Foreword

International Centre for the Image
18 July-21 September 2025

Artists: Abigail O’Brien, Alan Butler, Alex Prager, Ana Zibelnik & Jakob Ganslmeier, Anna Ehrenstein, Anna Safiatou Touré, Basil Al-Rawi, Bassam Issa Al-Sabah & Jennifer Mehigan, Colin Martin, David Farrell, Dominic Hawgood, Eamonn Doyle, Jean Curran, Mishka Henner, and Penelope Umbrico.

Foreword was the inaugural exhibition at the International Centre for the Image, co-curated by Julia Gelezova and Ángel Luis González.

Foreword presented works by 17 artists brought together in conversation to underline the curatorial concerns that the new International Centre for the Image will be dedicated to: the critical role of the still and moving image in arts discourse and for contemporary society. Foreword included several new works exhibited for the first time. The selection of works presented a conversation around the complex dynamics within technology and image making, the politics of representation, and arts practice. The exhibition offered a rich diversity of narratives and artistic approaches through installation, photography, and video works.

Materials and Articles

International Centre for the Image Website
Article in OVER Journal "A Foreword to the Future" by Colin Graham
Review in The Art Newspaper
Review in Aesthetica magazine
"Five Must See Exhibitions Summer 2025" 1000 Words Magazine