The Facts
Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'The Last Human Kiss', an exhibition exploring the kiss as a symbol of love, intimacy, devotion, betrayal, and belonging across millennia. The show unfolds across five thematic chapters—'The First Kiss', 'The Divine Kiss', 'The Social Kiss', 'The Romantic Kiss', and 'The Trickster Kiss'—tracing how artists have returned to the kiss to think about human connection and condition. Spanning painting, sculpture, photography, and film, the exhibition features works by artist Oliver Beer and others. The gallery is located at 37 Dover Street, London.
The Signal
The exhibition offers a thematic survey that signals a continued institutional and market interest in universal human themes within contemporary art. By framing the kiss through historical and philosophical lenses—from Renaissance fascination to digital and post-human forms—the show positions itself as both a scholarly inquiry and a collector-oriented narrative. For those tracking narrative-driven or conceptually layered works, the five-chapter structure may provide a lens for understanding how intimacy and power are negotiated across mediums and eras.
- Artists: Oliver Beer
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
- Locations: London
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