But don't worry - these obituaries are in fact hypothetical, the latest works by artist Adam McEwen, featured in his first solo exhibition in London. While some might consider the works morbid or even distasteful, McEwen sees them as celebratory, though not uncritical. What links Parton, Thunberg, Lewis and the other figures featured is a thread of "tension", he says, or triumph over adversity; they have played by their own rules and won. For Dolly Parton, there are already obituaries written for her, because they have to be. Adam McEwen's exhibition of fake obituaries dedicated to living celebrities is showing at Gagosian's Davies Street gallery in London until 11 March
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