Lisson Gallery, in collaboration with Matthew Marks Gallery, will present the first solo exhibition of Ken Price's work in the UK in nearly a decade. The show brings together sculptures and drawings, several shown in London for the first time, spanning the late American artist's five-decade career. Best known for expanding the possibilities of ceramics, Price created intimate yet monumental works that blend abstraction and figuration, with richly layered surfaces achieved through painstaking pigment and sanding processes. The exhibition includes iconic pieces such as 'Prone' (1997), 'Itself' (2003), 'Yin' (2009), and 'Amazon' (2003), alongside rarely seen works on paper that reveal his imaginative, dreamlike landscapes.
This exhibition matters because it reasserts Ken Price's significance as one of the most inventive voices in postwar American art, offering UK audiences a rare opportunity to engage with the full breadth of his practice. Price's influence on ceramics and sculpture continues to resonate, and the show highlights his often-overlooked drawings, underscoring how his sculptural thinking extended into two dimensions. By presenting works that balance sensuality, humor, and bodily physicality, the exhibition reaffirms Price's place in art history and introduces his visionary output to a new generation of viewers.