Join us for coffee, tea and pastries from 8:30am, followed by a tour of Ben Sakoguchi's exhibition Critical Art Theory at 9:30am with Gasworks’ curator Rosa Tyhurst.
Mixing diverse elements of figuration, history painting and Pop art, Ben Sakoguchi uses his work to reveal subtexts of discrimination, mass media exploitation and state-sanctioned violence. Critical Art Theory is a re-telling of the art history Ben was introduced to at UCLA and explores how religion, monarchy and capitalism have shaped the development of art over the centuries.
The tour will take place in the gallery, temporary seating provided on request.
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Gasworks’ Exhibitions programme is supported by Catherine Petitgas, Gasworks Exhibitions Supporters and Arts Council England. Gasworks' 2025/26 programme is generously funded by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund held at The Prism Charitable Trust. With thanks to Jacqueline Tarquinio.
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Image: Ben Sakoguchi, Critical Art Theory: Eurocentric Hegemony (one million B.C. - 21st century A.D.) (#40) DUTCH BAROQUE • GOLDEN AGE OF PAINTING, 2023, Detail of acrylic on board, maple frame. Courtesy the artist
