Second® / Ben Edmunds

TATJANA PIETERS is pleased to invite you to 'Second®', the third solo exhibition by Ben Edmunds at the gallery. About Ben Edmunds’ work can be characterised by an unusual combination of colour field abstraction and adventure sports equipment. Created by layering thin mists of fabric dye, the colour-rich canvases are stained and relate to modernists such as Jules Olitski, Helen Frankenthaler and Kenneth Noland. With sculptural and graphic design interventions the works are brought into the present moment, proposing painting as a sort of tool for adventure, with its own rules, materiality and branding. We are encouraged to consider how an artwork operates, physically and metaphysically, and where it can take us. Carbon fibre frames, elastic shock cords and carabiner clips frame the work with surprising coherence, a nod to the outdoor pursuits Edmunds enjoyed as a child and the equipment that was core to these sports, or to a present day obsession with utility and engineering that can be found in fashion on the streets of London. Ben Edmunds (UK, 1994) lives and works in Norwich (UK). Selected solo & group exhibitions include L21, Barcelona (ES) JARILAGER, Cologne (DE), Simulacra, Beijing (CH), Anex PTG, Berlin (DE), TATJANA PIETERS, Ghent (BE), THE SHOPHOUSE, Hong Kong (HK), Copperfield, London (UK), Asia Art Center, Taipei (TW), Choi&Lager, Seoul (KR), Kaikai Kiki, Tokyo (JP), Courtauld Institute of Art, London (UK) among others. Edmunds’ work is in several private collections in Europe, Asia and the US. In 2026 he will have exhibitions at Night Café, London (UK) & Piero Atchugarry, Miami (US). Read more Toggle Painting