Modern Panic exhibition returns for it's 9th edition

Modern Panic, an annual exhibition of surreal, controversial and provocative art curated by Guerilla Zoo founder James Elphick, is reincarnated in 2018 for Modern Panic IX. Bringing together over 70 visual artists and live art practitioners offering a commentary on our chaotic contemporary world and the darker reaches of human nature with works that shock, disturb and confront.

Highlights include; London street artist  Dr D, a.k.a Subvertiser, embeds his artistic interventions within the urban landscape as a wry protest against  the insidious proliferation of mainstream news, media and advertising. Liam Brandon Murray’s ostentatious ‘wearable sculptures’ are an exquisitely layered, couture melange of materials and iconographical references. Qixuan Lim from Singapore’s grisly yet adorable works traverse the real and imagined worlds with a pop-surrealistic aesthetic.

Also featured: the Baroque-inspired paintings of Gianluca Pisano which use illumination and shadow to both explore the contemporary human condition and allude to a realm that remains beyond its grasp; Seamus Moran, whose finely crafted sculptural reimaginings interrupt our experience to question our conventional understanding of and assumptions about the world; Rebecca Mason uses neon for her reflection on individual and collective responsibility; and the visceral figurative paintings of Luke Francis Haseler allude to the violence of our basal desires and instincts.

The exhibition includes work from rising stars of the art world such as Muazma Mushtaq, who balances a sensitivity to materials with delicate craftmanship in her reflection on life and death; Chris Campbell, whose interest in storytelling, film and figurative sculpture combine to bring the grotesque and unimaginable into reality, and Jixuan Chen, who masterfully integrates traditional Chinese painting techniques with Eastern mythologies.

First wave of artists announced :

​Nikoo Bafti | Anthony Bennett | Aiyla Beau
Baharak | ​Simon Brewster | ​Liz Buckfield
​Sherlaine Callender | Chris Campbell | ​Jixuan Chen
Gemma Costin | Dr D | dEmAnD tHe ImPoSsIbLe
​Divine Chaos Art | ​Jeromie L. Dorrance | Drakula Approved
DT500mag | DYSPLA | Ella Guru
Gelidelune | ​Mia-Jane Harris | Luke Francis Haseler
Evelyn Jean | ​Julie Light | Jimmy Kim
Qixuam Lim | Rebecca Mason | Seamus Moran
Liam Brandon Murray | Muazma Mushtaq | Dominic Negus
Neo Fung | Brendan O'Neill | Francesco Orazzini
Clara Payas | Pei Ling Ho | Gianluca Pisano
Patrick Rowan | Elina Rudzite & Black Storm Films | Costanza Savarese
Marc Savior | John Sharp | Jas Singh
Matthew Stradling | Greg Wilcox | Mira Yankova | Vort Man

For more information please visit :
www.guerrillazoo.com/modern-panic-9

All art is available to purchase at the gallery's pop-up shop. For sales enquiries please contact [email protected]

Modern Panic IX will open its doors to the public from Sat 17th - Sunday 25th November 2018, 11am - 7pm daily.
Held at Archive Gallery, The Rose Lipman Building, 43 De Beauvoir Rd, N1 5SQ.

Live art programme coming soon.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

WHAT: Modern Panic IX
WHERE: Archive Gallery, The Rose Lipman Building, 43 De Beauvoir Rd, N1 5SQ
WHEN: Sat 17th Nov - Sun 25th Nov, 11 - 7pm daily
PRICE: £3 | Support The Arts
WEBSITE: www.guerrillazoo.com/modern-panic-9
RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/2190445671200530