Five / Fifty / Five Hundred

Ai WeiWei, Angela de la Cruz, Spencer Finch, Ryan Gander, Douglas Gordon, Shirazeh Houshiary, Christian Jankowski, John Latham, Richard Long, Haroon Mirza, Julian Opie, Florian Pumhösl

In celebration of its fifth anniversary, Lisson Gallery Milan presents a group exhibition that takes place inside the gallery’s classically designed building and the adjoining garden. The exhibition draws inspiration from the gallery's inaugural exhibition, ‘I Know About Creative Block And I Know Not To Call It By Name’, which was curated by British conceptual artist Ryan Gander in September 2011. Reflecting on an artist's creative process, Gander stated in the press release that it is often during the most every day moments that creativity strikes, when 'magic dust' begins to fall. ‘Five / Fifty / Five Hundred’ includes work by a number of Lisson artists who have exhibited at the Milan gallery over the past five years, highlighting the artistic residue they have left behind and their ability to perpetually inspire.

Artists and their legacies will be honoured next year when Lisson Gallery celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in London. Lisson Gallery is one of the longest-running international art galleries in the world and has been responsible for introducing important art movements, such as Conceptual Art and Minimalism, and numerous international artists to European audiences. Since the 1960s, the gallery has been at the forefront of developments in contemporary art and has shown work by some of the world’s most innovative artists. With exhibition spaces in London and Milan, along with its new outpost in New York, the gallery continues to support international artists who push the conceptual and disciplinary boundaries in which they work.