SWOON
'THE LIFE OF THE WORK'
There are artists who make work, and there are artists whose work makes things happen — in communities, in institutions, in the way people understand what art is for. Caledonia Curry, known as Swoon, is the second kind. From the walls of Brooklyn to the permanent collections of MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, and Tate Modern, she has spent over two decades building one of the most distinctive and humane practices in contemporary art. 'The Life of the Work' is the first major survey of that practice ever presented in the United Kingdom — thirty-six works spanning more than a decade of making, from the monumental to the intimate.
2nd July – 13th August 2026
Featured Artworks
Block print on mylar with hand painted acrylic gouache and watercolour wash
105 1/8 x 70 1/8 in
267.1 x 178.1 cm £19,750
Wood block print and hand painting on paper mounted to wood
80 1/2 x 94 7/8 in
204.5 x 241.1 cm £30,000
101 x 73 in
256.5 x 185.4 cm Price on application
Block print and acrylic gouache on paper and wooden painters panel
59 7/8 x 48 x 1 3/4 in
152 x 121.8 x 4.4 cm £19,500
82 7/8 x 57 1/2 in
210.5 x 146.2 cm £18,750
Block Print and hand painting on paper and wood panel
35 7/8 x 35 7/8 x 2 3/8 in
91.2 x 91.2 x 6.1 cm £13,000
Mixed media on canvas
49 3/8 x 37 in
125.4 x 94 cm £6,000
Hard ground and spit bite aquatint etching with chiné-colle on Somerset with gouache hand-painting
35 1/4 x 32 1/8 in
89.5 x 81.5 cm
Edition 2/8 £5,000
Silkscreen and hand painting on paper and wood
59 1/4 x 40 in
150.5 x 101.5 cm £13,500
Cut paper on found object
12 x 12 in
30.6 x 30.6 cm £1,500
Block print, hand painting and mixed media
53 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 10 in
136 x 100.8 x 25.5 cm £18,750
Cut paper on found object (wood)
19 7/8 x 11 5/8 x 2 in
50.5 x 29.6 x 5 cm £3,000
Silkscreen and acrylic gouache on handmade paper *Paper made by the artist
18 1/2 x 14 3/8 in
47.1 x 36.5 cm £2,500
Cut paper, Block print, acrylic gouache on wood
29 3/4 x 22 1/8 in
75.5 x 56.1 cm Price on application
Blockprint with acrylic & gouache on “coffeestained” mylar
86 x 56 1/2 in
218.4 x 143.5 cm £20,500
Acrylic gouache (including metallic silver) and Silkscreen on paper and wood
30 x 30 x 2 1/2 in
76.2 x 76.2 x 6.3 cm £10,500
Acrylic gouache on paper
44 3/8 x 44 1/2 in
112.6 x 113.1 cm £5,250
14 color silkscreen print on Coventry Heavyweight Rag. Edition 4 / 50
41 x 38 in
104.1 x 96.6 cm
Edition of 50 £2,150
Screenprint, acrylic gouache painting on handmade paper
27 1/2 x 22 3/4 in
70 x 57.9 cm £2,750
Screenprint, acrylic gouache painting on handmade paper
28 1/4 x 23 1/4 in
71.8 x 59 cm £2,750
Screenprint, acrylic gouache painting on handmade paper
22 3/8 x 28 in
56.9 x 71 cm £2,750
Mixed media, hand cut paper, paint and digital print on wood assemblage
25 7/8 x 34 3/4 x 2 in
65.6 x 88.1 x 5.1 cm £5,750
Mixed media on paper
17 x 21 in
43.1 x 53.3 cm £2,500
Mixed media on paper
24 1/4 x 29 1/8 in
61.5 x 73.9 cm £2,500
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A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies The Life of the Work, with a foreword by the independent curator Pedro Alonzo.
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Read more“The power of her work resides in heartfelt narratives based on human experience, combined with her commitment to others.”
Pedro Alonzo, Independent Curator
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29 Sackville Street
Mayfair
London, W1S 3DX