Casey Kaplan
Igshaan Adams: Between then and now
Mudam Luxembourg | February 10 – August 23, 2026
Blurring the boundaries between textiles, sculpture and performance, South African artist Igshaan Adams transforms overlooked materials from daily life in Cape Town into powerful reflections on collective belonging, resilience and care.
Comprising over 60 works produced over the past decade until today, Igshaan Adams: Between then and now, will present newly commissioned and existing works, including monumental tapestries adorned with beads, chains, rope and ribbons, as well as a new large scale environmental installation of his dance prints that inform his textile compositions.
Drawing on Adams’ personal memories informed by apartheid-era South Africa, the exhibition will feature site-specific suspended sculptures examining the impact of lived experiences on the human psyche, with a particular emphasis on the healing potential movement and dance.
Inspired by Adams’ communal values and studio environment, the exhibition will showcase a selection of textile swatches from the artist’s studio, which visitors are invited to touch and explore. Through a collaborative practice, Adams’ work positions art as a vehicle for healing and connection – especially vital in our current era.
Organized by Mudam and The Hepworth Wakefield, in collaboration with ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, this is the largest exhibition on the artist’s work to date.
For more information, please visit the Mudam’s website.
Image: © Igshaan Adams. Courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane Gallery and blank projects. Photo: Lindsey Appolis