ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Stuart Semple is a multidisciplinary British artist whose practice spans painting, performance, internet art, and installation. His works adopt a sociological lens to explore themes of youth politics, mass culture, image, technology, and anxiety. Often activist in nature, his broader projects frequently strive for fairness, equality, and access, particularly within the arts.
Semple has enjoyed numerous solo exhibitions worldwide and has presented projects at international institutions, including the Denver Art Museum, The Whitworth, Barbican, Hong Kong Arts Center, and Dulwich Picture Gallery. He is the author of “Make Art or Die Trying,” published by Quarto. Semple regularly speaks on art and mental health, with appearances at Oxford University, The Southbank Centre, Frieze, RCA, and the ICA
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Recent exhibitions, commissions, publications and press
IN CINEMAS NOW: Placebo – this search for meaning.
OUT NOW IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE We are excited to share that Stuart Semple features in the new Placebo film . The much-anticipated documentary, This Search For Meaning, about the iconic band Placebo, is now showing in select cinemas around the globe. As a long-standing...
David Bowie: Sound + Vision exhibition & auction for War Child
Auction 17th September - 1st October 2024 Exhibition: 26th & 27th September 180 Studios, London Curated by Art on a Postcard founder Gemma Peppé, Sound & Vision features new work from Stuart Semple, National Portrait Gallery BP Portrait Award-winning...
Stuart Semple teams up with TBWA/MCA raising awareness with Hostile Design campaign
Hostile Architecture spotlights the impact of cruel design on the homeless The campaign from TBWA\MCR, UK Artist Stuart Semple and hostiledesign.org shines a light on barbaric anti-homeless architecture Hostile architecture is designed specifically to make homeless...
MAKE ART OR DIE TRYING – OUT NOW!
“I searched for the chapter on ‘abject pessimism’ but couldn’t find it. Like Stuart, this book is bursting with unbound positivity and ideas. It is an incredibly generous book, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.” Jake Chapman, Artist Make Art or Die Trying empowers...
FOMO – new works, available now
D.A.B.A. London 8 – 25 September 2023
ALL IS JOY STUDIOS 75 DEAN ST, LONDON, W1D 3PU 8 - 25th September 2023Tools for De-objectification, 2023
Barbiest Pink Out Now
Pinkie - The Barbiest Pink Highly pigmented fluorescent matt pink acrylic paint in a die cut box 12.5 x 4.5 cm Stuart Semple 2023 *Note: By adding this product to your cart you confirm that you are not Mattel, the owners of the Barbie brand, you are in no way...
STUART SEMPLE – HAPPENINGS 2023
Participate in a Happening near you! We are very excited to announce a series of new Happenings around the globe. Starting at Glastonbury Festival in June Stuart Semple will collaborate with global communities in over 30 locations including to realize a series of...
WINK WINK at the Whitaker until 23rd July
WINK WINK An exhibition celebrating queer lived experience. Curated by Garth Gratrix We are pleased to annonce that Stuart Semple's work is featured in this group show at The Whitaker Museum in the UK. With: Harold Offeh, Ro Robertson, SHARP, Topher...