Running until 3 January 2021 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London, Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer surveys the Scottish dancer and choreographer’s captivating work. “The idea of an exhibition dedicated to Michael Clark has been in our mind for a long time since the company became the Artistic Associate of the Barbican Centre in 2005,” says Florence Ostende, the curator of the exhibition, who has worked with Clark closely from the early stages of the project. “2020 marks the 15th anniversary of our collaboration, so the timing felt right for us and for Clark himself too, who saw this project as an opportunity to reflect on his career.”
According to Ostende, the title of the exhibition refers to the constellation of artists, collaborators, friends and heroes around Clark, “creative voices and forces who are the core of the exhibition narrative and together form a multifaceted portrait of Clark.” “I was interested in creating a portrait of the artist through their eyes,” the curator says. “I wanted to shape the exhibition as a love letter to Clark, and to London in a way.”