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London-based artist Soldier, whose real name is Leonard Iheagwam, is presenting six new large-scale works in an exhibition with Plaster at the company’s Soho headquarters. Four paintings are listed for sale, alongside signed posters, limited-edition T-shirts and 50 original editions offered through a registration-only online release.
London-based artist Soldier, the working name of Leonard Iheagwam, is presenting six new large-scale artworks in “Military Abstractions,” an exhibition with Plaster at its headquarters in Soho. The show is scheduled to open ahead of Frieze London, with four of the works listed for sale and a separate online release of 50 original editions planned to coincide with the private viewing.
The exhibition will occupy the first two floors of Plaster’s Soho headquarters. The Hypebeast report describes the works as exploring motifs associated with Soldier’s practice, including camouflage and toy soldiers. It says the artist uses those images to address military and geopolitical power, the consequences of war, and foreign influence in countries affected by colonization.
Four of the six paintings will be available for purchase, according to the report. The exhibition will also offer signed posters and limited-edition T-shirts. Separately, 50 original editions are scheduled for an online release through a registration-only drop, timed to begin with the private viewing. The report does not provide prices or explain how registration will work.
Plaster is presenting the project as part of its work to provide a platform for young artists and bring people in the art community together through in-person events. The exhibition brings that stated aim into a public-facing collaboration with Soldier, whose work draws on personal experience and visual references linked to Lagos and London.
A Soho Platform for Soldier’s Work
The announcement connects a new body of work with in-person exhibition space and several routes for audiences to engage with it, including paintings, printed editions and apparel. For visitors, the show offers an opportunity to see the works in person; for prospective buyers, the four paintings and online editions create distinct purchase options. The terms and prices for those sales have not been supplied.
The subject matter also gives the exhibition a focus beyond the objects themselves. Plaster’s description, as reported by Hypebeast, frames camouflage and toy soldiers as ways to examine military power, war and colonial influence. Those themes are presented as part of Soldier’s artistic approach, not as a claim that the exhibition offers a historical or political analysis in place of the artworks.
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Soldier’s Visual References
Soldier was born in Lagos, Nigeria and is based in London, according to the Hypebeast report. It describes his practice as informed by personal experience and by references to Lagos’s skateboarding scene, church and military-surplus imagery. In “Military Abstractions,” camouflage is reworked through collage and placed in the context of his own perspective and artistic practice.
The exhibition is timed for the period ahead of Frieze London, but the source does not say that the show is part of the fair or provide a direct connection beyond its timing. It describes the collaboration as an extension of Plaster’s ongoing effort to support young artists and host events that bring members of the art community together.
“The exhibition acts as an extension of Plaster’s ongoing mission of platforming young artists and bridging the gap between the art community through in-person events.”
— Hypebeast, reporting on Plaster’s exhibition
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Sales and Visitor Details Await
The source gives no opening date, visiting hours, address details beyond Plaster’s Soho headquarters, or public-access arrangements. It identifies a private viewing but does not state whether the exhibition will also be open to the public, or when and how visitors could attend.
Sales information remains limited. The report does not list prices, describe the size or format of the 50 original editions, provide registration instructions, or say whether the four paintings will be offered through the same process as the editions. It also does not identify the exact date of the online release. These details may be shared through Plaster’s or Soldier’s channels, but the source provides no confirmed schedule beyond the release coinciding with the private viewing.
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Release Details and Viewing Access
The next expected milestone is the private viewing, scheduled to take place at the same time as the online release of 50 original editions. The exhibition itself is planned for the period before Frieze London. Hypebeast points readers to Plaster’s and Soldier’s Instagram accounts for updates, but does not cite a specific post setting out dates or practical information.
Further announcements would need to confirm the show’s opening and closing dates, any public visiting arrangements, and the online drop’s registration process and pricing. Until those details are published, the confirmed information is limited to the planned Soho venue, the six works, the listed sale items and the timing of the edition release relative to the private viewing.
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Key Questions
What is “Military Abstractions”?
It is an exhibition of six new large-scale works by London-based artist Soldier, presented with Plaster at its Soho headquarters ahead of Frieze London.
Who is Soldier?
Soldier is the artist name of Leonard Iheagwam. The Hypebeast report says he was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and is based in London.
Can visitors buy the paintings?
According to the report, four of the six paintings will be available for sale. Prices and purchasing arrangements have not been provided.
What else will be available?
The exhibition will include signed posters and limited-edition T-shirts. A separate online release of 50 original editions is also planned through a registration-only drop.
When and where can the exhibition be visited?
The show is planned for the first two floors of Plaster’s Soho headquarters ahead of Frieze London. The source does not give public opening dates, hours or access information.
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