ICON Exhibition we then realised that when

we then realised that when they were shown close together

and always sharply clever

the shadow for the first time caught both of our profiles merged together

people and symbols

and an irrereverence

ICON Exhibition we then realised that when2026 Sue Webster ICON, 2026 Clear glass red neon gas, 3KV transformer, 5mm white perspex box 620mm x 350 mm x 75 mm Edition of 15 ICON is one of the defining works from Sue Websters major exhibition Birth of an Icon, which opened at Firstsite in January 2026 to significant critical acclaim. Stripped back to a single, loaded word rendered in vivid red neon, ICON sits at the intersection of cultural mythology, celebrity, power, and collective desire.