CLOSE Gallery in Somerset presents 'Many Worlds, One Mind', a major survey exhibition of contemporary multi-media artist Gordon Cheung, running from 6 June to 15 August 2026. The show brings together 28 works across sculpture, painting, print and etching, including pieces from Cheung's 'New Order' series, which uses algorithms to reorder pixels from Dutch Golden Age still lifes, and 'Passages of Time', a sculpture incorporating Financial Times stock listings. Cheung's work examines global capitalism, cultural memory, and the intersection of classical art history with digital technology.
The exhibition matters because it offers a concentrated look at an artist whose practice bridges East and West, historical and contemporary, while addressing urgent themes of economic bubbles, speculative history, and the impact of data and capital on human experience. Cheung's unique visual language—combining scientific processes, 3D printing, and traditional forms like Chinese scholar's rocks—provides a timely commentary on how global capital and technology shape the worlds we inhabit, especially amid current international hostilities.