London Art Fair was founded in 1989 by London’s Business Design Centre in Islington – where the Fair still takes place today – with the aim of providing a space to showcase exceptional Modern and Contemporary Art, to discover and to buy. Launching with just 36 UK galleries London Art Fair has grown steadily over the years with well over 100 galleries now regularly exhibiting and 20,000 visitors attending the Fair. London Art Fair provides an established home for Modern British Art, whilst embracing an increasingly international and contemporary outlook, with new galleries from around the world.

Otherlanz

Until recently, the female body has been framed by the observations and encounters of the male gaze. Historically, women’s bodies have been a host for lust, desire, fetishisation and commodification, overlooking the personal narratives of the women who embody them.

Otherlandz presents a selection of UK based women artists with cultural roots from across the globe, who investigate the reclamation of the female body image. Confronting traditional archetypes, stereotypes, personal narratives, myth and folklore, the artists begin to unpick the feminine, exploring it within the context of identity.

Through a variety of different artistic media and approaches, the artists subvert centuries of traditional thinking surrounding the female body image in art history, opening up a dialogue on the reclamation of femininity, within a global cultural context and a deeper understanding of the connected sense of self.

Artists: Tayo Adekunle, Renin Bilginer, Miyeon Yi, Eve De Haan, Yurim Gough and Theresa Weber.