Laurence Rundell 4/19/25 Laurence Rundell 4/19/25

Stephen Cox: Myth

Stephen Cox: Myth is a major exhibition presented across the park, gardens and interiors of Houghton Hall, running from 4 May to 28 September.

The exhibition represents the largest and most comprehensive group of work the artist has ever shown. Spanning over 40 years, it includes work conceived and produced all over the world from India to Egypt, Italy and the UK.

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Stephen Cox: Myth is a major exhibition presented across the park, gardens and interiors of Houghton Hall, running from 4 May to 28 September.

More than 20 sculptures in marble and stone have been placed in the landscape, while smaller works are installed in the State Rooms on the first floor of the house, where William Kent’s exuberant decorative scheme has hardly changed since it was created in the early 18th century. A modern gallery space in the South wing of the house houses a group of works on paper together with a large marble and porphyry sculpture, Shrine, which was created for the celebrated Encounters exhibition at the National Gallery in 2000.

Houghton Hall

4 May to 28 September 2025

Photography by Pete Huggins © Houghton Hall

Laurence Rundell 1/14/25 Laurence Rundell 1/14/25

Dots Lines Checks, Kaash Gallery, Bangalore

This show features three bodies of work in Bidri, leather and the Chettinad strap weave. Lighting, seating, art and light works that expand the lexicon of our work and investigate the possibilities of both simple and rarefied materials.

Laurence Rundell 3/1/23 Laurence Rundell 3/1/23

Stephen Cox: Dialogues in Stone

As a part of the inauguration, MAP will be showcasing the sculptures of Stephen Cox, a British sculptor who has spent a considerable amount of time working in India. His sculptures of Yoginis and Rishis carved in basalt greet audiences as they enter the museum. Drawing from Cox’s observations of architectural sites and monuments in the region, they embody mythical beings through minimalist forms.

The titles of these sculptures – yoginis and rishis – refer to powerful goddesses and sages. The yoginis were part of an esoteric cult, where only a small group of individuals held knowledge about these goddesses. Enshrined in open temples and shrouded in secrecy, yoginis possess magical powers that evoke both fear and awe. Cox’s sculptures are contemporary interpretations of these goddesses, blending animal and human forms, a hybridity referenced in ancient Indian texts and one the artist has encountered in Middle Eastern, Egyptian, Greek and Roman iconography.

The smoothness of stone in the yoginis is contrasted to the rough and textured form of the rishis. Associated with knowledge and truth, the rishis take the form of torsos and other irregular shapes. The minimal intervention to the stone reflects the austere nature of rishis. In doing so Cox breathes life into intractable stone, capturing the essence and spirit of primordial figures.

Cox works with local material, using stone extracted from quarries to the east of Kanchipuram, a city in Tamil Nadu. A team of stone carvers in Mahabalipuram give shape to these sculptures. These stones, known as basalt, were also used in the construction of ancient temples. His sculptures thus bring to light an ancient material into a contemporary setting; the incisions made to these stones are preserved, bearing the marks of time

Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bangalore

The exhibition runs from February 18, 2023 - February 18, 2024