Contemporary art duo Jake & Dinos Chapman are returning to the town where they grew up for a major new show at Jerwood Gallery. The exhibition will feature previously unseen works plus pieces made exclusively for the exhibition.
In the Realm of the Unmentionable will continue the brothers’ exploration of issues surrounding consumer culture, Western identity and human mortality. New works in the exhibition will include the exquisite and grotesque bronze sculpture, Sturm und Drang, which has never been seen before, as well as Los Caprichos (‘the follies’ or ‘the whims’) a series of reworked etchings by the 18th century Spanish artist Francisco Goya.
The show will also include key pieces from the brothers’ careers, including the huge Sum of all Evil installation, featuring thousands of models in a surreal and horrific landscape.
The show will take over the entire ground floor of the gallery, making it the largest exhibition of contemporary art at the gallery to date. Liz Gilmore,
There will be a live tattoo parlour on Friday 24 October, which will allow members of the public to have tattoos designed by the Chapman brothers.
In the Realm of the Unmentionable will run from 25 October 2014 – 7 January 2015.
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