Going under the same moniker as the now-cult status Netflix anthology series, the Saatchi Gallery’s latest showcase ‘Black Mirror’ is one we’re charting as a can’t-miss moment for a weekend of culture.

In place of dramatising a futuristic, high-tech reality à la its namesake, the exhibition instead picks apart the art world’s role in social satire – questioning societal norms, and emphasising the importance of art in dissecting pre-existing power structures.


Image John Stezaker, Marriage XXVIII.

Featuring a plethora of contemporary artists – 26 in total, including Turner Prize-nominated photographer, Richard Billingham, collage artist, John Stezaker, comedic performance artist, Bedwyr Williams, and illustrator, Aleksandra Mir – the exhibition will make you question and laugh in equal message, and through multiple mediums.


Image Richard Billingham, Untitled.

That’s a weekend well-spent in our books!

Black Mirror runs at the Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Road,SW3 4RY until 17 February 2019.

Main image Jessica Craig-Martin, Hampton Cocktail Party,  July 1998.

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