Michael Challenger Studio Visit
Mon 19 Jan
|London Bridge
A private visit to Michael Challenger's studio home in Borough, where over the last fifty years he has been producing geometric structures at the intersection of surrealism and optical art.
Time & Location
19 Jan 2026, 18:30 – 20:00
London Bridge, London EC4R 3TN, UK
Guests
About the event
About the artist: Michael Challenger ‘s (b. 1939, UK) work is rooted in visual enigmas, which he skilfully evokes by combining colours, shapes, and geometric forms. Challenger’s work is infused with a strong interest in classical music, and analogies are easily made between the sphere of sound and his visual output. He highlights the influence of Surrealism on his practice, with particular reference to the alienating enigmas in de Chirico’s work. He cites 1966 as the beginning of his artistic exploration into spatial illusion, while working on a sculpture of a swimmer. The area representing water was deliberately left empty, leaving the task of identifying and filling the unseen space to the viewer’s brain and perception. Notable public collections include Tate Gallery Collection, UK; Victoria & Albert Museum, UK; British Museum, UK; British Council, UK; Slade School of Art, UK; Museo del Castelvecchio - Verona, Italy; Boston College, Massachusetts, USA; Yale Centre…