Richard Saltoun Gallery, London

41 Dover Street
W1S 4NS London

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artists & participants

Lili Dujourie,  Laima Leyton,  Everlyn Nicodemus,  Lerato Shadi 

press release

On Hannah Arendt: 'What is Authority?'

26.04.2021 - 22.05.2021

'What is Authority?', the third exhibition in the gallery's year-long series of exhibitions inspired by Hannah Arendt, explores the political philosopher's essay of the same name from her 1968 publication Between Past and Future, around which all shows in the programme are based.

The question of authority – who has it and how it is implemented – has never been more widely debated. For this exhibition, three artists, Lili DUJOURIE, Everlyn NICODEMUS and Lerato SHADI, uniquely address this question, and in doing so, broaden our understanding of what it means to confront power.

Brazilian sound artist and musician Laima LEYTON also responds to Arendt's essay with a new sound piece commissioned by the gallery, live on our website from 26 April.