Film and text by Alex Schuchmann

Born in Essex to immigrant parents from Beijing, Kelly Wu works across sculpture,
installation, and performance. Their practice explores memory and culture through found objects and personal archives, often touching on race, gender, and class—though these themes are deliberately withheld or obscured. Writing and life-art performances extend and complicate
these ideas, blurring the lines between art and everyday life.

We met them in L'Angelo Cafe in London for a quick chat over eggs and coffee before Kelly went off to work. We hope you enjoy this new format of films, where we meet someone casually and talk.

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  • A day in the studio with Manon Blet

    A day in the studio with Manon Blet

    During our recent South West Europe Tour we met the French painter Manon Blet in Biarritz and she showed us what it self-transcendence means. Through her work — and her...

    A day in the studio with Manon Blet

    During our recent South West Europe Tour we met the French painter Manon Blet in Biarritz and she showed us what it self-transcendence means. Through her work — and her...

  • A coffee with artist Kelly Wu

    A coffee with artist Kelly Wu

    We met performance and installation artist Kelly Wu in L'Angelo Cafe in London for a quick chat over eggs and coffee about their art practice before Kelly went off to...

    A coffee with artist Kelly Wu

    We met performance and installation artist Kelly Wu in L'Angelo Cafe in London for a quick chat over eggs and coffee about their art practice before Kelly went off to...

  • 2 hours in the studio with: Johanna Dumet (and a visit at König Galerie)

    2 hours in the studio with: Johanna Dumet (and ...

    Johanna Dumet is a French artist based in Berlin, who has gained a wide reach over the last few years, mostly known for her vivid colour palette and layering of...

    2 hours in the studio with: Johanna Dumet (and ...

    Johanna Dumet is a French artist based in Berlin, who has gained a wide reach over the last few years, mostly known for her vivid colour palette and layering of...

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