ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to the Many

London Art Collective presents the 22nd London Design Festival exhibition, ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to the Many, at Saatchi Gallery, from 17 to 19 September. Curated by Nelson Qin, the Chief Curator of London Art Collective, and Joe Richards, the Guest Curator of the exhibition. This exhibition, taking place during the London Design Festival, explores the relationship between art collectives and individuals by showcasing the impact of collaborative work on society.

ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to the Many presented around ninety works by fifty artists from sixteen countries. It as a metaphor for the exhibition, reflects the diverse creation motivations and collectives featured in the exhibition, forming a cohesive whole. Moving between the four exhibition halls, the audience will encounter different animated bestiaries in artworks and the exhibition’s visual identities, which both visually and conceptually symbolise the intersection of individual creativity and collective imagination. By attributing unique features to these animals, they represent a wide range of artistic disciplines, genres, races, and national identities.

Participating Artists
Alessandra Borba, Alessandro Turner, Andrea Honsberg, Aziah Lusala, Betty C Fan, Edgar Racy, Elina Yumasheva, Ellie Davies, Ellie Niblock, Emily Lazerwitz, Emmanuel Barcilon, Gutong Chen, Hoi Yu Karen Ge, Hong Pan, Ivana Vozelj, Jessica Wong Kar Yee, Jiachen Wang, Jiang Dingchen, Jichi Zhang, Jing Wu, Joice Cheung, José Castiella, Katie Ko, Keita Miyazaki, Le Trang, Lin Li, Liu Zhanyu, Luyao Chen, Max Shoroye, Muchen Zhang, Mudai, Ningxin Zhang, Qin Pan, Qinning Hu, Riccardo Guarneri, Shaolin Zhong, Shijia Song, Sid and Jim, Suleyman Wellings-Longmore, Tina Jane Hatton-Gore, Winnie Chen, Xiang Zhai, Xiao Deng, Xiaoxuan Wang, Xinyu Jiang, Xiyan Chen, Xingyue Guo, Saiyuan Li, Yinzhe Qu, Xuanjun Ke, Xueying Ren, Yang II, Yi Chen, Yifan Liu, Yilun Li (Sasa), Yuan Zhuang, Yuwei Li, Zhaojuan Sun, Ziting Gao, Ziyi Wang, Chenshuo Xu.

Exquisite Corpse Public Programme
The exhibition will include a specially commissioned series from the Exquisite Corpse public programme. These life-size “exquisite corpse” drawings were made in collaboration between The Graduate Diploma programme, Fashion MA, and Painting MA students from The Royal College of Art.

Public Programme Participants
Alma Stritt, Andrea Honsberg, Anthony Bennett, Aziah Lusala, Chioma Onwuzulike, Chrysa Kanari, Cieszymir Bylina, Claire Kim, Dannielle Hodson, Eva Yates, Igor Prato Luna, Javiera Decap, Jean Huang, Raiheth Rawla, Toby Rainbird Webb., Tom Caley, Xinjian Ruan.

Contemporary Art Forum
As part of the exhibition ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to Many at the Saatchi Gallery, this forum will explore the concept of freedom as it manifests across various facets of the art world. The exhibition is inspired by the Surrealist practice of Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative method of creation that foregrounds the collective unconscious and the shared autonomy of the mind. Grounded in the Surrealist concept of “psychiatric autonomy,” the forum will examine how the notion of freedom continues to evolve and whether it remains achievable in contemporary artistic practice.

Presented by London Art Collective.