An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The long gallery in Elizabethan and Jacobean houses served many purposes including the display of art. Historically, art is displayed as evidence of status and wealth, and for religious art as objects of ritual or the depiction of narratives. The first galleries were in the palaces of the aristocracy, or in churches. As art collections grew, buildings became dedicated to art, becoming the first art museums.
63-600: The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art and an independent charity opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985. Exhibitions which drew upon the collection of Charles Saatchi, starting with US artists and minimalism, moving to the Damien Hirst -led Young British Artists , followed by shows purely of painting, led to Saatchi Gallery becoming a recognised authority in contemporary art globally. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then
126-695: A Camera exhibition opens at the Gallery, showing photography and other related works where traditional boundaries are blurred as photographs influence paintings, and paintings influence photographs. The show included work by many other artists new in the UK. 2002 – Donates 50 artworks to the Paintings in Hospitals program which lends over 3,000 originals to NHS hospitals, hospices and health centers throughout England, Wales and Ireland. 2003 – Moves to County Hall ,
189-590: A disused paint factory of 30,000 square feet (2,800 m). The first exhibition was held March—October 1985 featured many works by American minimalist Donald Judd , American abstract painters Brice Marden and Cy Twombly , and American pop artist Andy Warhol . This was the first U.K. exhibition for Twombly and Marden. These were followed throughout December 1985 – July 1986 by an exhibition of works by American sculptor John Chamberlain , American minimalists Dan Flavin , Sol LeWitt , Robert Ryman , Frank Stella , and Carl Andre . During September 1986 – July 1987,
252-531: A feud. If I see him, we speak, but we were never really drinking buddies.") On 24 May 2004, a fire in the Momart storage warehouse destroyed many works from the collection, including the Tracey Emin work Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–95 ("the tent"), and Jake and Dinos Chapman's tableau Hell . A gallery spokesman said that Saatchi was distraught at the loss: "It is terrible. A significant part of
315-429: A gallery, a kunsthalle is a facility that hosts temporary art exhibitions however does not possess a permanent collection . The art world comprises everyone involved in the production and distribution of fine art. The market for fine art depends upon maintaining its distinction as high culture , although during recent decades the boundary between high and popular culture has been eroded by postmodernism . In
378-649: A number of locations. Galleries selling the work of recognized artists may occupy space in established commercial areas of a city. New styles in art have historically been attracted to the low rent of marginal neighborhoods. An artist colony existed in Greenwich Village as early as 1850, and the tenements built around Washington Square Park to house immigrants after the Civil War also attracted young artists and avant-garde art galleries. The resulting gentrification prompted artists and galleries to move to
441-484: A reported £13,000, sold for £1.5 million. Saatchi also sold all but one work by Sam Taylor-Wood (he showed five in the Sensation show). The sale was compared to his sale in the 1980s of most of his postwar American art collection. David Lee said: "Charles Saatchi has all the hallmarks of being a dealer, not a collector. He first talks up the works and then sells them." In 2005, Saatchi changed direction, announcing
504-411: A retrospective by Damien Hirst , as well as work by other YBAs , such as Jake and Dinos Chapman and Tracey Emin alongside some longer-established artists including John Bratby , Paula Rego and Patrick Caulfield . Hirst disassociated himself from the retrospective to the extent of not including it in his CV. He was angry that a Mini car that he had decorated for charity with his trademark spots
567-477: A room entirely filled with oil, became a permanent installation at the Saatchi Gallery's Boundary Road venue. September 1991 – February 1992 featured a group show, including American photographer Andres Serrano . In an abrupt move, Saatchi sold much of his collection of US art, and invested in a new generation of British artists, exhibiting them in shows with the title Young British Artists. The core of
630-620: A year-long, three-part series (subsequently extended to two years and seven parts), The Triumph of Painting . The opening exhibition focused on established European painters, including Marlene Dumas , Martin Kippenberger , Luc Tuymans and Peter Doig , who had not previously received such significant U.K. exposure. Shows in the series were scheduled to introduce young painters from America like Dana Schutz and Germans such as Matthias Weischer , as well as Saatchi's choice of up and coming British talent. The gallery received 800,000 visitors
