Opening today in our London gallery: Sturtevant, ‘Dialectic of Distance’. Fifty-five years after its 1967 opening, we are delighted to present this exhibition retracing the performance of American artist Sturtevant (1924–2014) in which she recreated ‘The Store’ (1961) by Claes Oldenburg. Known for her disconcerting replicas of works by her contemporaries that would become iconic, Sturtevant’s practice challenges the prevailing discourse around originality and authenticity in art. In 1967, Sturtevant rented a shop on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, in which she displayed several coloured plaster objects including dresses, cakes, hamburgers and cigarette butts as part of a happening re-enacting Oldenburg’s famous performance. Fourteen of the objects Sturtevant made in the 1960s are brought together for the first time in this exhibition alongside ‘The Dark Threat of Absence’ (2002), a video work in which Sturtevant re-enacts Paul McCarthy’s film ‘Painter’ (1995). Together, the two works provide a rare insight into the pioneering artist’s multifaceted practice. ‘Dialectic of Distance’ is on view from 8 September to 29 October 2022. Find out more via link in bio. #Sturtevant #ThaddaeusRopac