Last updated: 27 October 2026
Sarah Lucas is the London artist who turns tights, furniture, food and cigarettes into sculptures about sex, class and the body. Here you will find our take on her work, where it is on show now, and the signed Tate edition you can buy.
Our take on Sarah Lucas
Lucas works with ordinary things: furniture, food, tabloid newspapers, tights, toilets. The body is her main subject, according to her gallery, Sadie Coles HQ.
She exhibited in Freeze in 1988 as a Goldsmiths student, according to Tate, and represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2015. Of her recent Bunny works she said, “it’s about looking at the old things”, “wanting to bring them right back to a state of freshness”.
Her Pauline Bunny (1997) is in The 90s at Tate Britain now. Tate also sells Curious Orange, a signed edition from her 2023 show there.
Sarah Lucas: the essentials
- Born in London in 1962, according to Sadie Coles HQ.
- Studied at Goldsmiths and showed in Freeze (1988).
- Represented Britain at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 with I SCREAM DADDIO.
- Her Tate Britain show Happy Gas ran from 28 September 2023 to 14 January 2024.
- Represented by Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Sarah Lucas exhibitions
- On now: The 90s: Art and Fashion (group), Tate Britain, London, 8 October 2026 to 14 February 2027, including Pauline Bunny (1997).
- OOO LA LA, with Maggi Hambling, Sadie Coles HQ and Frankie Rossi Art Projects, Bury Street, London, 20 November 2025 to 24 January 2026.
- NAKED EYE, Kiasma, Helsinki, 10 October 2025 to 8 March 2026.
- Happy Gas, Tate Britain, 28 September 2023 to 14 January 2024.
Where to buy a Sarah Lucas print
The Tate shop has two signed pieces from her 2023 show:
- Curious Orange, 2023, £2,500: digital pigment print on canvas, 59.4 x 42 cm (23.4 x 16.5 in), edition of 47, signed and numbered, from the Tate shop.
- Signed Happy Gas book, £200: a cloth-bound collector’s edition of 250, numbered and signed, in a Bunny slipcase, from the Tate shop.
- Tate says prices on its limited editions can rise as they sell.
Sarah Lucas FAQs
Where can I see Sarah Lucas’s work now?
At Tate Britain, where Pauline Bunny (1997) is in The 90s: Art and Fashion until 14 February 2027.
Can I buy a Sarah Lucas print?
Yes. Tate sells Curious Orange (2023), an edition of 47, for £2,500, and a signed book for £200.
What is Pauline Bunny?
A 1997 Sarah Lucas sculpture, now on show in The 90s at Tate Britain.
Which gallery represents Sarah Lucas?
Sadie Coles HQ in London.
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Main image: Sarah Lucas at the 56th Venice Biennale, 2015. Photo: Station Ausone via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and framed by CoolCuration. Exhibition dates and prices last checked: 27 October 2026.
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