Proposition and CLOSE are delighted to announce that after a very successful showing at CLOSE in Somerset, the acclaimed group exhibition, After Nature, will transfer to Proposition Bethnal Green.

Featuring internationally acclaimed artists such as Richard Long and David Nash, After Nature also includes work by artists Mercedes Balle, Chris Dury, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Alex Hartley, Magnus Hammick, Simon Hitchens, Tania Kovats, Alastair & Fleur Mackie, Onya McCausland, Nissa Nishikawa, Aimee Parrott, Lotte Scott and Fred Sorrell. The exhibition offers a timely exploration of the ways in which artists are looking at and thinking about nature in the twenty-first century, with works spanning a range of media, including sculpture, ceramics, drawing, painting and photography.

The exhibition was originally conceived for CLOSE, a gallery in Somerset that sits within a rural landscape, much of which has been rewilded. In that context the exhibition seemed to speak to its setting, the works entering into a dialogue with their surroundings, creating a powerful connection between inside and outside. Proposition offers a very different context. Embedded in one of the biggest cities in the world, Proposition exists to ‘provoke reimagination and action around the potential positive impact that our civilisation can have on biodiversity and ecological resilience.’ The organisation’s ethos is that art can allow us to ‘build connections, inspire emotion and engage people in a creative and innovative way that can raise awareness and make [the issues we face] more accessible.’

In the heart of London’s east end, After Nature, which reflects upon our relationships with the living world, becomes a form of resistance, an alternative way of thinking forward at a time of climate emergency.

Curated by Ben Tufnell

• Private View: Thursday 20th November 2025, 6pm–8:30pm

• Exhibition Dates: Friday 21st November 2025 – Friday 14th February 2026

• Opening Hours: Free, Wednesday – Saturday, 12pm–7pm

• Location: Proposition Bethnal Green, 279 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 0EL