October 7, 2025–March 7, 2027
London SE1 8XX
United Kingdom
The Hayward Gallery, in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan (R.O.C.), has organised a series of solo exhibitions by artists Val Lee, Samuel Laurence Cunnane, Kulpreet Singh, Musquiqui Chihying and Andrius Arutiunian, in the gallery’s HENI Project Space.
Val Lee: The Presence of Solitude
October 7, 2025–January 11, 2026
Taiwanese artist Val Lee examines the psychological toll of systemic control and political violence. By creating non-descript spaces and scenarios in her work, Lee transforms sites of anonymity into spaces for collective introspection. Through metaphors of physical and sensory constraint—such as masked figures—her work explores the multiplicity of the self and mirrors the realities of surveillance and resistance, seeking a path toward reconciliation and freedom.
Additional support provided by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Curated by Yung Ma, Senior Curator with Felix Choong, Curatorial Assistant.
Samuel Laurence Cunnane: Blue Road
February 17–May 3, 2026
This exhibition spans the past decade of Irish photographer Samuel Laurence Cunnane’s work. Cunnane travels extensively, returning to County Kerry to hand-develop his prints in the darkroom. Cunnane’s approach suggests a receptive process in which light flows from the world into the camera, then through the darkroom enlarger onto photographic paper. He undertakes a gentle harnessing of natural elements, cultivating a state of attentiveness, openness and not-knowing.
Curated by Thomas Sutton, Assistant Curator.
Kulpreet Singh: Indelible Black Marks
June 16–August 2, 2026
Indian artist Kulpreet Singh presents a film installation that explores the urgent link between climate change and agricultural crises. Drawing from his life as a farmer, Singh choreographs the ritual of stubble-burning—setting fire to straw remnants to prepare fields for a new crop cycle. Accompanied by an abstract five-panel painting, created with fire and stubble-ash, the film captures performers hauling large canvases across burning fields to record the exploitation of the land.
Co-presented with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Kulpreet Singh is a recipient of the Hayward Gallery/Kochi-Muziris Biennale (HG-KMB) Award. Additional support provided by the TNQ Foundation.
Curated by Rachel Thomas, Roden Chief Curator with Ananya Jain, Curatorial Assistant.
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
August 25–October 18, 2026
A Life of Navigation juxtaposes Taiwanese artist Musquiqui Chihying’s early works with his latest artistic endeavour to facilitate a visual dialogue, reflecting on his humorous practice that oscillates between reality and the surreal. Chihying works across installation, video, photography and sculptural objects, often mediated by performativity. And by tapping into our ambiguous relationship with modern-day technologies, his works explore their impacts on contemporary societal structures and our human condition.
Additional support provided by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Curated by Yung Ma, Senior Curator with support from the curatorial team.
Andrius Arutiunian
November 24, 2026–March 7, 2027
Armenian-Lithuanian artist and composer Andrius Arutiunian draws on ritual, vernacular knowledge and non-Western cosmologies to propose alternate models of world-ordering. Across installation, performance, and moving image, he works with sound as a fluid architecture of time: at once hypnotic, slippery, and political. In this new exhibition, Arutiunian investigates rotation and revolt – forces through which myth, pop culture, and chaos are caught in the same orbit.
Additional support provided by Upė Foundation.
Curated by Suzanna Petot, Assistant Curator.
About the Hayward Gallery
The Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery and Brutalist landmark. Since its 1968 opening by Queen Elizabeth II, the Gallery has built a legacy of showcasing the world’s most daring and innovative artists, including Anish Kapoor, Bridget Riley, Mike Nelson, Linder, Lee Bul, Tracey Emin and Yoshitomo Nara.
About the RC Foundation, Taiwan (ROC)
Founded in 1995 by Rong Chuan Chen, RC Foundation has been a visionary force in promoting Taiwanese contemporary art on the global stage. An active champion in fostering cultural and artistic exchanges, RC Foundation has been supporting artists and curators from Taiwan through grants and partnerships, both locally and internationally.
