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Meet the artist behind Autograph's new exhibition YOU NAME IT, and celebrate the launch of the accompanying book
Autograph
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA, UK
Sasha Huber's new exhibition at Autograph questions who and what we memorialise, and how. She considers how colonial histories are imprinted into the landscape – and seeks to redress the legacy of the Swiss-born glaciologist and racist Louis Agassiz (1807–1873). YOU NAME IT brings together ten years of the artist's work and activism, presenting a vision for the ways we can refute the damage inflicted by history.
Join us at this small, informal event for a drink and opportunity to meet the artist and exhibition curators Mark Sealy, Renée Mussai and Bindi Vora. Huber will lead a tour of the exhibition, providing insights into her creative practice and the story behind the artworks, followed by a celebration for the launch of the YOU NAME IT book, published to coincide with the exhibition. The artist will be signing books, which will be available with a 20% discount when purchased at the event.
To ensure the best experience only 35 tickets are available, we recommend booking in advance.
£40
A new, comprehensive publication focusing on the artwork and activism of Sasha Huber. The book will be available to purchase for £32 at this event.
is a Helsinki-based, multidisciplinary visual artist-researcher of Swiss-Haitian heritage. Sensitive to the subtle threads connecting history and the present, she uses and responds to archival material within a layered creative practice that encompasses performance-based interventions, video, photography, and collaborations.
Huber frequently reclaims – aware of its symbolic significance – the compressed-air staple gun as an artistic ‘weapon’, tapping into its potential to renegotiate unequal power dynamics. She is known for her artistic research contribution to the Demounting Louis Agassiz campaign which aims to dismantle the glaciologist’s lesser-known but contentious racist heritage. Huber also often works in a creative partnership with artist Petri Saarikko with whom she initiated the long-term project Remedies Universe.
Huber holds an MA in visual culture from the Aalto University and is presently undertaking a practice-based PhD at Zurich University of the Arts. Huber has had numerous solo presentations, artist residencies and participated in international exhibitions and festivals, including the 56th Venice Biennial in 2015. In 2021 Huber’s solo exhibition tour YOU NAME IT began at Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam and continues to The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto; Autograph in London in 2022/23; and Turku Art Museum in Finland in 2023. In 2018 Huber was the recipient of the State Art Award in the category visual arts given by the Arts Promotion Center Finland.
Everyone is welcome at Autograph. We care about our visitors, staff, artists and community, and have measures in place to help ensure a safe visit for everyone. Have a look at our Visit Us page, it has full information about Covid-19 safety and accessibility at Autograph.
Please note: this exhibition addresses sensitive topics around colonialism
Autograph welcomes people with all types of disabilities.
Help us keep everyone safe. If you are able to, please wear a face covering during your visit.
Our building and entrance is step free. A wheelchair accessible lift goes to all floors.
The ticket price for this event is £8. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this ticket price is unaffordable for you please get in touch at info@rivingtonplace.org about free ticketing options
Please note that photography and/or filming will take place at this event. Images from this event may be used by Autograph and external press for marketing and promotional use, including: printed and online publicity, social media, press releases, or other use.
YOU NAME IT was initiated, organised, and circulated by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, in collaboration with Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam; Autograph, London, United Kingdom; and Turku Art Museum, Finland.
Banner image: Sasha Huber, film still from Karakia - The Resetting Ceremony [detail], 2015. Video, 5'20" min. Courtesy the artist.
Images on page: 1) Sasha Huber, Agassiz Down Under [detail], 2015. Courtesy the artist. 2) Courtesy Sasha Huber. 3) Autograph, photograph by Zoë Maxwell.
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
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