TALK – OLIVIA STERLING & CHARLIE BILLINGHAM
Artists Olivia Sterling and Charlie Billingham discuss their respective practices. They trace histories of cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations which have informed their work, particularly looking at the depiction of the human body within these traditions, and the use of physical comedy, satire, and the grotesque to counter established and hierarchical notions of taste and social nicety. The talk was held online and moderated by the CCA’s curator, Natasha Hoare.
BIOGRAPHIES
Charlie Billingham (b. 1984, London, UK) lives and works in London, UK. He completed his joint honors MA at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art in 2008, and received a postgraduate degree from the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 2013. Recent solo exhibitions include: Hand Gestures, Travesia Cuatro Guadalajara, Mexico (2021); A Rake’s Progress, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, US (2020); Les Métamorphoses. Jeunes Artistes en Europe, curated by Thomas Delamarre atFondation Cartier, Paris (2019), Cornucopia, MAZ Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Mexico (2019); A Well Deserved Break, Park House, Dallas, US (2019); Desire Path at Travesía Cuatro Madrid, Spain (2017); and Charlie Billingham at Independent Régence presented by Supportico Lopez, Brussels, BL (2017). His work is part of the permanent collections at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, FR; David Roberts Art Foundation, London, UK; Cini Foundation, Venice, IT; Saatchi Collection, UK; Fundación Calosa, MX; Ramin Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, UAE; Franks-Suss Collection, London, UK; HSBC Collection, London, UK; and Pérez Simón Collection, Mexico City, MX.
Olivia Sterling (b. 1996, Peterborough) studied BA Fine Art, University of Derby, and graduated from MA Painting, Royal College of Art in 2020. Solo exhibitions include White Bread, Cob Gallery, London (2021), Clutching at Straws, Volt Gallery, Bournemouth (2021), It Clings like a Leech, Guts Gallery, London (2020) and A Cure for Nose Bleeds, Marriotts Way, Norfolk (2020). Groups shows include Blank Projects, Cape Town; Saatchi Gallery, London; FOLD Gallery, London; White Cube, Online and Fitzrovia Gallery, London.
Artists Olivia Sterling and Charlie Billingham discuss their respective practices. They trace histories of cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations which have informed their work, particularly looking at the depiction of the human body within these traditions, and the use of physical comedy, satire, and the grotesque to counter established and hierarchical notions of taste and social nicety. The talk was held online and moderated by the CCA’s curator, Natasha Hoare.
BIOGRAPHIES
Charlie Billingham (b. 1984, London, UK) lives and works in London, UK. He completed his joint honors MA at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art in 2008, and received a postgraduate degree from the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 2013. Recent solo exhibitions include: Hand Gestures, Travesia Cuatro Guadalajara, Mexico (2021); A Rake’s Progress, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, US (2020); Les Métamorphoses. Jeunes Artistes en Europe, curated by Thomas Delamarre atFondation Cartier, Paris (2019), Cornucopia, MAZ Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Mexico (2019); A Well Deserved Break, Park House, Dallas, US (2019); Desire Path at Travesía Cuatro Madrid, Spain (2017); and Charlie Billingham at Independent Régence presented by Supportico Lopez, Brussels, BL (2017). His work is part of the permanent collections at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, FR; David Roberts Art Foundation, London, UK; Cini Foundation, Venice, IT; Saatchi Collection, UK; Fundación Calosa, MX; Ramin Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, UAE; Franks-Suss Collection, London, UK; HSBC Collection, London, UK; and Pérez Simón Collection, Mexico City, MX.
Olivia Sterling (b. 1996, Peterborough) studied BA Fine Art, University of Derby, and graduated from MA Painting, Royal College of Art in 2020. Solo exhibitions include White Bread, Cob Gallery, London (2021), Clutching at Straws, Volt Gallery, Bournemouth (2021), It Clings like a Leech, Guts Gallery, London (2020) and A Cure for Nose Bleeds, Marriotts Way, Norfolk (2020). Groups shows include Blank Projects, Cape Town; Saatchi Gallery, London; FOLD Gallery, London; White Cube, Online and Fitzrovia Gallery, London.
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