Jack Kennedy
Social Agony Conscious Healing
24.02.23 - 15.04.23
Opening
24.02.23, 6-9pm
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In his first exhibition with the gallery, Jack Kennedy presents a multi-room installation spanning sculpture, video and collage. The work establishes an imagined space drawing inspiration from the mythologisation of celebrity death, as well as the industries surrounding it. From deathbed tours, to E True Hollywood Stories, Kennedy examines our relationship to mortality within the public eye and to what extent our media culture takes ownership of it. The exhibition is accompanied by a corresponding text from Allan Gardner, seen overleaf.
Jack Kennedy (b.1994) is an artist and curator based in Leeds, he studied at Leeds College of Art. His practice is centred around the examination of media aesthetics as they intersect with popular culture. In 2021 he founded Screw Gallery with a curatorial focus on the intersection of art and subculture. Recent and upcoming exhibitions include: The Other Side of Paradise at The Bomb Factory, London, UK; Spectre of Paradise at Backhaus Projects, Berlin, Germany; Exploitation Karma at Satellite Store, London, UK; I’d Rather Be Your Enemy at Grove, London, UK; River Phoenix & Jesus Christ at Screw Gallery, Leeds, UK
