We are proud to announce The Showroom Mural Commission for 2025-26: London-based artist Mandy El-Sayegh will present a site-specific installation comprising visual and sound materials, exploring the circulation of language, codes and images.

Mandy El-Sayegh’s practice is rooted in assemblage. Executed in a wide range of media — including densely layered paintings, sculpture, and installation, as well as performance, sound, and video — her works investigate the formation and break-down of systems of order, be they bodily, linguistic, or political.

Recent presentations of her work include Otra Orilla / Another Shore, The Gateway Exhibition, Abu Dhabi (2024-25); Art Basel Parcours, Basel (2024); Overbeck- Gesellschaft – Kunstverein Lübeck (2023); MOVE 2022: Culture club — Corps collectifs at Centre Pompidou, Paris (2022); the Biennale Matter of Art, Prague, (2022); and the travelling exhibition British Art Show 9 (2021–22). Her monograph The Makeshift Body was published in 2023 by Black Dog Press. El-Sayegh’s work is in public and private collections, including LACMA, Los Angeles; Tate, London; and Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah.

ABOUT THE MURAL COMMISSION

The Showroom Mural Commission is a unique opportunity for artists to activate the building’s emblematic facade. Once a year, an international artist works in collaboration with members of communities around the Church Street Ward to create artwork for the mural, complemented by public programming that includes a series of community-engaging events and workshops.
Our approach is unique in how we foster strong, long-term relationships and consider everyone involved as collaborators. Trust and mindful consideration of the project’s impact are central to our way of working. Some groups and individuals are starting to participate in projects within our broader programme, and in some cases are taking on a more proactive role within artistic productions.
Our programme emphasises collaborative and process-driven approaches to production, encompassing artwork, exhibitions, events, discussions, publications, knowledge sharing, and relationships. We engage with artists and practitioners, including those who are new to the London art scene and international artists. Additionally, we work closely with groups and individuals in our local community who we bring together to work in partnership with artists on specific projects and commissions that contribute to the programme. Public events and workshops form part of these commissions, alongside a programme of publishing, research and events including discussions, screenings, panels, book launches and performances.