Group Show in West London Flat Explores Memory and Impermanence
The exhibition "For the Things We Cannot Keep," curated by Iris Ziyao Li, took place at a flat in Addison Gardens, West London, from July 9 to 12, 2026. Featuring artists such as Danh Vo, who based his work on an 1861 letter by Jean-Théophane Vénard, and Yuxuan Shao, who intricately painted each brick he sourced, the show delved into themes of memory and impermanence. Other contributors included Claudia Keep, who depicted a bed-bound figure, and Johannes Bosisio, whose painting created a mirror effect in a narrow corridor.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'For the Things We Cannot Keep' curated by Iris Ziyao Li
- Held at a flat in Addison Gardens, West London, 9-12 July 2026
- Artists included Danh Vo, Yuxuan Shao, Claudia Keep, Lenz Geerk, Isabella Benshimol Toro, Do Ho Suh, Johannes Bosisio, Harminder Judge, Mia Vallance
- Danh Vo's work based on 1861 letter by Jean-Théophane Vénard, transcribed by Vo's father
- Yuxuan Shao painted on bricks, spending as much time painting as finding each brick
- Claudia Keep painted a bed-bound figure under covers
- Johannes Bosisio's painting placed in narrow corridor to create mirror effect
- Exhibition explored themes of memory, impermanence, and forgetting
Entities
Artists
- Iris Ziyao Li
- Danh Vo
- Yuxuan Shao
- Claudia Keep
- Lenz Geerk
- Isabella Benshimol Toro
- Do Ho Suh
- Johannes Bosisio
- Harminder Judge
- Mia Vallance
- Jean-Théophane Vénard
Institutions
- Art Plugged
Locations
- Addison Gardens
- West London
- London
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam