The Julia Stoschek Foundation presents from 11. September 2025 one of the most extensive solo exhibitions by British artist Mark Leckey (b. 1964, Birkenhead, Great Britain) to date.“Enter Thru Medieval Wounds” combines key video works from the Julia Stoschek Collection dating from 1999 to 2010 with more recent works, offering a comprehensive insight into Leckey’s artistic practice.
Image above: Mark Leckey, Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore, 1999, DVD, 14′30″. Courtesy of the artist and Cabinet, London.
Drawing on seminal works from the collection such as Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), Leckey’s now-iconic portrait of British rave culture, and Cinema-in-the-Round (2006–08), for which he received the prestigious Turner Prize in 2008, “Enter Thru Medieval Wounds” explores the intersections of pop and youth culture, social class, and technology from the 1970s to the present.
For nearly three decades, Leckey has examined how media shapes perception, memory, and desire, illuminating these complex, shifting processes.
The exhibition’s title, “Enter Thru Medieval Wounds”, reflects Leckey’s fascination with medieval iconography and the function of images beyond mere representation. In his works—primarily video, sculpture and sound—he draws on familiar objects and environments, such as bus terminals, motorway bridges, and other urban signifiers. Leckey explores how the physical world merges with imagination and memory, and how digital imagery circulates, fractures, and returns in altered forms.
With a multifaceted practice situated at the intersection of contemporary art, music, pop culture, and technology, Leckey has shaped a visual language that remains deeply influential for a new generation of media artists.
About Mark Leckey
Mark Leckey (b. 1964, Birkenhead, Great Britain) is a British artist. He gained international recognition with Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), a video homage composed of found footage celebrating British dance subcultures from the 1970s to the 1990s. In 2008 Leckey was awarded the Turner Prize for his exhibition “Industrial Light and Magic” at Le Consortium in Dijon.
After studying at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University), he held several teaching positions, including Professor of Film Studies at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main from 2005 to 2009.
His works have been exhibited internationally, with solo exhibitions at the Serpentine Gallery in London, at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, and at Haus der Kunst in Munich, among others. Leckey’s works are part of major collections, including Tate Britain and the Centre Pompidou.
WHEN?
Exhibition period: Thursday, 11. September 2025 until Sunday, 03. May 2026
Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 pm
WHERE?
Julia Stoschek Foundation
Leipziger Str. 60
10117 Berlin
