Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter

Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
12 July – 2 November 2025

Watch: Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska in Conversation

Installation views. Photo: Jo Underhill

Lubaina Himid, Your Charm Offensive, and Their Elegance Will Astonish You, both 2025, acrylic and charcoal on linen, 243.8 x 182.9 cm, from the series How Can I Help You?, 2025, installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Lubaina Himid, Try Out a Few of Them and Favours for Years to Come, both 2025, acrylic and charcoal on linen, 243.8 x 182.9 cm, from the series How Can I Help You?, installation view, Kettle’s Yard

 

Lubaina Himid, Repair Jobs and Your Charm Offensive, both 2025, acrylic and charcoal on linen, 243.8 x 182.9 cm, from the series How Can I Help You?, 2025, installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Lubaina Himid, works from the series How Can I Help You?, 2025, installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Magda Stawarska and Lubaina Himid, Slightly Bitter, 2025, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Magda Stawarska and Lubaina Himid, Slightly Bitter (detail), 2025, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Magda Stawarska and Lubaina Himid, Slightly Bitter (detail), 2025, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Magda Stawarska and Lubaina Himid, Slightly Bitter (detail), 2025, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Magda Stawarska and Lubaina Himid, Slightly Bitter (detail), 2025, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard

Lubaina Himid, Flying Carpet, 2025, acrylic and charcoal on linen,182.9 x 243.9 cm. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard house. 

Lubaina Himid, Man in a Swiss Knife Drawer, 2025, collage on found wood, 49.5 x 36.2 cm. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard house.

Lubaina Himid, Jelly Mould, 2010, painted ceramic. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard library

Magda Stawarska, Crytrony, 2025, screenprint on Japanese paper. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard house

Lubaina Himid, Saving It For Later, 2025, acrylic on wall. Installation view, Kettle’s Yard cottages