Air de Repos (Breathwork), curated by Cédric Fauq, Capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, 14 November 2024 – 4 May 2025
The work of the British visual artist Eva Gold, which spans various media from sculpture to drawing to moving image, is united by her undeniable eye for the cinematic, with her knowingly fetishistic use of materials like bone, steel, carved soap, leather, and vulcanised rubber suggesting an oblique or hidden narrative behind every installation. She applies a keenly directorial approach to her own imagined scenes, focusing on abstracted details to provoke the viewer into wondering what is happening beyond the frame, and sometimes using this deliberate elision of the wider picture to suggest illicitness, uncanniness, or the possibility of an unknown threat. Gold also incorporates found items that arrive with their own inbuilt histories, and plays with sensory elements like scent. Several pieces suggest bodies-as-parts: either dismantled, or present only in the ghostly shapes of hanging clothes. Power, violence, and the volatile nexus between both of these major forces per existence under the constraints of capitalism recur as potent themes, as do references to America—a place whose culture, in addition to being a locus for cinema, often presents us with amplified examples of this particular dynamic tension.
b. 1994, Manchester
Lives and works in London, UK
BA Fine Art & History of Art, Goldsmiths, London
PGDip, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Rose Easton, London (forthcoming)
Shadow Lands, Silke Lindner, New York, US
City of Rooms (part one) (with Louise Bourgeois), Rose Easton, London, UK
City of Rooms (part two), Rose Easton at The Shop, Sadie Coles HQ, London
Slow Dance, Eigen+Art Lab, Berlin
The Last Cowboys, Ginny on Frederick, London
Lock Up International (with Elisabeth Molin), Brussels
Perv City, Parrhesiades / Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, London
Die Wohnung (The Dwelling) (with Madeleine Pledge), SET Project Space, London
Let me look at you, Centre for Recent Drawing, London
Room to Crawl (with Lewis Hammond), Becky’s, London
A Bead of Sweat, Stilled, Lily Brooke, London
Steady State, curated by Matt Williams, ZERO..., Milan, IT (forthcoming)
Air de repos (Breathwork), Capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, FR
SL x RE, Silke Lindner, New York
Channel, curated by Figure Figure, CACN - Centre d'art contemporain de Nîmes, Nîmes, FR
The Living House, Van Gogh House, London
Stilled Images, Tube Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
Ideal Shapes of Disappearing, Silke Lindner, New York
Not before it has forgotten you, curated by Caroline Drevait & Estelle Marois, Nicoletti, London & The Pole Gallery, Paris
SEX, Rose Easton, London
Corps, MAMOTH, London
Sets & Scenarios, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
Barely Furtive Pleasures, Nir Altman, Munich
General Meeting, Freehouse, London
Battery Horizons, Hockney Galleries, London
Minimum III, Gesso Art Space, Vienna
Bearing Liability, Strange Cargo, Folkestone Triennial
Addams Outtakes, Roaming Projects, London
SLAB, A.P.T Gallery, London
Rupert Residency, Lithuania
Fluxus Art Projects
Arts Council England, Developing Your Creative Practice
Eaton Fund, Artist’s Grant
André Dunoyer de Segonzac Travel Prize
Gilbert Bayes Scholarship Award
Chelsea Arts Club Trust Award
The Hatley Residency, Centre for Recent Drawing, London
The Maccabeans Prize
Red Mansion Award, Residency in Beijing, China
Astrup Fearnley Collection, Oslo
Internal Exhibitions
Fairs
External Exhibitions


Eva Gold, Cowboys, 2022, rubber roofing membrane, dimensions variable (approx 145 x 330 x 35 cm)

Air de Repos (Breathwork), curated by Cédric Fauq, Capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, 14 November 2024 – 4 May 2025

Eva Gold, Open Til Late, 2024, resin, fibreglass, perspex, LED light, change, 43 x 45 x 13 cm (16 ⅞ x 17 ¾ x 5 ⅛ in)

Eva Gold, Liquor, 2024, resin, fibreglass, perspex, fluorescent light, change, 15 x 40 x 10 cm (5 ⅞ x 15 ¾ x 4 in)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Lynch) 1, 2024, charcoal on paper, framed, 25.8 x 52.6 x 3.6 cm (10 ⅛ x 20 ¾ x 1 ⅜ in)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Lynch) 2, 2024, charcoal on paper, framed, 25.8 x 52.6 x 3.6 cm (10 ⅛ x 20 ¾ x 1 ⅜ in)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Lynch) 3, 2024, charcoal on paper, framed, 25.8 x 52.6 x 3.6 cm (10 ⅛ x 20 ¾ x 1 ⅜ in)

