Penny Slinger's 1970s Tantric Collages Resurface in London Exhibition After Decades of Obscurity
The Richard Saltoun gallery in London is hosting 'Penny Slinger: Tantric Transformations' from 28 June to 24 August 2019, featuring the artist's works from the 1970s. This exhibition presents her 'Tantric' collages and Xerox pieces, which were previously displayed in her 1977 'Secrets' show before she stepped back from the art scene. After departing London in 1979, Slinger relocated to California in the 1990s. Her artistic journey began in 1969 after graduating from Chelsea College, focusing on the portrayal of traumatic female experiences. Notable pieces include her 1971 photobook '50% The Visible Woman' and her involvement in radical theatre. The 2009 exhibition 'Angels of Anarchy' helped revive interest in her 1970s work, linking it to modern feminist discourse.
Key facts
- Penny Slinger: Tantric Transformations exhibition runs 28 June - 24 August 2019 at Richard Saltoun gallery in London
- Exhibition focuses on Slinger's 1970s 'Tantric' collages and Xerox works, last publicly shown in 1977
- Slinger withdrew from the artworld after her 1977 exhibition 'Secrets' failed to sell, leaving London in 1979
- Her early work used Surrealist strategies to confront misogyny and articulate female experience, declaring 'I wanted to be my own muse'
- Slinger's 1971 photobook '50% The Visible Woman' influenced Punk artist Linder Sterling
- Critic Laura Mulvey analyzed Slinger's work in Spare Rib magazine in 1973
- Slinger participated in Jane Arden's Holocaust theatre group, involved in 1971 play and 1972 film 'The Other Side of the Underneath'
- Her turn to Tantra followed the 1971 Hayward Gallery exhibition 'Tantra', which sold over 10,000 catalogues
Entities
Artists
- Penny Slinger
- Penelope Slinger
- Linder Sterling
- Allen Jones
- Laura Mulvey
- Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Jane Arden
- André Breton
- Max Ernst
- Alison Gingeras
- Nik Douglas
- Roger Dean
- Victor Lownes
- Hugh Hefner
- R.D. Laing
- Titian
Institutions
- Richard Saltoun gallery
- Mirandy gallery
- Angela Flowers Gallery
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Hayward Gallery
- Open Space Theatre
- ICA
- Chelsea College
- Arts Review
- Spare Rib
- Knave
- Playboy Clubs
- Frieze London
- Dragon's Dream
- COUM Transmissions
- Holocaust theatre group
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- Caribbean
- California
- United States
- Wales
- Holland
- Netherlands