Between the Lines
Johanna Calle, Jonathan Callan, Stefana McClure, Glenda León, Ivan Lam, Sean Micka, Nobuhira Narumi, Ed Ruscha, Analia Saban, Adam Winner
July 24 – August 29, 2026
Born in Manchester, England in 1961, Jonathan Callan lives and works in London. Callan works with found objects and imagery, primarily using books and paper, which he cuts, drills, folds, and layers to explore materiality, language, and the relationship between information and physical form. He received his BA from Goldsmiths College of Art in 1984 and his MA in Sculpture from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1990.
“Most of my work is derived from a fascination with materiality. I'm interested in fluff, dirt, and dust. I'm interested in things breaking down. I'm interested in what cannot be said but can only be shown. Most objects to me are not real until I can find what is inside. Which presents a paradox, since we can only ever see the surface of things. The real interior of any object is seen as a series of surfaces beyond, and behind which are only more interior surfaces. This is a morbid inclination. Perhaps implying that things can only be understood after having been broken down or destroyed, suggesting that the attainment of knowledge is an invasive procedure, no gaze or observation leaving its subject unmarked.” (Jonathan Callan)
Recent solo exhibitions include Christine König, Chapter III, Vienna, Austria (2026); Galerie Martin Kudlek, Cologne, Germany (2026); Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London, UK (2024); Hopstreet Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2022); and Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York, NY (2021). Selected group exhibitions include Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York, NY (2026, 2024); Villa Zanders Art Museum, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany (2025); Villa Datris Foundation for Contemporary Sculpture, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France (2020); The British Museum, London, UK (2019); Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona, Spain (2019); Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH (2017); Boghossian Foundation, Villa Empain, Brussels, Belgium (2014); Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands (2012); and John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI (2010).
His work is included in major museum collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The British Museum, London; The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; the Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren, Germany; and the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ.
