Corbin Shaw, wearing black trainers, tracksuit bottoms and a jacket with the hood pulled up, stood in front of a microphone at Sadie Coles HQ gallery in central London. His face was hidden behind a white mask as he unfurled a scroll and began reading to an audience in the hundreds.
This was the latest instalment of Gargle, an invitational programme of monthly live events. The poetry group Adult Entertainment co-hosted alongside the gallery. Shaw titled his piece “Doomscroll Performance,” featuring lines such as: “My testosterone levels are high but I still don’t have any striking masculine characteristics. Could it be my genetics fault?”
