A playable exhibition titled 'The Art of Mini Golf' will open at Battersea Arts Centre in London from 17 June to 26 July, featuring nine interactive golf hole artworks. The show includes contributions from Turner Prize nominee Delaine Le Bas, US filmmaker Miranda July, Japanese artist Saeborg, and Berlin-based artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, who created the ninth hole artwork 'Enough is Enough'. The UK iteration of the touring show, originally organized by the Rising festival in Melbourne, offers playful twists such as a square ball in Le Bas' hole and a strap-on latex animal tail in Saeborg's 'Animal Golf'.
This exhibition matters because it merges contemporary art with participatory leisure, making high-profile artists' work accessible to a broad audience in a fun, unconventional format. By featuring artists like Brathwaite-Shirley, who recently exhibited at the Serpentine, and Turner Prize nominee Le Bas, the show highlights how major art-world figures are embracing interactive and immersive experiences, potentially expanding the definition of where and how art can be encountered.