Gary Card 'HYSTERICAL' exhibition, Phillips London

This summer, set designer Gary Card is exhibiting his work for the first time with an immersive show entitled 'Hysterical'. Gary is infamous for his dreamlike scenes and whimsical designs, having worked with major brands such as Nike, Hermès, Balenciaga and Comme des Garçons, as well as designing album covers for Paul McCartney and costumes for Lady Gaga.

The Philips showcase will explore the unsettling undercurrent of cartoon iconography and include a collaboration with Dior Homme artistic director Kim Jones and a piece with renowned photographer Tim Walker, alongside numerous works from artists such as Kaws, George Condo, Cindy Sherman and beyond.



Gary Card said, 'I am thrilled to be partnering with Phillips on this. They are a powerhouse in the art world and to have my name attached to them is a great honour. Having free reign on their space in Berkeley Square is a dream come true, as it's one of the best spaces to present art in London as no space comes close in scale and visibility. As a set designer it's a privilege to be able to inhabit and transform a space of this scale. I want the viewer to be thrown into a darkly comic world, part psychedelic fever dream, part saccharine cartoon chaos. Like finding a tarantula in a bunch of bananas these works capture something inherently sinister while appearing absurd and disarming.'