Laila Majid & Louis Blue Newby’s collaborative practice is influenced by their mutual interest in subcultural spaces such as science-fiction, cult cinema, fetish and leather subcultures and pornography as well as more scientific jargon such as zoological and marine photography.
Laila Majid (b.1996) was born in Abu Dhabi and lives and works in London. Previous solo exhibitions include Sherbet Green & Harlesden High Street, London, UK (2023); Rose Easton, London, UK (2022). Selected group exhibitions include SET Woolwich, London, UK (2023); Austrian Cultural Forum, London, UK (2022), Paradise Row, London, UK (2022), Ridley Road Project Space, London, UK (2021), Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London, UK (2021).
Louis Blue Newby (b.1996) was born in London and lives and works in the same city. Previous solo exhibitions include Soft Opening, London, UK (2023); Xxijra Hii, London, UK (2022); San Mei, London, UK (2022); Transition Two, London, UK (2020); springseason, London, UK (2019). Selected group exhibitions include Shtager&Shch, London, UK (2023); Tanners Hill, London, UK (2023); SET Woolwich, London, UK (2023); Sherbet Green, London, UK (2022); Collective Ending HQ, London, UK (2022); Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London, UK (2019).
Previous solo exhibitions of the artist duo include Xxjira Hii takeover at Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK (2023); Xxijra Hi, London, UK (2022); San Mei Gallery, London, UK (2022); springseason, London, UK (2020); Transition Two, London, UK (2019). Selected group exhibitions include General Assembly, London, UK (2024); Kupfer Gallery, London, UK (2023); San Mei Gallery, London, UK (2022); Paradise Row, London, UK (2022). The duo has been awarded with the Circa x Dazed Class (2022), and the OMNI Artist Award (2021).
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Laila Majid (b.1996) was born in Abu Dhabi and lives and works in London. Previous solo exhibitions include Sherbet Green & Harlesden High Street, London, UK (2023); Rose Easton, London, UK (2022). Selected group exhibitions include SET Woolwich, London, UK (2023); Austrian Cultural Forum, London, UK (2022), Paradise Row, London, UK (2022), Ridley Road Project Space, London, UK (2021), Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London, UK (2021).
Louis Blue Newby (b.1996) was born in London and lives and works in the same city. Previous solo exhibitions include Soft Opening, London, UK (2023); Xxijra Hii, London, UK (2022); San Mei, London, UK (2022); Transition Two, London, UK (2020); springseason, London, UK (2019). Selected group exhibitions include Shtager&Shch, London, UK (2023); Tanners Hill, London, UK (2023); SET Woolwich, London, UK (2023); Sherbet Green, London, UK (2022); Collective Ending HQ, London, UK (2022); Bloomberg New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London, UK (2019).
Previous solo exhibitions of the artist duo include Xxjira Hii takeover at Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK (2023); Xxijra Hi, London, UK (2022); San Mei Gallery, London, UK (2022); springseason, London, UK (2020); Transition Two, London, UK (2019). Selected group exhibitions include General Assembly, London, UK (2024); Kupfer Gallery, London, UK (2023); San Mei Gallery, London, UK (2022); Paradise Row, London, UK (2022). The duo has been awarded with the Circa x Dazed Class (2022), and the OMNI Artist Award (2021).
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