Featuring a range of painting, sculpture, and works on paper, the exhibition includes works by Kate Bickmore, Oliver-Bijan Daryoush, Loreum, Lex Franchi, Madelynn Green, Dale Lewis, Sola Olulode, Polina Osipova, Jakob Rowlinson, Bo Sun, and Konstantin Zhukov.
Responding to Donna Summer’s iconic disco track — from which the exhibition takes its title – this group show explores tenderness and transcendence in the city, desire and disaster, and the transformative potential of urban ecologies.
In Summer’s evocative reconjuring of an intimate encounter, night falls and the park’s lush greenery begins to unravel with all the agony and ecstasy of the lonely city. Yet, there is always the potential for connecting with other people and ourselves, for dark corners and dancefloors, for transformation and escape, and for starting again.
On 28 September, the Philharmonia Orchestra will respond to these themes with a special recital entitled 'Transcendence’.
