28 February - 23 May
Sharif Persaud is profoundly interested in his body in society as a site of investigation: sneezing, healthcare, hospitals, gangrene, cities, flats, benefits and his independence. Persaud questions his audience about their experiences and body – have you ever had? This is Persaud‘s first solo exhibition, featuring his drawings, large paintings and award-winning short film The Mask.
Have You Ever Had is the culmination of the UK-wide EXPLORERS Project, highlighting the extraordinary contribution neurodiverse people make to art and culture.
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Everyone is welcome at Autograph. We are an accessible venue, download our Access Guide at http://bit.ly/2DF11bE
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Sharif Persaud‘s exhibition is commissioned by Autograph as part of EXPLORERS. The EXPLORERS Project is led by Project Art Works, an artist led organisation working with children, young people and adults who have complex support needs. The EXPLORERS Project is supported by the Arts Council Ambition for Excellence Programme and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
explorersproject.org
Ways Of Being is also supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Autograph ABP
Rivington Place
London
EC2A 3BA
Sharif Persaud Exhibition Opening
27/02/2020
6:30-8:30pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of Sharif Persaud’s new exhibition Have You Ever Had .
Placing himself at the centre of his work, Persaud explores identity through his experience of contemporary life and autism.
This is Persaud’s first solo exhibition, featuring his drawings, large paintings and award-winning short film The Mask.
Visit Gallery 2 to see a preview of Ways of Being, a month of exhibitions and events focused on issues around visibility and disability.
