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Photographs of the group exhibition Independence which was held at the South London Gallery from 3 June to 3 August 2003.
In 2003, the South London Gallery separated from Southwark Council, of which it had been a part for nearly a century, and started to operate as an independent charitable trust. To celebrate this newly independent status, more than one hundred local, national and international artists were invited to exhibit works relevant to the theme of the ‘Independence’. Ranging from the political to the personal, issues raised in this exhibition span international, national and individual liberty, cultural and sexual identity, individuality, democracy and freedom of expression.
It included works by Art & Language, Faisal Abdu’ Allah, Jeremy Akerman, Carlos Amorales, Fabienne Audéoud, David Austen, Artlab, Franko B, Fiona Banner, Anna Best, Zarina Bhimji, Simon Bill, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Christian Boltanski, Monica Bonvicini, Stuart Brisley, David Burrows, Marc Chaimowicz, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Maria Chevska, Adam Chodzko, Nathan Coley, Keith Coventry, Andrew Cross, Juan Cruz, Adam Dant, Mark Dean, Richard Deacon, Rod Dickinson, AK Dolven, Sokari Douglas Camp, Tracey Emin, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marcia Farquhar, William Furlong, Twin Gabriel, Ori Gersht, Leon Golub, Antony Gormley, Ron Haselden, Mona Hatoum, Matthew Higgs, Georgie Hopton, Gary Hume, Inventory, Kurt Johannesson, Sandra Johnston, Gareth Jones, Isaac Julien, Thomas Kilpper, Barbara Kruger, La Ribot, Michael Landy, John Latham, Neil Cummings & Marysia Lewandowska, Rachel Lowe, Jeff Luke, Chad McCail, Tom McCarthy, Bruce McLean, Gustav Metzger, Jonathan Monk, Paul Morrison, Mike Nelson, Paul Noble, Derek Ogbourne, Paul O’Neill, Mimmo Paladino, Cornelia Parker, Janette Parris, Simon Periton, Michael Petry, Tom Phillips, Jacqui Poncelet, Pedro Reyes, John Russell, Yinka Shonibare, Ann-Sofi Sidén, Santiago Sierra, Ross Sinclair, Bob & Roberta Smith, Terry Smith, Simon Starling, Georgina Starr, Sarah Staton, Barbara Steveni, Jake Tilson, Milica Tomic, Gavin Turk, Keith Tyson, Bill Viola, Jessica Voorsanger, Mark Wallinger, Gillian Wearing, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Wentworth, Cathy Wilkes, Stephen Willatts, Richard Wilson, Bill Woodrow, Cerith Wyn Evans.