The best free exhibitions in London right now – get your culture fix and keep your money for coffee

The Evening Standard

‘The best free exhibitions in London right now – get your culture fix and keep your money for coffee’

20 September 2022

By Elizabeth Gregory

Simeon Barclay: In The Name Of The Father at South London Gallery

Although currently closed as they prep their next show, the South London Gallery’s doors will open on September 23, when visitors will be able to see a new body of work from Simeon Barclay. The Yorkshire-born artist will investigate father and son relationships, legacy, identity and masculinity in his forthcoming show In The Name Of The Father. The exhibition will also draw on Barclay’s heritage: Huddersfield’s cloth industry, his father’s tailoring trade and his own experience working as an industrial machinist.

The multimedia artist also often draws on influences from architecture, fashion, club culture and art history in his work. Expect works in various media as Barclay continues to explore these themes.

South London Gallery, September 23 to November 27, southlondongallery.org