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Permindar Kaur: Strange Bedfellows

Discover the imaginative and forceful work of Permindar Kaur alongside selected work from The Ingram Collection.

Permindar Kaur is a significant figure in contemporary British art, known for her whimsical and thought-provoking sculptural installations staged in major solo, group, and touring exhibitions across the UK and internationally.

Kaur’s work has gained both critical and popular acclaim for its playful yet sincere approach to art, using childlike objects to explore themes and narratives linked to the concepts of memory and home. For people around the world, home can represent safety, be transient, or even feel dangerous. The artist also delves into the intersectionalities at play in our lives, examining how various aspects of identity - such as race, gender, class, disability, and sexuality - interact and overlap to shape individual experiences. This perspective highlights how some individuals encounter multiple forms of discrimination at the same time.

Everyday items like beds, chairs, and toys, drawn from familiar domestic settings, inspire the creation of dreamlike spaces brimming with storytelling potential. These objects, resembling misplaced household belongings, are altered to evoke a strange sense of the uncanny. Though they may first appear to reflect innocence, childhood, and play, they quietly reveal darker, more unsettling undertones.

Permindar Kaur (b. 1965) Shadowplay 2016, Copper and fabric © The Artist Photo - Richard DaviesPermindar Kaur (b. 1965) Shadowplay 2016, Copper and fabric © The Artist Photo - Richard Davies
Tristram Hillier (1905-1983) Une ferme abandonnée en Mayenne, 1981 Oil on canvas Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection © The Estate of Tristram Hillier. All Rights Reserved 2025 Bridgeman ImagesTristram Hillier (1905-1983) Une ferme abandonnée en Mayenne, 1981 Oil on canvas Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection © The Estate of Tristram Hillier. All Rights Reserved 2025 Bridgeman Images
Strange Bedfellows is curated by Permindar Kaur and included work selected by the artist from The Ingram Collection.

About Permindar Kaur

Born and raised in Nottingham to Sikh parents of Indian heritage, Kaur pursued Fine Art studies at Sheffield City Polytechnic (BA) and Glasgow School of Art (MA). Her journey has taken her to Spain and Sweden, and she now lives and works in the UK. For more information about the artist, please visit their website.

About The Ingram Collection

The Ingram Collection spans over 100 years of British art and is one of the largest and most significant publicly accessible collections of modern British art in the UK, available to all through a programme of loans and exhibitions. Find out more here.

Date

15 November - 01 February 2026

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