Copperfield

"Muscle Memory" is opening this Wednesday 7 October from 6-8:30pm, a joint exhibition project in London with:

Rafal Zajko from Coulisse Gallery, Stockholm.
@rafal_zajko @coulisse_gallery
Aziza Kadyri from eastcontemporary, Milan.
@aziza.kadyri @eastcontemporary
Li Li Ren from Magician Space, Beijing.
@lili_ren_ @magicianspace
Anna Gonzalez Noguchi from Vacancy, Shanghai. @annagonzaleznoguchi @galleryvacancy
Narges Mohammadi & Luana Vitra from Copperfield, London. @nrgs_momadi @cadeiadecorpo
Curated by Copperfield, London.

Discussions around memory, history and what is remembered center around written or recorded history and oral histories and traditions. But what about the gestures, skills, mannerisms and dances that have been passed generation to generation without recording or uttering a word. Like muscle memory, we pick up all sorts of information from observing others from childhood, particularly our elders.

Pictured: Luana Vitra, LUNATIONS, 2023. Lead, copper, iron ore, 195 x 98 x 9 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Copperfield, London.

Pictured: Aziza Kadyri, Gloomscrolling, 2025. Cotton, velvet, patchwork on vintage suzani embroidery, 220 x 136 cm. Courtesy of the artist & eastcontemporary, Milan.

Pictured: Rafal Zajko, Sewing Circle, 2026. Stoneware ceramics, fittings, 50 x 50 x 3 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Coulisse, Stockholm.

Pictured: Li Li Ren, Nameless II, 2025. Stainless steel, glass, arrow, 30 x 70 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Magician Space, Beijing.

Pictured: Anna Gonzalez Noguchi, Monday, 2026. Aluminum, magazine cutting, box, 14.5 x 14 x 4 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Vacancy, Shanghai.

Pictured: Narges Mohammadi, Of Flour and Sand, 2025. HD film, 25 mins, 4:3. Courtesy of the artist & Copperfield, London.