Eddie Peake's Fourth Show at Lorcan O'Neill in Rome
Eddie Peake (b. 1981, London) presents his fourth exhibition at Lorcan O'Neill Gallery in Rome, now in its new Renaissance-era space that once housed the stables of adjacent Palazzo Santacroce. The show, introduced by gallerist Francesco Dama, marks a departure from Peake's usual performance and genre-blending works, focusing solely on painting using oil, acrylic, spray paint, and lacquer. All approximately twenty works were created in 2018 and are divided into four thematic series, with dominant motifs of profile figures and masking. Notable series include faces that multiply to suggest new morphologies—a gestalt provocation—and 'masked' self-portraits that draw viewers into art's eternal game.
Key facts
- Eddie Peake was born in London in 1981.
- The exhibition is Peake's fourth at Lorcan O'Neill Gallery.
- The gallery's new space was originally Renaissance-era stables for Palazzo Santacroce.
- Gallerist Francesco Dama introduced the show.
- The show features only painting, no performance or hybrid genres.
- Materials include oil, acrylic, spray paint, and lacquer.
- All works were created in 2018.
- The exhibition comprises about twenty works in four thematic series.
- Dominant themes are profile figures and masking.
- One series features faces that multiply suggesting new morphologies.
- Another series includes 'masked' self-portraits.
Entities
Artists
- Eddie Peake
Institutions
- Lorcan O'Neill Gallery
- Palazzo Santacroce
Locations
- Rome
- Italy