The exhibition Feast of Fools, by the artist Gary William Myatt, presents a new body of work that takes as its starting point the medieval European celebrations which, between the 12th and 15th centuries, temporarily suspended social and religious order, inverted hierarchies, and exposed the fragility of authority. More than a historical interest, Myatt appropriates the Feast of Fools as a metaphor for a contemporary reflection on disorder, transformation, and freedom.

Down-and-outs wrestle with a rabid dog over an old bone. Desperate people, desperately trying to survive by whatever means they can muster.

Gary William Myatt (1963-2026) is a London-based artist whose work spans a wide range of disciplines, including drawing, painting, sculpture, collage-painting and mural painting. Gary has always maintained his studio practice, although he is primarily known for his mural work. In his latest commission, for the Bacchanalia Restaurant (Berkely Square, Mayfair, London), his large wall and ceiling murals are displayed alongside four Damien Hirst sculptures. In his studio practice