09/05/2026
I am delighted to join the Critical Edge Collective in exhibiting at COLLECTIVISM at the Bomb Factory in Marylebone May 21- June 13th. PV on May 21st 6-9pm!
Collectivism
Or : The emergence of the collective during a cultural crisis
The Bomb Factory Art Foundation is pleased to present Collectivism, a group exhibition bringing
together UK-based artist collectives whose practices span film, sculpture, installation, video, music,
painting and textiles.
The art world has long upheld the idea of the artist as auteur, often framing artistic success through
individual authorship, solo exhibitions and the mythology of singular vision. At a time of increasing social
fragmentation and rising living costs, this model feels increasingly untenable. Sustaining an artistic
practice alone has rarely been more difficult. In response, artist collectives have emerged as vital
networks of support, offering shared authorship and new ways of working. Collectivism brings these
approaches into focus, presenting work shaped through collective thinking and cultural exchange.
The exhibition at our Marylebone gallery brings together artists working across distinct contexts and
geographies. London-based collective NiNE8 works across music, poetry, sculpture, archival material and
moving image, operating through a model of ‘creative currency’ in which skills and resources are
exchanged to support both individual and collective practice. This spirit of resource-sharing runs
throughout the exhibition, from House of Goblin in Stroud, which combines ceramics, workshops and
artist residencies through an integrated model of co-operation, to The Transit Collective in Margate,
whose multidisciplinary practice creates space for exploration through walking, travel and making.
Presented alongside a wider selection of groups, these approaches reflect the range and adaptability of
collective working today, from grassroots support networks to socially engaged forms of practice.
