Barbican announces retrospective of Noah Davis and new exhibition by Citra Sasmita
Noah Davis retrospective and Citra Sasmita's UK debut highlight Barbican's 2025 programme.
Noah Davis at work, Los Angeles, 2009 Photo: Patrick OโBrien-Smith.
The Barbican Art Gallery will host the largest institutional survey to date of the late American artist Noah Davis from 6 February - 11 May 2025. Spanning over 50 works, this exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of Davis' remarkable career, showcasing his prowess in painting and his contributions to curating and community-building through co-founding The Underground Museum. Davis, primarily based in Los Angeles, depicted diverse aspects of Black life, drawing inspiration from various sources including anonymous photography, literature, and personal archives. His figurative paintings capture scenes both realistic and dreamlike, reflecting a deep empathy for humanity and everyday experiences. The retrospective, organised chronologically, offers insight into Davis' relentless curiosity and his profound impact on art and community engagement.
Noah Davis, Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, 2014 ยฉ The Estate of Noah Davis
Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
Indonesian artist Citra Sasmita will debut her first solo exhibition in the UK at The Curve from 30 January- 20 April 2025. Sasmita's multidisciplinary practice, encompassing painting, sculpture, embroidery, and scent, invites visitors on a symbolic, multi-sensory journey through the 90-metre-long gallery. Through her exploration of ancestral memory, ritual, and migration, Sasmita challenges gender hierarchies and reinterprets Balinese mythologies, reclaiming the traditional Kamasan painting technique. Her powerful narratives feature strong female protagonists in a post-patriarchal world, confronting misconceptions of Balinese culture and its colonial history. Sasmita's exhibition promises to be a captivating exploration of identity and cultural resilience.
Installation view of Citra Sasmita, Timur Merah Project XII: Rivers With No End, as part of After Rain, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, 2024 Courtesy of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation Photo: Marco Cappelletti.
With these two groundbreaking exhibitions, the Barbican continues its commitment to showcasing diverse artistic voices and providing enriching experiences for audiences.
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Battersea Power Stationโs Light Festival ยท London Art Fair ยท Brรบ Theatre: Not a Word ยท Out-Spoken Masterclass: January ยท Looking for Giants at the Kings Head Theatre ยท Canary Wharfโs Winter Lights Festival ยท Salena Jones at Ronnie Scottโs ยท ยท Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism ยท SOIL: The World at Our Feetโฆ
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Casse-Croรปte ยท Berenjak Borough ยท Lolo ยท Sollip ยท OMA ยท Camille ยท Aqua Shard ยท Rambutan ยทBorough Market ยท White Cube ยท Fashion and Textile Museum ยท Science Gallery London ยท Cahoots ยท Labombe Wine Bar ยท Nine Lives ยท Oblix at The Shard
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Casse-Croรปte ยท Berenjak Borough ยท Lolo ยท Sollip ยท OMA ยท Camille ยท Aqua Shard ยท Rambutan ยท Borough Market
White Cube ยท Fashion and Textile Museum ยท VITRINE Bermondsey ยท Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery ยท Science Gallery Londonโฆ
PAD Art Fair ยท LAPADA Berkley Square ยท Frieze Art Fair ยท 1-54 London ยท London Art Fair ยท Collect Art Fair ยท Photo London ยท Women in Art Fair ยท The Other Art Fair ยท StART Art Fair ยท Ceramic Art London Fairโฆ
La Pendue: La Manรฉkine ยท January Blues Festival ยท Special Edition: The Fourth Space ยท London Short Film Festival ยท Jenลฏfa ยท Tarantula ยท Novo Quartet ยท Jason Singh: Drifters ยท We Live in Time ยท New Contemporaries ยท Jake Grewal: Under the Same Sky ยท Matthias Groebel: Skull Fuck ยท Gregg Bordowitz: There: a Feeling ยท Francis Bacon: Human Presence ยท Barbican Conservatory ยท Galette des Roisโฆ
Barbican Conservatory ยท Sky Garden ยท Crossrail Place Roof Garden ยท Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens ยท Palm House at Kew Gardens ยท Temperate House at Kew Gardens
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The Sรฃo Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) ยท Pinacoteca do Estado ยท Casa Bradesco ยท Instituto Cultural Tomie Ohtake ยท Japan House Sรฃo Paulo ยท Sรฃo Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM) ยท Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of Sรฃo Paulo (MAC USP) ยท Museu do Ipiranga ยท Casa das Rosas ยท Street Art ยท The Sรฃo Paulo Biennial
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle ยท Skate at Somerset House ยท TS Eliot Prize Ceremony ยท MimeLondon 2025 ยท The Importance of Being Earnest ยท Darius Brubeck Plays Dave Brubeck ยท Nickel Boys ยท Sonia Boyce: An Awkward Relation ยท Lygia Clark: The I and the You ยท Nairy Baghramian: Jumbled Alphabet ยท Jason Wilsher-Mills: Jason and the Adventure of 254 ยท Es Devlin: Face to Face: 50 Encounters with Strangers ยท V&A Museum Residencies 2024 ยท In Conversation with John-Paul Pryor ยท Veganuary 2025 at The Gate Restaurant ยท Little Villageโฆ
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift ยท Edvard Munch Portraits ยท Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting ยท Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award ยท Cecil Beatonโs Fashionable World ยท Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle Tippett, Turnage & Vaughan Williams ยท Wayne Marshall ยท Schumannโs Piano Concerto ยท Half Six Fix at the Barbican ยท Indiaโs Music of Today: Niladri Kumar Darbar ยท Strings from the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Victor Sangiorgio London Chamber Music Society Sundaysโฆ
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers at the National Gallery ยท Haegue Yang: Leap Year at Hayward Gallery ยท The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975โ1998 at Barbican Art Gallery ยท Lygia Clark: The I and the You at Whitechapel Gallery ยท Sonia Boyce: An Awkward Relation at Whitechapel Gallery ยท Francis Bacon: Human Presenceโฆ
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Canary Wharfโs Winter Lights Festival ยท 75th New Contemporaries ยท London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle ยท Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism ยท Yotam Ottolenghi: The Comfort Tour ยท London Short Film Festival ยท Ballet Shoes ยท Winter Light ยท Dimanche ยท TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings ยท Veganuary ยท Ice Skating ยท Mississippi Goddam: A Celebration of Nina Simone
Gauthier Soho ยท Anglo Thai ยท Plates ยท Edit ยท Tendril ยท Kapara, Soho ยท Holy Carrot ยท Kin ยท Gold ยท Itadakizen ยท Club Mexican ยท Parle Pantry Vegan Cafe ยท Ima Exmouth Market ยท Andu Cafรฉ ยท Mali Vegan Thai ยท Tofu Vegan ยท Jam Delish ยท En Root ยท Third Culture Deli ยท All Nations Vegan House ยท Naifs ยท Bubala ยท Jikoni ยท 222 Vegan Cuisine ยท The Gate ยท Wave ยท Facing Heaven ยท Borough 22 Doughnutsโฆ
