In May Jake and Dinos were part of Artistic Intelligence, an ArtCan exhibition curated by Cat Coulter, Lee Eveson and Rebecca Tucker. Sponsored by Suna Interior Design.
Jake And Dinos Chapman Have An Idea, by me, 2025. Artistic Intelligence, Gallery 139, 2026. Copyright: Alison Aye, 2026.
Here’s the blurb…
‘Artistic Intelligence is a celebration of the irreplaceable creativity, intuition, and imperfection of the human hand. In an age increasingly shaped by algorithms and automated image-making, this exhibition brings together works that bear the physical traces of touch, brushstrokes, carved surfaces, stitched threads, smudged graphite, and the intentional mistakes that machines cannot replicate. Highlighting the artist’s presence as both maker and thinker, Artistic Intelligence invites viewers to reconsider the value of process, material, and the uniquely human capacity for emotional translation. This exhibition will reaffirm that true artistic intelligence is rooted in lived experience, tactile experimentation, and the singular perspective of the human creator.’
It was one of the most beautifully hung group (50 artists*) exhibitions I’d seen for a while. Not that I get to many exhibitions these days. Other than the ones I’m in, and not even those sometimes.
That said, I forgot to take pictures of the hang. Typical. Below are some phone photos of the art. They are a poor substitute for the real thing, of course. Apologies to both reader and artist for glare-reflection-wonkiness. I’ve taken a side-view of some, since all you could see, straight-on, was my high-gloss-cheap-suncreamed mug. I hope I haven’t missed anyone.
Also, and kudos to ArtCan for this, the prices were visible without the awkward asking. Anyone who has known me for longer than an hour, knows how much I hate it when galleries make you jump through hoops to find out the price of an artwork. Not everyone has the posh-confidence to ask.
*Alexandra Ghimisi, Andrew McNeile Jones, Ashima Kumar, Asia Nowicki, Caroline Forward, Cat Coulter, Catriona Faulkner, Christine Watson, Claire Chandler, Debbie Tearle, Djochkoun Sami, Elizabeth Nast, Elly Platt, Gabriela Gaiero, Hedy Parry-Davies, Helen Chambers, Ingrid Barber, Jacqui Painter, James Bristow, Jennie Sharman-Cox, Jeremy Morgan, Jill Meager, Jo Angell, Jo Cooper, Jocelyn Friis, Julie Fitzpatrick, Kate Marsden, Kate Wilson, Katie Preston, Laura Darling, Lee Eveson, Linda Chapman, Liv Amiel, Lucy Bristow, Lucy Pickford, Magdalena Kronenberg-Seweryn, Maz Weineck, Michaela Wheater, Miranda Lopatkin, Neal Vaughan, Paul Flanders, Qin Yue, Rachael Kay, Rebecca Moss Guyver, Rebecca Tucker, Sal Jones, Sandra Camargo, Sara Netherway, Sarah Shaw, Sena Shah, Sonal Nathwani, Stoney Parsons, Vanessa Brassey, Victoria Sills and me.
The Message of Buddhism by Vanessa Brassey
Love Me Leave Me Do What You Will by Andrew McNeile Jones
In the Park I by Miranda Lopatkin
True Colours Launderette by Paul Flanders
Towards Otterton Ledge by Rachel Kay
Self Portrait 1 by Sara Netherway
Shadowplay by Liv Amiel
The Space Between Us by Rebecca Tucker
UMBILICUS by Asia Nowicki
Shedding by Jacqui Painter
Threshold by Jo Cooper
Tokyo Train by Lucy Pickford
Downs Shadow by Stoney Parsons
Shelter for Lemons 1 by Kate Wilson
The stream at the edge of the wood by Laura Darling
Old But Strong by Jennie Sharman-Cox
D’ye Want More Ice With That? by Cat Coulter
Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Sandra Camargo
Human Terrain by Julie Fitzpatrick
WE (majority-minority) I by James Bristow
Evensong by Lucy Bristow
Brick Study 7 by Maz Weineck
Soften by Kate Marsden
Enfolde by Jo Angell
Fickle Flurry by Jeremy Morgan
Walk by Sarah Shaw
Heather Fields I by Alexandra Ghimisi
Railings and Shadow by Christine Watson
Cast light by Claire Chandler
Pelhamen II by Michaela Wheater
Untrodden Path 3 by Debbie Tearle
Hidden Corners by Helen Chambers
Emily by Victoria Sills
The Written Word by Linda Chapman
Grasping the Gravity of It by Sal Jones
Leaf #3 by Magdalena Kronenberg-Seweryn
A brain full of ideas by Hedy Parry-Davies
Hare Collage 4 by Jill Meager
Gentle Light by Sonal Nathwani
Wimbledon Common I by Katie Preston
Marine Alquemy by Gabriela Gaiero
Forever Autumn by Ingrid Barber
Tales-of-the-Unexpected by Rebecca Moss Guyver
Held In Time by Caroline Forward
Black Betty by Eves
Ripples, Wilderness Island Carshalton by Neal Vaughan
The Wandle At Riverbank Way: Nitrate 2-5ppm by Elly Platt
Seen And Unseen VI by Qin Yue
Rhythm of the Unseen by Ashima Kumar
Hidden Wish by Catriona Faulkner