Eva Gold, Booth F27, Frieze London 2024

Eva Gold, Booth F27, Frieze London 2024

Eva Gold, Booth F27, Frieze London 2024

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Tarkovsky), 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 40.3 x 57.7 x 3.6 cm (15 ⅞ x 22 ¾ x 1 ⅜ in)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Tarkovsky), 2024 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Tarkovsky), 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, Booth F27, Frieze London 2024

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Haneke), 2024, charcoal on paper, framed, 74.2 x 130.2 x 4.8 cm (29 ¼ x 51 ¼ x 1 ⅞ in)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Haneke), 2024 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, Acts of Violence (after Haneke), 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, You were disgusting and that’s why I followed you, 2024, leather sofa and armchair; text work printed on recycled paper, stacked, dimensions variable

Eva Gold, You were disgusting and that’s why I followed you, 2024 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, You were disgusting and that’s why I followed you, 2024 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, You were disgusting and that’s why I followed you, 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, You were disgusting and that’s why I followed you, 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, Booth F27, Frieze London 2024

Eva Gold, Booth F27, Frieze London 2024

Eva Gold, Open (Green), 2024, resin, fibreglass, perspex, fluorescent light, 25 x 54.5 x 12 cm (9 ⅞ x 21 ½ x 4 ¾ in)

Eva Gold, No Vacancy, 2024, resin, fibreglass, perspex, fluorescent light, change, 19 x 50 x 13 cm (7 ½ x 19 ¾ x 5 ⅛ in)

SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

Eva Gold, Video Store, 2024, resin, fibreglass, perspex, fluorescent light, change, 60 x 23 x 23 cm (23 ⅝ x 9 x 9 in)

Eva Gold, Video Store, 2024 (alternative view)

SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

SL × RE (New York), Silke Lindner, 28 June – 2 August 2024

Eva Gold, Night Shift, 2024, Aluminium, resin, fibreglass, fluorescent strip light, 26.2 x 55.5 x 12.5 cm (10 ¼ x 21 ⅞ x 4 ⅞ in)

Eva Gold, Night Shift, 2024 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, Night Shift, 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, Night Shift, 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, Shadow Lands, Silke Lindner, New York, 2024

Eva Gold, Pilot and Passengers I, 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 59.4 cm (15.5 x 23.4 in)

Eva Gold, Pilot and Passengers II, 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 59.4 cm (15.5 x 23.4 in)

Eva Gold, Pilot and Passengers III, 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 59.4 cm (15.5 x 23.4 in)

Eva Gold, Shadow Lands, Silke Lindner, New York, 2024

Eva Gold, Pilot and Passengers IV, 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 59.4 cm (15.5 x 23.4 in)

Eva Gold, Pilot and Passengers V, 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 59.4 cm (16.5 x 23.4 in)

Eva Gold, Shadow Lands, Silke Lindner, New York, 2024

Eva Gold, Echo Chamber, 2024, leather, 8 found chairs, dimensions variable

Eva Gold, Echo Chamber, 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, Echo Chamber, 2024 (detail)

Eva Gold, Insider/outsider, 2024, barbed wire, hardware, dimensions variable

Eva Gold, Pilot and Passengers VI, 2024, colour pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 59.4 cm (15.5 x 23.4 in)

Eva Gold, Shadow Lands, Silke Lindner, New York, 2024

Eva Gold, Face up, 2023, colour pencil on paper, framed, 37 x 50 x 4 cm

The Living House, Van Gogh House, London 2023

The Living House, Van Gogh House, London, 2023

Eva Gold, Scenes from a dream (the night before last), 2023

City of Rooms (part one), Rose Easton, London, 2023 © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS

Eva Gold, Insomniac (SE4 2PP), 2023, Aluminium, 30 x 28 x 17 cm

City of Rooms (part one), Rose Easton, London, 2023 © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS

Eva Gold, Channel Zero, 2023, Pencil on paper, framed, 42 x 50 x 3.5 cm

Eva Gold, Soft Touch, 2023, Lambskin leather, found chair, 73 x 55 x 60 cm

Eva Gold, Home Video, 2023, Jesmonite, rubber, 18 x 8.5 x 21 cm

City of Rooms (part one), Rose Easton, London, 2023

Eva Gold, City of Rooms (part two), Rose Easton at The Shop, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 2023

