The Rabbits

The Rabbits is 47 Canal’s second exhibition with Lewis Hammond. Including all new paintings by Hammond, this exhibition centers the eponymous motif—a symbol most often associated with fertility, but here laden with other, more ambiguous significations. In these works, Hammond continues his exploration of sociopolitical and spiritual tensions in our contemporary moment, joining compositional cues from the canon of art history with his own personal reflections. The Rabbits follows the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, “Bludgeoned Sky” (2023). Lewis Hammond (b. 1987, Wolverhampton, UK) lives and works between London and Berlin. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include “Black Milk,” ICA Milano. Milan, Italy (2025); “This Glass House,” Perimeter, London (2024); “This Glass House” Kunstpalais, Erlangen, Germany (2024); “Bludgeoned Sky” 47 Canal, New York (2023); and “Turbulent Drift,” Arcadia Missa, London (2022), amongst others. Recent group exhibitions include Yokohama Trienniale, Yokohama, Japan (2024); Kunstverein Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany (2023); X Museum, Beijing (2021); and Kunsthalle Fribourg, Fribourg (2019), amongst others. Hammond’s work is held in public collections at Tate, London, UK and Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.