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Friday 11 August

Friday 8 September

About

This exhibition, guided by the question ‘Can creativity change the world?’, showcases Moleskine notebooks transformed into stunning works of art by artists, designer, activists and changemakers, including William Kentridge, Francis Kéré, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paula Scher, Toyo Ito, Hannah Marshall, and Aida Muluneh. Each notebook tells a different story, dream project, or distinctive way of being and relating to the world, showcasing how creativity can be a transformative force on a personal and community level.

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About

Forbes works with sculpture, installation, photography and digital media to explore themes of racial politics, migration, history, and religion, through a lens that challenges us to examine the dichotomy of blackness and whiteness.

Want the World to Know features Forbes’ monumental totemic sculptures, which incorporate mannequins bound, cocoon-like, in black PVC. The resulting works are bulging forms whose taut skins point to rising political tensions which threaten to tear through. Forbes use of lifejackets alludes to political and humanitarian events as well as religious dogma.

The exhibition features text-based works which utilise the slogans of demonstrators in the 2020 BLM protests. Through these polemical works, Forbes poses vital questions about the demonisation, fetishisation, and control of the Black body.

Want the World to Know also incorporates the imagery of haute couture, where Forbes uses visual representation to challenge narratives around the buying and selling of privilege.

ABOUT MICHAEL FORBES

Michael Forbes has exhibited nationally and internationally, including a solo show at the Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre at the University of Nottingham (2022), Reformation at Yinka Shonibare’s Guest Project (2018), the Diaspora Pavilion, 57th Venice Biennale (2017) and CPT: Time, History and Memory, Gallatin Galleries, New York (2012). He is Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s Associate Artist and was selected in 2020 for YSP’s Royal College of Art Graduate Award.

Alongside his artistic practice, Forbes is a curator. He played a leading role in developing New Art Exchange, Nottingham, and is a co-founder of Primary, an artist studio complex in Nottingham, where he has his studio and is Chair of the Board of Trustees. Forbes has a BA (Hons) in Photography from Nottingham Trent University (1998) and an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art (2020).

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Hidden Visions is a solo exhibition by British artist Andrew Millar. Inspired by qualities in nature which are constantly in flux, the works represent symbiotic moments of stillness and rhythmic movement which invite the viewer to interact with the living element of the exhibition.

About

The RHS return to Saatchi Gallery for the third year in a row to showcase new work from leading botanical artists and photographers across three galleries.

Entries for the show have been through a meticulous pre-selection process, where the scientific accuracy, technical skill and aesthetic appeal of the work are reviewed by an expert judging panel prior to the show opening, with artists and photographers awarded RHS Gold, Silver-Gilt, Silver, and Bronze medals, as well as a series of special awards including ‘Best Botanical Art Exhibit’ and ‘Judge’s Special Award’.

In 2023, a diverse range of subjects will be presented by participants from around the world. Artists depict plants of ecological importance including English seaweed and Scottish lichens, Australian Algae, endangered plants of Korea, and wildflowers of Greece. Heritage garden blooms are also featured, sitting together with pictures of fabulous fruit and medicinal herbs.

New photography entries in 2023 include works from amateur photographers as well as returning medal-winning exhibitors. The portfolios this year depict a range of photographic styles and chosen subjects ranging from RHS garden landscapes to the gardeners found working in quiet unity within the temple gardens of Kyoto.

Former Gold medal-winning exhibitors will also show their work alongside artists participating in the 2023 exhibition for the first time.

The show is a highlight in the calendar of the RHS Lindley Library, complementing its extensive collection of botanical artworks, photographs and illustrations which include more than 30,000 works.

Download the Botanical Art & Photography Awards 2023 press release

Admission

From £5, concessions available; under 10s go free (T&Cs apply); Saatchi Gallery & RHS Members go free.

Saatchi LATES (open until 9pm): 7 July. Tickets from £5; Free for Saatchi Gallery Members.

Exhibition Supporter

Pre-booking is strongly advised, but some tickets will be available for purchase at the Gallery each day.

EXHIBITION ADMISSION

Monday to Sunday

Saatchi Gallery Members – Free Entry. Booking required with the code provided by RHS as seen in the June issue of The Garden magazine. Seleact date of visit & add booking code at the end.

General Admission – £7

Concession* – £5

Family** – £17

Children under 6 years – Free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder
*Students & Seniors 65+ or children 6-16 yrs, with valid proof of concession or membership must be presented upon entry.

**2 adults & 2 children under the age of 18

Free Access for Carers
A carer accompanying a ticketholder with accessibility needs will be admitted free alongside the ticketholder. Both parties should enquire with staff upon arrival.

EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS

Monday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Last Entry: 5.30pm

PLEASE NOTE

No large bags or luggage, no electric scooters and no food or drink – except water in bottles are permitted.