The Second Act

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THE SECOND ACT is a young contemporary gallery with roots in the North of England and East London. 

We deliver a programme with an emphasis on the inclusion of artists for the North; and also those from working class backgrounds to support the growth of a diverse eco-system of British artists.

We choose to work with artists who make contemporary art with challenging concepts, narratives and research; creating a roster of individuals who we believe, should all have the opportunity to write their own Second Act.

THE SECOND ACT is located at 29 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield St, London, E2 7LF.

Location

London
Danny Davidson Presents 'Old Stone and a Ton of Beef'
An expansion from the reader, to the hand, to the brush - the works in this series are inspired by the artist's durational reading list. What emerges isn’t illustration but translation. Philosophy ren …
Olivia Strange Presents 'The Real Housewives of Apotropaica'
Apotropaica is an imaginary place-name, constructed from the word ‘apotropaic’ meaning to have a magical ability to ward off evil and the Italian translation of the same word which is ‘apotropaico’. I …
Marc Hulson Presents 'Complications'
It would be easy to fixate on Marc Hulson’s use of the colour green, its singularity, its intensity. But while the work invites this sensory response, doing so risks overlooking its rich and strange i …
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    Jamie Holman
    A multidisciplinary artist, Jamie Holman Studios seeks to make visible the exciting connection and propositions that manifest when heritage collides with contemporary practice. His research often prop …
    Remi Rana-Allen
    Remi Rana-Allen explores the construction of British Indian female identity and ‘the maternal,’ informed by her lived experience as a British-born Indian woman. Her identity is mapped onto her body, i …
    Raksha Patel
    Raksha Patel works as an artist, writer, socially engaged practitioner and lecturer. She worked for the Learning Department at Tate Britain (1999-2011); The Learning Department of the British Museum ( …
    Madi Acharya-Baskerville
    Madi Acharya-Baskerville is an Asian born diaspora artist, living and working in the UK. Broadly speaking, the themes explored in her work range from environmental concerns, migration and exile and ge …
    Zara Saghir
    Zara Saghir is an Assistant Producer for The British Textile Biennial (BTB) and The Super Slow Way (SSW)—a place-based cultural programme working with communities across East Lancashire. BTB explores …
    Azraa Motala
    Azraa Motala is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Preston whose work explores themes of identity, culture, and belonging through the lens of her experience as a British South Asian Muslim woman. …
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