Disrupting Archaeology and Art.
Excavation and Contemporary Painting.
Co-authored book by Doug Bailey, Professor of Visual Archaeology, San Francisco State University and London based artist Simon Callery.
Published by Bloomsbury in UK and US on 14.05.2026. ISBN 9781350507500.
‘Simon Callery sets out to find new forms and functions for landscape-based painting. His contact paintings, pit paintings and large-scale sculptural work (Trench 10) produced in direct response to archaeological excavations in England and Wales, provoke significant debate over issues of time, image, and materiality. In Disrupting Archaeology and Art, Callery presents detailed accounts of how and why the excavation site has shaped his thinking and ambitions for contemporary painting.
Doug Bailey's aim is to change the ways that archaeologists engage with the materials of the past. His montages, films, and performance destructions (such as Releasing the Archive) undermine traditionally unquestioned tenets of archaeological action and of the conservation and preservation of artefacts and ancient remains. In Disrupting Archaeology and Art, Bailey describes his reasoning and methods of making three of his more provocative works.’
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Simon Callery.
Hambledon.
2017.
Canvas, oil, acrylic, wood, pencil, aluminium.
Included in:
MATERIALS AT EDGE
@giampiero.tagliaferri opens the doors to his new studio in Brera, originally designed by the BBPR group for a site specific exhibition. Tagliaferri invited curator @trulsblaasmo and gallerist @chiaruscon to collaborate and unveil a selection of works that reflect the trio’s shared universe and long-standing friendship, creating a direct dialogue between the historic architecture and contemporary creative practice.
The curated selection explores the limits of materiality—where surfaces stretch, fracture, puncture, and dissolve. By pairing 20th-century icons with emerging voices, the exhibition investigates how gesture, pressure, and gravity transform raw matter into meaningful expression.
works by Vanessa Beecroft • Simon Callery • Enrico Castellani • Lucio Fontana • Francesco Somaini • Jermay Michael Gabriel • Jannis Kounellis • Charlie Nesi • Olympia Scarry • Mario Sironi • Ettore Spalletti • Andy Warhol • François Durel • Francesco Vezzoli • Francis Picabia • Nathlie Provosty
photography billaltaright
#simoncallery #contemporarybritishpainting
Second Red Mantle.
2021.
Canvas, distemper, thread, wood.
173 x 148 x 20 cm.
One of two paintings included in group exhibition;
Making Ground.
Simon Callery, Graham Crowley, Andrew Ekins, Dan Hays, Kabir Hussain, Harriet Mena Hill, Laura White, Joanna Whittle.
Curated by Andrew Ekins, Making Ground brings together artists whose practice finds common ground in an exploration of the relationship between a topographical terrain and a crumpled landscape of the human condition.
Thames-Side Studios Gallery.
Thames-Side Studios.
Harrington Way, Warspite Road.
Royal Borough of Greenwich.
London SE18 5NR.
Open Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm.
28 March – 12 April 2026.
@simon.callery #GrahamCrowley @andrewekins@danhayspurple@kabir_hussain_artist@harrietmena_hill@laurawhite2@jowhittleart@thamessidestudiosse18 #simoncallery #contemporarybritishpainting
Nesscliffe Horizontal.
2021.
Canvas, distemper, thread, wood.
146 x 260,5 x 23 cm.
One of two paintings included in group exhibition;
Making Ground
Simon Callery, Graham Crowley, Andrew Ekins, Dan Hays, Kabir Hussain, Harriet Mena Hill, Laura White, Joanna Whittle.
Curated by Andrew Ekins, Making Ground brings together artists whose practice finds common ground in an exploration of the relationship between a topographical terrain and a crumpled landscape of the human condition.
Thames-Side Studios Gallery.
Thames-Side Studios.
Harrington Way, Warspite Road.
Royal Borough of Greenwich.
London SE18 5NR.
Open Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm.
@simon.callery #GrahamCrowley @andrewekins@danhayspurple@kabir_hussain_artist@harrietmena_hill@laurawhite2@jowhittleart@thamessidestudiosse18 #simoncallery
#contemporarybritishpainting
Chromium Oxide Cut Pit Painting Oblique.
2013.
Oil, distemper, canvas, wood, aluminium and steel.
43.5 x 57 x 40 cm.
Included in Never Done.
Works from the collection of Simon Allison and Jane Hamilton.
Curated by Benjamin Parsons.
Far Far Gallery.
Banbury, Oxfordshire.
/neverdone
8 March – 31 May 2026.
Thursday – Sunday 10 – 4pm.
Fiona Banner, Sophie Barber, Phyllida Barlow, Olivia Bax, Simon Callery,
Julian Dashper, Tacita Dean, Lara Faroqhi, Wade Guyton, Bill Hammond,
Victoria Morton, Craig Murray-Orr, Cornelia Parker, Hamish Pearch, Leon
Pozniakow, Kes Richardson, Wilhelm Sasnal, Daniel Silver, Peter James Smith,
Renee So, Wolfgang Tillmans, Hayley Tompkins, Jeff Wall, Denys Watkins.
Emily Wolfe, Daphne Wright.
