

19 Jul 2022 - 15 Aug 2022
19 Jul 2022 - 15 Aug 2022
In the inaugural edition of The Gallery, 10 artists from across the world created works in response to the words ‘Straight White Male’.
Seen on billboards and digital screens across the UK, the artworks depict each artist’s individual take on this topical prompt.
The Gallery exists to generate meaningful debate through art about the critical topics and questions of our time. This is a new kind of cultural institution, without walls – bringing thought-provoking art to everyone, twice a year, every year.
The artworks are now live across our four nations in towns and cities large and small and reaching millions of people over a four-week period: from Bournemouth to Belfast and Margate to Manchester, including Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.
Identity T-shirts Project with The Lads, Belfast | View Bio
Twins | View Bio
Like I think of you | View Bio
Untitled (Lockdown Drawing) | View Bio
Anything you can do, I can do bleeding | View Bio
I Don't Want To Be A Cowboy Anymore | View Bio
Martin Firrell is a British public artist whose works challenge unjust power systems of all kinds, including patriarchal power, the oppression of women and non-heterosexuals, and the heteronormative status quo. He uses language to engage directly with the public, provoking dialogue about more equitable social organisation. The artist’s reported aim is ‘to make the world more humane’.
His work has been summarised as ‘art as debate’.
Launched in partnership with the Out-of-Home advertising industry, including Clear Channel and JCDecaux, the project aims to make art truly accessible in an outdoor gallery that thrusts thought-provoking pieces into the heart of public conversations.
*The term Out-of-Home refers to any visual advertising media found outside of the home, including on-street billboards, digital screens, bus-shelters and train stations.