Robin F. Williams Makes UK Solo Debut at P•P•O•W's Frieze No. 9 Cork Street Pop-Up
On September 28, 2023, Robin F. Williams launched her inaugural solo exhibition in the UK at P•P•O•W's temporary venue located at Frieze No. 9 Cork Street, coinciding with Frieze Week. The exhibition showcases her latest paintings that explore themes of AI, gender identity, and mysticism. Following the opening, Selvi May Akyildiz organized a dinner at 45 Jermyn St. Williams also attended Issy Wood's exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, where she admired portraits by John Singer Sargent and Richard Rothwell. At Tate Modern, she explored surveys of Ana Mendieta and Frida Kahlo. Additionally, she participated in the VIP opening of Frieze London, viewing works by Sasha Gordon, and visited Frieze Masters and Nicole Eisenman's show, engaging in a public discussion with Suzanne Treister.
Key facts
- Robin F. Williams opened her first UK solo exhibition at P•P•O•W's pop-up space at Frieze No. 9 Cork Street in London on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
- The exhibition features new work exploring AI, gender identity, the sublime, tech bros, and the line between psychosis and mysticism.
- Selvi May Akyildiz and the No. 9 Cork Street team hosted a dinner at 45 Jermyn St. after the opening.
- Williams visited Issy Wood's self-portrait show at the National Portrait Gallery and saw works by John Singer Sargent and Richard Rothwell's portrait of Mary Shelley.
- At Tate Modern, Williams saw exhibitions of Ana Mendieta, Frida Kahlo, and Tarek Atoui's Turbine Hall commission.
- At Frieze London, Williams highlighted works by Sasha Gordon at David Zwirner, Joan Semmel at Alexander Gray Associates, Caroline Walker at GRIMM, and Ilana Savdie at White Cube.
- At Frieze Masters, she saw Alice Neel at David Zwirner, René Magritte's 'L'Idée fixe' (1928–29), and a Triceratops skull for sale.
- Williams participated in a public conversation at her exhibition with Suzanne Treister and Whitechapel Gallery associate curator Hannah Woods on Friday.
Entities
Artists
- Robin F. Williams
- Issy Wood
- John Singer Sargent
- Richard Rothwell
- Mary Shelley
- Ana Mendieta
- Frida Kahlo
- Tarek Atoui
- Louis Fratino
- Sasha Gordon
- Joan Semmel
- Caroline Walker
- Ilana Savdie
- Alice Neel
- René Magritte
- Nicole Eisenman
- Tschabalala Self
- Suzanne Treister
- Guston
- Bonecou
- Twombly
- Hesse
- Hockney
- Botticelli
- Andrew Garfield
- Tilda Swinton
Institutions
- P•P•O•W
- Frieze No. 9 Cork Street
- Frieze London
- Frieze Masters
- National Portrait Gallery
- Tate Modern
- Corinthia
- David Zwirner
- Alexander Gray Associates
- GRIMM
- White Cube
- Sadie Coles
- National Gallery
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Morgan Library
- Goodhood
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Brooklyn
- United States
- Trafalgar Square
- 45 Jermyn St.
- Spitalfields