#simoncallery @simon.callery@simon.callery farfargallery @benjaminparsons.art #contemporarybritishpainting
Simon Callery @simon.callery
Esta pieza no se construye desde la imagen sino desde el cuerpo del material.
El cuero aparece perforado, superpuesto, cosido y debilitado hasta perder su función original de “piel protectora”. La superficie deja de ser soporte y se convierte en campo de desgaste: cada agujero es una interrupción, cada costura una tentativa de reparación.
No hay composición clásica ni centro jerárquico. La estructura surge del proceso físico: cortar, tensar, rasgar, volver a unir. El artista no organiza la materia; dialoga con su resistencia.
Aquí la abstracción no es formal, es existencial.
La obra funciona como un registro del tiempo y del esfuerzo. No busca belleza en el sentido tradicional, sino presencia. La fragilidad queda expuesta. Lo importante no es el color terroso —aunque aporta calidez— sino la evidencia del trabajo, del error, del desgaste.
Es una pintura que se comporta como un organismo: respira por sus huecos.
No representa impermanencia.
La encarna.
Y eso marca una diferencia fundamental: el artista se retira del protagonismo para permitir que el material hable. No hay gesto espectacular ni composición complaciente. Hay consecuencia.
Esta obra no intenta agradar.
Intenta permanecer.
#contemporaryart #simoncallery #painting #modernart #artgallery
Dark Green Pocket Painting.
2020.
Canvas, distemper, thread, wood.
39.5 x 55.5 x 10 cms.
Included in;
As a matter of fact / de hecho de materia.
A group show curated by Tiffany Dornoy Rezaei with; Rey Akdogan, Simon Callery, Ladji Diaby, Rachel Fäth, David L. Johnson, Emanuel Juárez Ibarra, Devin T. Mavs.
February 2 – April 3 2026.
Third Born.
Cozumel 86-8, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico.
Tuesday - Friday 10 am – 6 pm. Saturday - 10 am – 4 pm.
#simoncallery #contemporarybritishpainting #thirdborn #tiffanydornoyrezaei
Green Wallspine (Villa Carpenga).
2018 – 2022.
Canvas, distemper, thread, wood.
51 x 32 x 35 cm.
Included in group show;
Chlorophilia.
Durden & Ray.
Bendix Building.
1206 Maple Avenue #832.
Los Angeles CA 90015.
Opening;
January 10, 2026.
7-10 pm.
Show dates;
January 10 - February 1, 2026.
Hours: Saturdays, noon-5 p.m.
Closes: February 1, 2026.
Curated by Alexandra Baraitser and David Leapman.
Artists; Nick Aguayo, Alexandra Baraitser, Carlos Beltran Arechiga, Trevor Burgess, Simon Callery, Clem Crosby, David Leapman, Heather Gwen Martin, Ty Pownall, Jane Pryor, Evan Thomas, Steven Wolkoff.
#simoncallery #greenpainting #durdenandray #contemporarybritishpainting
STURA.
2021.
171 x 168 x 25 cm.
Canvas, distemper, thread, wood.
Acquired by Fondazione Arte CRT for GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna di Torino - from gallery Unosunove, Roma, at Artissima fair, Turin.
Main section Red Hall Booth 08. Oval, Lingotto Fiere, Turin.
30 October – 2 November 2025.
#simoncallery #unosunove #britishpainting #contemporarybritishpainting #artissima2025 #artissimafair #fondartecrt #gamtorino
Drawing as Explanation.
2025.
Gouache and pencil on paper.
H 290 x width 282 mm
Included in:
Limehouse Night Paintings.
A solo show of three new large-scale paintings and two related works on paper.
annex14.
Hirschengraben 3, 8001 Zurich.
Switzerland.
13 September – 11 October 2025.
Wednesday – Friday 2 – 6, Saturday 11 – 5.
By appointment until 1 November 2025.
#simoncallery @simon.callery #contactpainting #contemporarypainting #drawing #work on paper #contemporarybritishpainting #limehousenightpainting #annex14_galerie @annex14_galerie
Simon Callery
Limehouse Night Painting (steps).
2025.
Canvas, distemper, thread, aluminium, wood.
98 x 129 x 12 cm.
Included in: Limehouse Night Paintings.
A solo show of three new large-scale paintings and two related works on paper.
annex14.
Hirschengraben 3, 8001 Zurich.
Switzerland.
13 September – 11 October 2025.
Wednesday – Friday 12 – 6, Saturday 11 – 5.
#simoncallery @simon.callery #contactpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporarybritishpainting #limehousenightpainting #annex14_galerie @annex14_galerie
Simon Callery
Limehouse Night Painting B.
2025.
Canvas, distemper, thread, wood.
185 x 105 x 28 cm.
Limehouse Night Paintings.
A solo show of three new large-scale paintings and two related works on paper.
annex14.
Hirschengraben 3, 8001 Zurich.
Switzerland.
13 September – 11 October 2025.
Wednesday – Friday 12 – 6.
Saturday 11 – 5.
#simoncallery @simon.callery #contactpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporarybritishpainting #limehousenightpainting #annex14_galerie @annex14_galerie
