Artist and interdisciplinary researcher Simon Willems and primary school headteacher Andrew Pickering will be presenting a double-lecture on Art, Institutional Wellness and Education at Professor Stuart Hall Building (PSH) LG01, Goldsmiths College (UoL) on Monday March 16th 4-6pm
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER has now ended. A huge thanks to all the artists involved, and a further thanks to David Waterworth and everyone at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery #contemporaryart #greenwichuniversity #greenwich #exhibition #wellnesscritique #againstcompetition #workplacewellness #art #londonart #allmedia #stephenlawrencegallery #simonwillems #curator #davidwaterworth #harderbetterfasterstronger
Final week of HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER! Show runs until Saturday August 30th at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery (University of Greenwich). #harderbetterfasterstronger #contemporaryart #greenwichuniversity #stephenlawrencegallery #wellness #workplacewellness #allmedia #art #exhibition #londonart #mask #work #performance #selfoptimization #wellnesscritique #critique
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER showing at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery (University of Greenwich) until Saturday August 30th. Work includes the live music performance (with projected video) film ‘Group - a Corporate Team-building Retreat’ by The Institute for New Feeling. #harderbetterfasterstronger #contemporaryart #theinstitutefornewfeeling #liveperformance #video #projectedvideo #psychaedelic #greenwich #greenwichuniversity #corporateteambuilding #corporateretreat #art #londonexhibition #videoart #gathering #wellness #wellnesscritique #beingpresent #therapyculture
Two weeks left of HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery (University of Greenwich). Show runs until Saturday August 30th. Work includes two computer-generated videos by the masterful Alan Warburton: ‘Psychometrics’ 2016 and ‘Homo Economicus’ 2018 (as pictured). #harderbetterfasterstronger #contemporaryart #cgi #greenwich #greenwichuniversity #vidéoart #alanwarburton #homoeconomicus #psychometrics #toxicmasculinity #wellness #fitness #londonart #critique #corporatewellness #work #workplace #art
Installation shots from ‘The Wall of Man’ series (2009) by Yvonne Todd, currently showing in HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich @uoggalleries until Saturday August 30th. The series was inspired by the corporate portraiture of senior male professionals, the posed and dignified images that exist in the executive suites of company headquarters, in boardrooms and offices. The artist placed an ad in her local newspaper under ‘models wanted’ to cast the series. #wallofman #yvonnetodd #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #corporateportraiture #newzealand #universityofgreenwich #londonart #groupexhibition #curator #institutionalwellness
How do wellness at work initiatives work for you?
Taking its title from Daft Punk's hymn to productivity: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, our latest exhibition, curated by Simon Willems, features over 20 works by an international line-up of artists, that critically examine the turn towards wellbeing narratives at work
Opens 11 - 5 Tuesday-Friday, 11-4 Saturday until August 30th
Stephen Lawrence Gallery and Project Space, University of Greenwich Stockwell Street, London SE10 9BD.
Exhibiting artists:
#ilanahbhb #beaglesramsay #beverleyjbennett #veroniquechance #sam_dargan_studio #manual_labours #chadmccail #levonatron #schroschroschro #grant__steve #PliviTakala #yvonne__todd
#alwarburton Maryam Jafri
Curated by:
#simonwillemsstudio David Waterworth
Review link:
/2025/07/17/harder-better-faster-stronger/
If you happen to be in Greenwich during August, the group exhibition HAPPY, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER that I’ve curated at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery (University of Greenwich) runs until Saturday August 30th; exploring how artists respond to, thematise, and critique wellness narratives in the workplace, featuring sixteen artists and artist collaborations from across the world. #harderbetterfasterstronger #greenwich #greenwichuniversity #contemparyart #wellness #critique #allmedia #readingschoolofart #henleybusinessschool #fineart #exhibition #art #london #stephenlawrencegallery
Thank you to everyone who came to the opening of HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER last night at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery in Greenwich. Great turn out 🙏
Dear Instagram and Facebook community, If have two days, one day or even half a day at your disposal this week on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th of July, make the right decision and drop past the ‘Rethinking Wellbeing Through Art: How Artists Critique Wellness Narratives in the Workplace’ symposium at the University of Greenwich (10.00 - 17:30). The two-day event is packed with a programme of fascinating speakers from fine art, social science, moral philosophy and the digital humanities, includes lunch, and gives you the opportunity to visit the group exhibition HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER next door at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery, which opens tomorrow night. You won’t regret it! Book through Eventbrite: https://linkdin/eDXCYYfq #rethinkingwellbeing #harderbetterfasterstronger #greenwich #symposium #contemporaryart #wellness #greenwichuniversity #interdisciplinary #artresearch #critique #work #workculture #art #exhibition #university #wellbeing #academe
Join us for the Opening of HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery (University of Greenwich) on Tuesday July 15th 6-8PM for a group exhibition exploring how artists respond to, thematise, and critique wellness narratives in the workplace. Artists include Sam Dargan @sam_dargan_studio who will be showing a selection of manager portraits including ‘Heroes and Villains of Future Generic Neoliberal Theocracy. The Leader’ (2008/2025) as pictured. PLEASE SHARE! #harderbetterfasterstronger #samdargan #greenwich #greenwichuniversity #contemporyart #manager #portrait #corporatefunday #welnness #structuredfun #paint #oilonboard #critique #britishacademy #readingschoolofart #henleybusinessschool #fineart #exhibition
