Olivia Sterling PITY THE MEAT!

27.02.26 – 18.04.26 East Gallery, Norwich, UK

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Featuring Francis Bacon This exhibition presents a new body of work by Olivia Sterling in dialogue with a single painting by Francis Bacon, Two Figures in a Room (1959). Together, their works explore the distortion of the human form under social and psychological pressure, treating the body as a contested site; stripped, compressed, or mocked, to confront systems of violence and dehumanisation. While Bacon’s work reflects internal, existential trauma and the horrors of the flesh, Sterling …

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Featuring Francis Bacon

This exhibition presents a new body of work by Olivia Sterling in dialogue with a single painting by Francis Bacon, Two Figures in a Room (1959). Together, their works explore the distortion of the human form under social and psychological pressure, treating the body as a contested site; stripped, compressed, or mocked, to confront systems of violence and dehumanisation. While Bacon’s work reflects internal, existential trauma and the horrors of the flesh, Sterling reframes these concerns through race, identity, and cultural specificity, foregrounding the external, societal violence imposed on the body. This is not a retrospective homage but an exciting activation of Bacon’s work through a politically charged lens.

Photo credits: Denisa Ilie and Norwich University of the Arts

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