AdeY "Un-censored" exhibition

Galerie XII Los Angeles is excited to welcome British- Swedish multi-disciplinary artist, AdeY, for the first time in USA. Don't miss the opening night, in presence of AdeY.

Uncensored is a response to the constant censorship by Instagram of his work. AdeY says: "I have been silenced, harassed, censored and removed by Instagram for sharing my artworks that aim to provoke and challenge the viewer. I implore Instagram to take social responsibility and engage positively in promoting art on their platform." With a background in performance, choreography and contemporary dance, Adey's photographic works study subjects such as the human body's balance, strength, and physics. Here they photograph and portray the body in its purest form - bare, undressed, and naked. The work seeks to create a non-sexualized and open-minded representation of humankind, which is based on a dream of acceptance.

A focus and attention to people's right to differences drives the artist's images, and here it is especially the differences that are about physics, gender, race, and sexuality. With a humorous and experimental approach, they seek to highlight our own background and experience of the human body, but it is also to a greater
extent the perception of the viewer and the outside world, which is central to their artistic voice.


AdeY has exhibited widely in Europe including at The Finnish Museum of Photography, Fotogalleri Vasli Souza (Sweden & Norway), and at Unseen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). His new photo book Uncensored is published in fall 2021 to coincide with his debut USA show at Galerie XII in Los Angeles.