Alex Margo Arden photographed by Saffron Liberty for Elephant.

Join us for an artist tour of Alex Margo Arden’s current exhibition Safety Curtain, which features newly commissioned works spanning painting, sculpture, photography and installation. Safety Curtain examines recent actions by activists in cultural organisations, exploring how these interventions reshape the histories of the artworks they engage with. The artist will discuss the references that shaped the exhibition— from the suffragettes’ direct actions in 1913-1914 to the student protests of the 1960s— while exploring the ongoing tensions between cultural institutions and contemporary activism.

The tour offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist and learn more about how Safety Curtain juxtaposes art, history and activism.

The event is free. Please register your participation by following the booking link at the top of this page.

Safety Curtain is commissioned and produced by Auto Italia, with support from Arts Council England, National Lottery Project Grants and The Henry Moore Foundation.

Auto Italia’s commissions are made possible by our Exhibition Circle and Member supporters.

Alex Margo Arden (b. 1994, Croydon, UK) is an artist who lives and works in London. She uses theatrical methodologies to interrogate the production, interpretation, restoration and restaging of histories. Through her research projects, Arden often employs remaking and re-performance to question authority, authenticity, and labour. Recent solo exhibitions include Attention Restoration (2023) at Quench, Margate; Rock Paper Scissors (2023) at Royal Academy of Arts, London; Responsibility, Responsibility, Responsibility (2023) at Art-O-Rama, Marseille; All Clear (2022) at Ginny on Frederick, London; THE FARMYARD IS NOT A VIOLENT PLACE… (2020) at Cell Project Space, London. Recent group exhibitions include Recital (2024) at Arcadia Missa, London; On Feeling (2024) at The Approach, London; Color of Pomegranates (2024) at Gallery Artbeat, Tbilisi, Georgia; Vampire Problem? (2024) at N/A Gallery, Seoul; Rouge Ravager (2024) at Skandia Theatre, Stockholm; How to Destroy Angels (2024) at The Horse Hospital, London. Currently in her final year of study at the Royal Academy Schools, Arden previously graduated from Goldsmiths where she was awarded the Hamad Butt Memorial Prize.