Thaddaeus Ropac to Host Oliver Beer and Rufus Wainwright in Conversation for 'The Sky in the Cave' Opening
June 5, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac will host an in-conversation between artist Oliver Beer and musician Rufus Wainwright, moderated by Barbican Art Gallery curator Lotte Johnson. The event marks the opening of Beer's exhibition The Sky in the Cave and the launch of a limited edition vinyl soundtrack. The discussion focuses on their recording inside a Palaeolithic painted cave in the Dordogne and Wainwright's role in Beer's video installation The Cave, which premiered at the Lyon Biennale and is now touring internationally.
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The event connects visual art with musical performance through site-specific acoustic exploration in historic spaces. For collectors and curators, it signals Beer's continued emphasis on multimedia installations that travel across biennials and galleries. Wainwright's participation, ahead of his June 10 performance at the Royal Albert Hall, broadens the project's reach beyond traditional art audiences.
- Artists: Oliver Beer, Rufus Wainwright
- People: Lotte Johnson
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
- Museums: Barbican Art Gallery
- Locations: London
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