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ODE TO OATHS: A Debut Solo Show by Salomé Wu | It's 2020 For F*ck Sake – A Thirteen Artist, Back-to-Back Solo Exhibition Marathon

Past exhibition
17 - 21 Dec 2020
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Overview
ODE TO OATHS, A Debut Solo Show by Salomé Wu | It's 2020 For F*ck Sake – A Thirteen Artist,...

Within this practice, I am particularly drawn to instances of lamentation – I find much of my art bears a common expression of grief and sorrow.

I hope that when people experience my work, they are able to relate to the stories they contain, merging their own subjectivities with the presented narratives. Within this practice, I am particularly drawn to instances of lamentation – I find much of my art bears a common expression of grief and sorrow. However, I would be remiss to erase all joy from my work. Perhaps, instead, these are the poles between which my work oscillates, trying to evoke the power of both harrowing loss and intense joy; I find that the interplay of these feelings prove an opportunity to reflect on what's important, and what to cherish.

Salomé Wu (b. 1996, China) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice involves oil painting, printing on silk, installations, and performance. As a teenager, Salomé admired a teacher who encouraged her to pursue training in calligraphy and painting. Her work examines otherworldliness through translations and ever-evolving reinterpretations of a mythology, formed from her observation of time, fragility, and the interplay between reality and the unseen. Understanding herself primarily as a global citizen, Salomé works to keep her art devoid of contemporary models of identification and taxonomy, relying on obliquely biomorphic figures to populate her work. Across mediums, she presents a nonlinear journey, weaving together seemingly disparate moments to unveil previously concealed narratives. Salomé lives and works in London, UK.

Works
  • Salomé Wu A CHOREOGRAPHY OF BECOMING, 2020 Mixed media on paper 89.4 x 54.1 cm
    Salomé Wu
    A CHOREOGRAPHY OF BECOMING, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    89.4 x 54.1 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu BATHING WITH THE RED FROG, 2019 Oil on canvas 122 x 77 cm
    Salomé Wu
    BATHING WITH THE RED FROG, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    122 x 77 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu CEREMONIAL PROCESSION, 2018 Oil on canvas 112 x 146 cm
    Salomé Wu
    CEREMONIAL PROCESSION, 2018
    Oil on canvas
    112 x 146 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu DANCING SILENTLY, 2020 Mixed media on paper 24 x 32 cm
    Salomé Wu
    DANCING SILENTLY, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    24 x 32 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu ETCH INTO THE WALL OF TIME, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    ETCH INTO THE WALL OF TIME, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu FALLEN INTO A SLOWLY SPIN, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    FALLEN INTO A SLOWLY SPIN, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu HIDDEN IN THE WARMTH OF RAFFLESIA, 2020 Oil on canvas 122 x 152 cm
    Salomé Wu
    HIDDEN IN THE WARMTH OF RAFFLESIA, 2020
    Oil on canvas
    122 x 152 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu IN CONTEMPLATION, 2019 Oil on canvas 92 x 56 cm
    Salomé Wu
    IN CONTEMPLATION, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    92 x 56 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu IN CONTEMPLATION, THE MOON, 2019 Oil on canvas 92 x 56 cm
    Salomé Wu
    IN CONTEMPLATION, THE MOON, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    92 x 56 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu MORPH, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    MORPH, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu OATHS, 2019 Oil on canvas 102 x 67 cm
    Salomé Wu
    OATHS, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    102 x 67 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu SERPENTINE, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    SERPENTINE, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu SHOWERED IN THE MOTION OF TIME, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    SHOWERED IN THE MOTION OF TIME, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu SONG OF TREE SAP, 2020 Oil on canvas 122 x 153 cm
    Salomé Wu
    SONG OF TREE SAP, 2020
    Oil on canvas
    122 x 153 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu SWANSONG DUET, 2019 Oil on canvas 124 x 70 cm
    Salomé Wu
    SWANSONG DUET, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    124 x 70 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu TRACING BUTTERFLIES, AND THE WINGS COULD FLY, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    TRACING BUTTERFLIES, AND THE WINGS COULD FLY, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu TREE SAP, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    TREE SAP, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu UNTITLED, 2019 Oil on canvas 122 x 77 cm
    Salomé Wu
    UNTITLED, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    122 x 77 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu UNTITLED, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    UNTITLED, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Sold
  • Salomé Wu UNTITLED II, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    UNTITLED II, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu WHERE THE LONG SHADOW FALLS, 2020 Oil on canvas 153 x 92 cm
    Salomé Wu
    WHERE THE LONG SHADOW FALLS, 2020
    Oil on canvas
    153 x 92 cm
    Available
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  • Salomé Wu WHERE THE LONG SHADOWS FALL - THE LOVERS, 2020 Mixed media on paper 32 x 24 cm
    Salomé Wu
    WHERE THE LONG SHADOWS FALL - THE LOVERS, 2020
    Mixed media on paper
    32 x 24 cm
    Sold
Press
  • IT’S 2020 FOR F*CK SAKE

    ART PLUGGED, ART PLUGGED, 30 Sep 2020
Press release
 
Guts Gallery and Soft Punk Magazine are proud to collaboratively present “It's 2020 For F*ck Sake”, a thirteen artist, back-to-back solo exhibition marathon, running from 24 September 2020 to 21 December 2020, first in a railway arch under Haggerston Station.
 
Born from a desire to refuse the conditions of silence, paralysis, and erasure brought on by our current social and political climate, this exhibition series has been conceived as a means of exhibiting some of the most promising practitioners of the new generation, creating space for display, experimentation, and artistic ownership in an otherwise compromising market. 
 
Actively aware of the scarcity of shows for underrepresented emerging artists, each artist exhibiting has been given full license over the space. However, this is an exhibition marathon founded in community — while each artist has a solo show, the broader ethos is one of collaboration, accessibility, progress, and collective shouldering of one another.
 
At a moment when the arts sector is on the brink of a major crisis, we are committed to continue putting our community first, paying fair wages, and providing sustained support for artists in any way we can.
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