Eva Gold, 00:10:22, 2023, Colour pencil on paper, steel and aluminium frame, 25 x 29 x 3 cm

Eva Gold, 00:06:03, 2023, Colour pencil on paper, steel and aluminium frame, 25 x 29 x 3 cm

Eva Gold, Hunter (03:00 AM), 2023, Aluminium, 47 x 32 x 17 cm

Ideal Shapes of Disappearing, Silke Lindner, New York, 2023

Eva Gold, Slow Dance, Eigen+Art Lab, Berlin, 2022

Eva Gold, Motel, 2022, Latex, aluminium, fluorescent strip light, gel, 77 x 120 x 62 cm

Eva Gold, Slow Dance, Eigen+Art Lab, Berlin, 2022

Eva Gold, Wild Boy, Breathing, 2022, Rubber roofing membrane

Eva Gold, Dead weight, 2022, Oiled lambskin leather, duck feathers, stainless steel, 110 x 40 x 40 cm

Eva Gold, The Hand That Feeds You, 2022, Lambskin leather, stainless steel, embroidery thread, 22 x 22 x 9 cm

Eva Gold, Slow dance, 2022, Coloured pencil on paper, framed

Eva Gold, Hotel, 2022, Latex, aluminium, fluorescent strip light, gel, 80 x 110 x 62 cm

Eva Gold, Dreamer, 2022, Rubber roofing membrane, lead, embroidery thread, 38 x 28 x 17 cm

Eva Gold, The Last Cowboys, Ginny on Frederick, London, 2022

Eva Gold, The Last Cowboys, Ginny on Frederick, London, 2022

Eva Gold, Cowboys, 2022, rubber roofing membrane, dimensions variable

Eva Gold, The Last Cowboys, 2022, Ginny on Frederick, London

Eva Gold, Residual Heat (24 Hour), 2022, Aluminium, perspex, fluorescent strip, gel, duck feathers, 55 x 74 x 11 cm

Eva Gold, Residual Heat (Open Late), 2022, Aluminium, perspex, fluorescent strip, gel, duck feathers, 36 x 59 x 10 cm

Eva Gold, Packet, 2022, Aluminium, 10 x 6 x 4 cm

Eva Gold, People from last night's dreams stumble in dark rooms, 2022, rubber, buckles, 90 x 16 x 15 cm

Eva Gold, The Playground, 2022, coloured pencil on paper, aluminium frame, 20 x 42 x 2.4 cm

Not Before It Has Forgotten You, curated by Caroline Drevait & Estelle Marois, Nicoletti, London, 2022

Eva Gold, Liquid Gold, 2022, Aluminium with carvings, fluourescent strip, gel, 53 x 128 x 27 cm

Eva Gold, Perv City, Parrhesiades at Goldsmiths CCA, 2020

Eva Gold, Perv City, Parrhesiades at Goldsmiths CCA, 2020

SEX, Rose Easton, London, 2022

Eva Gold, The dog house, 2022, Rubber roofing membrane, lead, 43 x 70 x 45 cm

Eva Gold, The dog house, 2022 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, Lucky You, 2022, stainless steel, 37 x 29 x 13 cm

Eva Gold, Some nights smell like trouble, 2022, Latex tubing, gold hoops found on the floor of nightclub toilet cubicles, 72 x 20 x 10 cm / dimensions variable

Eva Gold, Some nights smell like trouble, 2022 (detail)

Eva Gold, N.H, 2019, Hand carved Imperial Leather soap, rubber shelf, 10 x 10 x 7 cm

Eva Gold, N.H, 2019 (alternative view)

Eva Gold, U.W, 2019, Hand carved Imperial Leather soap, rubber shelf, 10 x 10 x 7 cm

An Arrangement of Scenes, Royal Academy Schools Show, London, 2019

Eva Gold, Lazy boy (The Perv), 2019, Vulcanised rubber, gaffer tape, silicone, latex, automotive grease, vaseline, la-z-boy

Eva Gold, A changed man (The Perv), 2019, Vulcanised rubber, gaffer tape, steel, bolts

Eva Gold, Baby, 2018, bowling pin, chain, steel, 200 x 13 x 50 cm

Eva Gold, Kidney, 2018, Jesmonite, 23 x 16 x 6 cm