Detail Wood (2011). © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn/DACS, London

2011

Klaus Weber: If you leave me I'm not coming & Already There Past Exhibition
Sat 22 Oct – Sun 8 Jan
Klaus Weber, Fountain - Loma Dr / W 6th St, Los Angeles, 2002. All images courtesy the artist, Herald St, London and Andrew Kreps, New York
Klaus Weber, Large Dark Wind Chime (Arab Tritone), 2008. All images courtesy the artist, Herald St, London and Andrew Kreps, New York
Jean Genet: Act 1 & Act 2 Past Exhibition
Sat 16 Jul – Sun 2 Oct
Jean Genet: Act 1 & Act 2, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2011. Photography by Andy Keate
Jean Genet: Act 1 & Act 2, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2011. Photography by Andy Keate.
Huang Yong Ping Past Exhibition
Fri 15 Apr – Sun 26 Jun
Huang Yong Ping, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2011. Photography by Andy Keate.
Wael Shawky Past Exhibition
Fri 15 Apr – Sun 26 Jun
Wael Shawky, still from Cabaret Crusades: The Horror Show File, 2010, video, 30mins, courtesy the artist
Anne Collier Past Exhibition
Sat 22 Jan – Sun 27 Mar
Anne Collier, Eye (Enlargement of Color Negative), 2007. C-print. Courtesy of Anton Kern Gallery, New York, Marc Foxx Gallery, LA and Corvi-Mora, London
Anne Collier, Untitled (Light Years, Douglas Kirkland), 2009. Courtesy of Anton Kern Gallery, New York, Marc Foxx Gallery, LA and Corvi-Mora, London
Jack Goldstein Past Exhibition
Sat 22 Jan – Sun 27 Mar
Jack Goldstein, Still from Butterflies, 1975, 16mm, colour. Courtesy Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Köln/Berlin and The Estate of Jack Goldstei
Jack Goldstein, Still from Shane, 1975, 16mm colour film, courtesy Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Köln/Berlin and the Estate of Jack Goldstein

2010

British Art Show 7: In The Days of the Comet Past Exhibition
Sat 23 Oct – Sun 9 Jan
Alasdair Gray, Andrew Gray Aged 7 and Inge’s Patchwork Quilt, 2009. Courtesy the artist and Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow. Photo: Ruth Clark
Wolfgang Tillmans, Freischwimmer 155, 2010. Inkjet print. 258 x 462cm (detail). Courtesy the artist and Maureen Paley, London
Diane Arbus Past Exhibition
Sat 17 Jul – Sun 3 Oct
Diane Arbus, Young Man and his Pregnant Wife in Washington Square Park, NYC, 1965. Copyright 197o, The Estate of Diane Arbus. ARTISTS ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritge Memorial Fund and The Art Fund, 2008.
Gert and Uwe Tobias Past Exhibition
Sat 17 Jul – Sun 3 Oct
Gert and Uwe Tobias, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2010. Photograph by Alistair Overbruck
Uneven Geographies Past Exhibition
Sat 8 May – Sun 4 Jul
Uneven Geographies, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2010. Photo, Andy Keate
Uneven Geographies, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2010. Photo, Andy Keate
Star City: The Future Under Communism Past Exhibition
Fri 12 Feb – Sun 18 Apr
Star City: The Future Under Communism, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2010. Photo by Andy Keate.
Star City: The Future Under Communism, installation view, Nottingham Contemporary, 2010. Photo by Andy Keate.

2009

David Hockney: 1960 - 1968: A Marriage of Styles Past Exhibition
Sat 14 Nov – Sun 24 Jan
Frances Stark: But what of Frances Stark, standing by itself, a naked name, bare as a ghost to whom one would like to lend a sheet? Past Exhibition
Sat 14 Nov – Sat 24 Jan