Case History

12 June – 1 August 2026
Private View: Friday 12 June, 6–8pm
Vardaxoglou, London

Vardaxoglou is pleased to present Case History, a group exhibition exploring how artists use machinery and industry to explore psychological states, political influence, bodies and public architecture, and war.

Mike Nelson
Tanoa Sasraku
David Bomberg
Gillies Adamson Semple
Nicolas Deshayes
Kira Freije
Magali Reus
Niamh O’Malley
Anthony Caro
Prunella Clough
Alex Margo Arden

For further information please contact info@vardaxoglou.com

Installation Views

Selected Works

  • Mike Nelson, The Asset Strippers (pecker), 2019. Installation view, Tate Britain Commission 2019.

  • Tanoa Sasraku
    Subdued Morale Patch [Enduring Freedom], 2025
    Newsprint UV printed using a sun bed, binder clips, studio water, rust
    39.4 x 83.6 cm
    15 1/2 x 32 7/8 ins

  • Nicolas Deshayes
    Thames Water, 2016
    Cast iron, hot water
    94 x 117 x 11 cm
    37 x 46 x 4 3/8 ins

  • David Bomberg
    Bomb Store, 1942
    Oil on paper laid on canvas
    41.9 x 58.4 cm
    16 1/2 x 23 ins

  • Alex Margo Arden
    Case History, 2026
    Waxwork head, trap, display case, plinth, fingerprints
    150 x 30 x 30 cm
    59 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins

  • Prunella Clough
    Slag Heap, 1958
    Mixed media on board
    27.7 x 31.3 cm
    10 7/8 x 12 3/8 ins

  • Anthony Caro
    Case History, 2011
    Steel, rusted
    58.4 x 63 x 49 cm
    23 x 24 3/4 x 19 1/4 ins

  • Niamh O'Malley
    Vents (closed), 2026
    Stained birch ply, cork, felt, card
    65 x 86 x 9.5 cm
    25 5/8 x 33 7/8 x 3 3/4 ins

  • Magali Reus
    Empty Every Night (06:01 B), 2019
    Fibreglass, polyester resin, pigments, powder coated steel rod and aluminium, sprayed UV printed resin, sprayed plywood, leather cord; 2 parts
    116.5 x 72.5 x 35.5 cm
    45 7/8 x 28 1/2 x 14 ins

  • Gillies Adamson Semple
    Untitled (Model), 2026
    Smoke fired earthenware, oak, sapele, leather, freshwater pearl, glass
    62 x 50 x 30 cm
    24 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins

  • Kira Freije
    December altar, 2023
    Stainless steel, cast aluminium, lead, silk and cotton
    151 x 63 x 40 cm
    59 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins

Enquire about Case History at Vardaxoglou