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Lobster as Art: Whitehouse & Rabadzhiyski at Dürst Britt & Mayhew

exhibition · 2026-05-28

An exhibition titled "Lobster as Art," featuring artists Robin Phoenix Whitehouse and Todor Rabadzhiyski, is currently on display at Dürst Britt & Mayhew in The Hague. This marks the fourth phase of a project initiated in 2021. The gallery has been reimagined as a kitchen back area, reflecting the artists' collaboration with Bistro-mer seafood restaurant. The works include a lobster mold crafted from porcelain, aluminum, and marble, alongside drawings on oyster box lids detailing labor notes. Previous iterations of the project were showcased at venues including Laak Club, TRIXIE, and Swimming Pool.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Dürst Britt & Mayhew, The Hague
  • Fourth iteration of project started in 2021
  • Artists worked at Bistro-mer seafood restaurant
  • Gallery space transformed into kitchen back area
  • Materials: porcelain, aluminium, marble
  • Same lobster mold in different materials
  • Drawings on oyster box lids with labour notes
  • Previous shows at Laak Club, TRIXIE, Swimming Pool

Entities

Artists

  • Robin Phoenix Whitehouse
  • Todor Rabadzhiyski

Institutions

  • Dürst Britt & Mayhew
  • Bistro-mer
  • Visafslag Scheveningen
  • Laak Club
  • TRIXIE
  • Swimming Pool
  • Royal Academy of Art The Hague
  • Abguss-Sammlung Antiker Plastik
  • Allard Pierson Museum of Antiquity
  • Studio Pompstraat
  • NEST
  • +359 Gallery
  • Punta Gallery & Posta Space
  • Punta Gallery
  • Aether Haga

Locations

  • The Hague
  • Netherlands
  • Sofia
  • Bulgaria
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Amsterdam
  • Rotterdam

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