September 20, 2023

Douglas Gordon: if when why what

Douglas Gordon took over the Piccadilly Lights advertising screen in London’s Piccadilly Circus, as well as a global network of screens in cities including Berlin, Melbourne, Milan, New York, and Seoul, nightly for three minutes at 20:22 (8:22pm) throughout December 2022, with his new film, if when why what (2018–22). The project was presented by the Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Art (CIRCA) in conjunction with the exhibition Douglas Gordon: Neon Ark at Gagosian, Davies Street, London.

Douglas Gordon: if when why what, Piccadilly Lights, London, December 8–31, 2022, 8:22pm daily

Douglas Gordon: Neon Ark, Gagosian, Davies Street, London, November 23, 2022–January 14, 2023

Artwork © Studio lost but found/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany 2022; video: Emma Charles

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