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🍌 Currently on display in our Vitrines: ‘It’s a Wonderful Protest’ by The Velvet Acronyms (@thevelvetacronyms)

A collaboration between artists Anna Li and Simon Raven, The Velvet Acronyms use satirical ‘crip humour’ to challenge ableism in the arts, from the ghettoisation of disability art to condescendingly ‘celebratory’ forms of inclusion.

Inspired by Disabled Avant-Garde (DAG), a satirical organisation founded by Aaron Williamson and Katherine Araniello, The Velvet Acronyms explore disability as a critical and epistemological lens rather than a fixed or medicalised identity.

Bringing together collaborative sculpture, drawing, painting and video, the exhibition also presents artefacts & documentation from performances and actions undertaken over the past two years.

On view until 12 December.

📷 @juleslisterphotography

#ItsAWonderfulProtest #TheVelvetAcronyms #AnnaLi #SimonRaven #BoningtonGallery

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🗓️ Can’t believe it’s been a week already… Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last Thursday evening for the launch of two special exhibitions: Alan Lodge ‘Common Grounds: Counterculture & Confrontation Since 1976’ in the Gallery, and The Velvet Acronyms ‘It’s A Wonderful Protest’ in our Vitrines.

Both exhibitions run until Dec 12th. We are open Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-3.

📷 @natashaensell

#AlanLodge #VelvetAcronyms #BoningtonGallery

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Siete sicurə che a Venezia non ci siano belle party? È solo perché non siete statə all’inaugurazione di ANSL SEX dei Velvet Acronyms.

Ecco com’è andata il 29 settembre. La mostra sarà aperta fino al 5 ottobre. Grazie ai nostri amatissimə ospiti e alla rock band più famosa e più costosa del mondo! @velvetacronyms
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Are you sure there are no good parties in Venice? You just weren’t at the opening of ANSL SEX by Velvet Acronyms.

Here’s what it looked like on September 29. The exhibition will be open until October 5. Thanks to our beloved guests and to the most famous and most expensive rock band in the world! @velvetacronyms

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Human fog machines warming up ANSL SEX, Velvet Acronyms LIVE in Venice tomorrow night 29.9.26

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Velvet Acronyms LIVE at Bonington Gallery, Anna Li, Simon Raven with guest star Aaron Williamson on thunder drum. Our show ‘It’s a Wonderful Protest’ is on for the next few months alongside an exhibition of Alan Lodge’s photography #boningtongallery

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🔨 🪚🪛 We’ve been having a very busy few weeks preparing two wonderfully dovetailing exhibitions: Alan Lodge ‘Common Grounds: Counterculture & Confrontation Since 1976’ in the Gallery, and The Velvet Acronyms ‘It’s A Wonderful Protest’ in our Vitrines.

Both exhibitions launch on Thursday 24th September, 6-8pm. Tickets have nearly sold out and we are unable to guarantee non-ticketed entry on the evening due to the popularity. If you are unable to attend the opening, both exhibitions remain open until December 12th, and several events are already listed on our website.

#AlanLodge #TheVelvetAcronyms #BoningtonGallery

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Il 29 settembre alle 19:00, da Alice nello spazio latente, avrà inizio ANSL SEX.

(Eng version in the comments)

Alice nello spazio latente presenta una nuova mostra di The Velvet Acronyms, una collaborazione tra l’artista ucraina Anna Li e l’artista britannico Simon Raven.

Il lavoro di Anna & Simon spazia dalla performance al suono e a un satirico “crip humour”, giocando con le aspettative assurde imposte ai corpi, alle relazioni e ai comportamenti e mettendo in discussione le fantasie di indipendenza e autosufficienza sullo sfondo dell’instabilità politica e di una crisi permanente.

Per ANSL SEX, gli artisti trasformano la galleria in uno spazio temporaneo a metà strada tra una discoteca, un rituale, un esercizio di formazione istituzionale e un sistema disfunzionale per la produzione della soddisfazione umana. Nuovi lavori video vengono presentati insieme a performance dal vivo.

Invece di offrire risposte, ANSL SEX abbraccia il fallimento e un ottimismo eccessivo. Propone Magic healing Disco come prescrizione, pleasure lottery come soluzione ai problemi e la performance come un modo temporaneo di convivere con ciò che non può essere aggiustato.

INSODDISFAZIONE GARANTITA

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Exciting news coming soon. Watch us for updates. #velvetacronyms

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🎉 Have you booked your ticket yet?

Join us on Thursday 24th September 6-8pm to celebrate the launch of our new season, with two fantastic exhibitions by Alan Lodge in the Gallery and The Velvet Acronyms in our Vitrines.

Tickets via the link in our bio, includes our usual offering of complimentary food & soft drinks, plus music courtesy @claudemoneyofficial (welcome back!)

Don’t miss!

Black & white photographs by Alan Lodge
Colour photographs by John Smalley

#AlanLodge #VelvetAcronyms #BoningtonGallery

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Because of the benefits cuts, The Velvet Acronyms were forced to spend this summer moonlighting as lifeguards for the Nottingham beach. #velvetacronyms

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🎉 We are delighted to announce our forthcoming September exhibitions: Alan Lodge ‘Common Grounds: Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976’ in the Gallery and The Velvet Acronyms ‘It’s A Wonderful Protest’ in our Vitrines 🎉

Both exhibitions launch on Thursday 24th September, 6-8pm. All welcome, tickets can be booked via our website, link in bio👆

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1. Alan Lodge, Stonehenge.
2. A Wonderful Protest at The King’s Cross station, London, UK. Anna Li, Simon Raven, Aaron Williamson, and Alana Young. Photo by Olena Litvinova. June 2nd, 2026.

#AlanLodge #CommonGrounds #TheVelvetAcronyms #ItsAWonderfulProtest

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#velvetacronyms

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