Exhibition
Tschabalala Self: Seated
19 Apr 2023-31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion
Bexhill-On-Sea TN40 1DP
Tschabalala Self, Tschabalala Self: Seated
Overview
‘Taking a seat is a universal act of leisure and calm. I wanted to create a monumental sculpture for the public that spoke to this simple joy. The woman is strong, beautiful and self-possessed. She represents all individuals, but women in particular, who understand the power and importance of simple gestures that assert their right to take up space.’ – Tschabalala Self, 2022
Through an expansive practice bringing together painting, printmaking, sculpture and collage, Self’s depictions, predominantly of women, traverse different artistic traditions. Black and femme bodies are particularly prevalent in her work, featuring different subjects, or characters, with individual and powerful identities, many of which are reimagined from chance encounters. Through meditations on race and gender, Self’s work is concerned with what it means to flourish as a human and how the self is performed and perceived within contemporary life.
Presented on the lawn of the De La Warr Pavilion and facing outwards to the ocean, Seated will evoke the acts of resting, reflection and leisure that are part of DLWP’s coastal context.
Tschabalala Self, Seated is commissioned by Avant Arte and produced by Factum Arte. The presentation at De La Warr Pavilion is kindly supported by Pilar Corrias Gallery, London.
