Fatoş Üstek curates 50 exhibitions in 50 weeks at the ICA studio.
A revival of Mark Francis and Jay Jopling's fig-1 project from 2000, fig-2 debuts a new exhibition by a different artist each week. In order to retain the spontaneity that characterised the original programme, the upcoming artist is only announced the Wednesday beforehand on the fig-2 website. Their show then opens at an evening reception the following Monday.
As with its original incarnation – which featured the likes of Jeremy Deller, Will Self, Philip Treacy and Patti Smith – the dynamic programme includes artists working across the fields of painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, fashion, film, literature and performance.
The project is hosted in ICA Studio, which is able to facilitate everything from large-scale exhibitions to intimate performance pieces thanks to moveable walls, lighting and bookcases.
The Art Fund is supporting the curator of fig-2, Fatos Üstek, who has previously worked on an array of prestigious international projects – most recently the 10th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea.
fig-2 want to commemorate this ambitious project to stage 50 exhibitions in 50 weeks with a beautifully-designed publication. Help them by donating to their Art Happens campaign and you can choose from a selection of exciting rewards – including limited-edition prints by Hiraki Sawa, afternoon tea with Bruce McLean in his studio and exclusive access to a VIP drinks reception with the fig-2 artists.
Art Fund and fig-2's curatorial practice workshop
The Art Fund is delighted to offer 15 places to a curatorial practice workshop, Towards an Epoch of New Institutionalism – The Future of Art's Visibility, at the ICA on Friday 27 November. The workshop is the third and final part of an ongoing series that has explored the relationship between works of art in an exhibition, the exhibition and the audience. Find out more and book your place.
We'll be updating this page each week with the latest fig-2 exhibition. Visit fig-2's Vimeo channel to hear the Art Fund curator talks.
Exhibitions
50/50: Laura Eldret – 14 to 20 December
49/50: Manuel Mathieu – 7 to 13 December
48/50: Seth Ayyaz – 30 November to 6 December
47/50: Allison Katz – 23 to 29 November
46/50: Vesna Petresin – 16 to 22 November
45/50: Lynne Marsh – 9 to 15 November
44/50: Donuts – 2 to 8 November
43/50: Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry – 26 October to 1 November
42/50: Bruce McLean – 19 to 25 October
41/50: FOS – 12 to 18 October
40/50: Una Knox – 5 to 11 October
39/50: Darren Bader – 28 September to 4 October
38/50: Josh Wright & Guillaume Vandame – 21 to 27 September
37/50: Melanie Manchot – 14 to 20 September
36/50: Eva Grubinger – 7 to 13 September
35/50: Amy Stephens – 31 August to 6 September
34/50: Veronika Hauer – 24 to 30 August
33/50: El Ultimo Grito – 17 to 23 August
32/50: Oreet Ashery – 10 to 16 August
31/50: Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin – 3 to 9 August
30/50: Anna Barham – 27 July to 2 August
29/50: POSTmatter – 20 to 26 July
28/50: Patrick Coyle & Francesco Pedraglio – 13 to 19 July
27/50: Karen Mirza – 6 to 12 July
26/50: Anne Hardy – 29 June to 5 July
25/50: Cecilia Bengolea, Celia Hempton & Prem Sahib – 22 to 28 June
24/50: Ben Judd – 15 to 21 June
23/50: Eva Rothschild and Joe Moran – 8 to 14 June
22/50: Marjolijn Dijkman – 1 to 7 June
21/50: The Rot of the Stars – 25 to 31 May
20/50: David Cheeseman, Ole Hagen & Roberto Trotta – 18 to 24 May
19/50: Ruth Beale – 11 to 17 May
18/50: Kathryn Elkin – 4 to 10 May
17/50: Charlotte Moth – 27 April to 3 May
16/50: Jacopo Miliani – 20 to 26 April
15/50: The White Review – 13 to 19 April
14/50: Suzanne Treister – 6 to 12 April
13/50: Shezad Dawood – 30 March to 5 April
12/50: Tom McCarthy – 23 to 29 March
11/50: Beth Collar – 16 to 22 March
10/50: Annika Ström – 9 to 15 March
9/50: Deborah Coughlin with Gaggle – 2 to 8 March
8/50: Edmund Cook – 23 February to 1 March
7/50: Claire Hooper and Maria Loboda – 16 to 22 February
6/50: Young In Hong – 9 to 15 February
Get free tickets to the performances on Monday 9 and Thursday 12 February with your National Art Pass
5/50: Rebecca Birch – 2 to 8 February
4/50: Simon Welsh – 26 January to 1 February
3/50: Hiraki Sawa – 19 to 25 January
2/50: Charles Avery –12 to 18 January
1/50: Laura Eldret – 5 to 11 January
