London Gallery Weekend kicks off this Friday, May 13th, with hundreds of special events and exhibitions taking place across London. To help you navigate we asked Hector Campbell, writer, curator and author of the weekly emerging art newsletter 'The Shock of the Now', to select his top choices from London's selection of small to mid-size galleries.
Rafal Zajko - 'Song To The Siren' Solo Exhibition - Cooke Latham (Parkgate Road, Battersea, South London), until June 27th. Open Friday 13th, 11am-6pm, Saturday 14th, 10am-8pm & Sunday 15th, 11am-5pm.
Cooke Latham Gallery in Battersea presents Rafal Zajko's latest solo exhibition 'Song To The Siren', including a new body of wall-based sculptures echoing sci-fi control panels and sensory terracotta totems that emit smoke, stream and sound, all brought together by vibrant Modernist murals. On Saturday Zajko and invited collaborators will be activating the exhibition with intermittent performances, with the schedule as follows: 10:30am - Rafal Zajko performing with Eve Stainton, 11:15am - Performance by Rosa Doornenbal, Midday - Performance by Agnieszka Szczotka, 12:40pm - Rafal Zajko performing with Eve Stainton.
