So, So, So: Galli’s long-awaited UK solo exhibition to open at Goldsmiths CCA in 2025
The groundbreaking showcase of the German artist’s visceral work, exploring the body, identity, and corporeality, will open at Goldsmiths CCA in February 2025.
Galli in her studio, 2003. Photo: Edeltraud Veidt.
The much-anticipated solo exhibition So, So, So by German artist Galli, initially set for 2024, has been rescheduled to open in 2025. Running from 7 February to 24 May 2025, this exhibition marks the artist’s first major solo show in the UK. Featuring a comprehensive selection of her works across painting, books, collages, and drawings, it offers a rare opportunity to explore Galli’s powerful exploration of the body, corporeality, and identity. The exhibition’s title, So, So, So, reflects the artist’s dynamic approach to life and art.
Galli, Kentaur (für Schari!), 1990.
Galli, born Anna-Gabriele Müller in 1944, has built a distinctive practice marked by the visceral energy of her figures and her exploration of the body as a site of tension and transformation. Trained in West Berlin under the influence of artists like Martin Engelmann, Galli’s work emerged amidst the political and social upheaval of the 1970s and 80s. Her art tackles the battlefield of the body, capturing violent and often contorted forms that speak to a world in flux. Over the years, Galli’s paintings, often created with bold, rapid brushstrokes and vivid colours, have attracted growing attention, particularly for their anti-heroic, genderless characters that challenge traditional notions of representation.
The exhibition spans several decades of Galli’s practice, showcasing her progression from large-scale, physical paintings in the 1980s and 90s to more intimate works exploring domestic spaces. These later pieces blur the line between object and subject, suggesting both the safety and the claustrophobia of home. Galli’s works frequently incorporate text in a Dadaist manner, drawing from literary influences and pushing boundaries between visual art and written language. Despite a career marked by periods of reduced visibility, her work has gained renewed recognition in recent years. So, So, So will mark a significant moment in the artist’s growing legacy.
Date: 7 February - 24 May 2025. Location: GOLDSMITHS CCA, St James’, New Cross, London SE14 6AD. Price: Free. goldsmithscca.art.
