Talking Art: An Evening with David Bailey - Pangolin (London)

Renowned as one of the world’s most illustrious photographers, Bailey’s forthcoming exhibition will shock viewers as he presents a dark and rugged collection of cast silver and bronze sculptures alongside a body of new photographs, which will underline the stark contrast between the two mediums and emphasise his versatility as an artist. The show will explore the idea that image-makers should not be confined to one discipline, as Bailey insists, "I’m not saying I’m a sculptor, I just make images. I don’t take photographs, I make them. And now I’m making something else."

In this exhibition, Bailey strips away conventional beauty, and instead focuses on the skull that lies beneath the perfect skin once captured by his camera. Skulls were an obvious choice of subject matter for Bailey. Over the years he has assembled an impressive collection including the craniums of a gorilla, a hippo, and even a tiger that he extracted himself from an old moth eaten head. "The skull is nature’s sculpture" he says. "The old ones get this lovely patina."

Tickets cost £6.50 and are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.