693-579: A year. In 2006, 1,350 schools organised group visits to the gallery. In 2006, a selection from The Triumph of Painting was exhibited in Leeds Art Gallery and USA Today: New American Art from the Saatchi Gallery opened at the Royal Academy . This exhibition toured to The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia in 2007. The gallery's tenancy of County Hall had ongoing difficulties with Makoto Okamoto, London branch manager of
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#1732798617144756-657: Is a unique commodity, the artist has a monopoly on production, which ceases when the artist either dies or stops working. Some businesses operate as vanity galleries , charging artists a fee to exhibit their work. Lacking a selection process to assure the quality of the artworks, and having little incentive to promote sales, vanity galleries are avoided as unprofessional. Some non-profit organizations or local governments host art galleries for cultural enrichment and to support local artists. Non-profit organizations may start as exhibit spaces for artist collectives , and expand into full-fledged arts programs. Other non-profits include
819-590: Is one that Tate would kill for, and could not begin to afford"; she said that it was "an example of a private museum grand and serious enough to compete with national institutions." More recent exhibitions include the London-leg of the touring show Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh , the solo exhibition of the artist JR , JR: Chronicles , and London Grads Now in September 2019 lending
882-563: Is that while maintaining their urban establishments, galleries also participate in art fairs such as Art Basel and Frieze Art Fair . Art galleries are the primary connection between artists and collectors . At the high end of the market, a handful of elite auction houses and dealers sell the work of celebrity artists; at the low end artists sell their work from their studio, or in informal venues such as restaurants. Point-of-sale galleries connect artists with buyers by hosting exhibitions and openings. The artworks are on consignment, with
945-468: Is to show contemporary work that would otherwise not be seen in London institutions such as Tate Modern . The gallery's ex head of development, Rebecca Wilson, said, "The gallery's guiding principle is to show what is being made now, the most interesting artists of today. It's about drawing people's attentions to someone who might be tomorrow's Damien Hirst." The gallery's aim is to make art more accessible to
1008-510: Is used to refer to establishments with distinct social and economic functions, both public and private. Institutions that preserve a permanent collection may be called either "gallery of art" or "museum of art". If the latter, the rooms where art is displayed within the museum building are called galleries. Art galleries that do not maintain a collection are either commercial enterprises for the sale of artworks, or similar spaces operated by art cooperatives or non-profit organizations . As part of
1071-689: The 46th Venice Biennale and in 1996 was the subject of a Tate Gallery retrospective. In 2007, London's National Gallery held an exhibition of Kossoff's work entitled "Leon Kossoff: Drawing from Painting". Kossoff declined appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire . In 2010, Kossoff exhibited a travelling show of new paintings and drawings, beginning at Annely Juda Fine Art, London, then travelling to Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, and ending at L.A. Louver , Los Angeles. In 2013–14, Kossoff's urban landscapes were shown in
1134-806: The Arts Council of Great Britain Collection, which operates a 'lending library' to museums and galleries around Britain. 2000 – Donates 40 works through the National Art Collections Fund to eight museums across Britain. 2000 – Begins a series of one person shows of major international figures mostly new to Britain, including Duane Hanson , Boris Mikhailov and Alex Katz . Shows entitled Young Americans and Eurovision introduce artists including John Currin , Andreas Gursky , Charles Ray , Richard Prince , Rineke Dijkstra , Lisa Yuskavage and Elizabeth Peyton . 2001 – I am
1197-626: The Chelsea School of Art , and the Saint Martin's School of Art, all in London. While teaching, he continued his artistic career, and soon started featuring in galleries and shows, along with his friend Frank Auerbach and other artists such as Francis Bacon , Lucian Freud and Keith Critchlow , a school friend from Saint Martin's. During this time, Kossoff moved his studio to Willesden Junction , and in 1966, moved his studio to Willesden Green . In 1995, Kossoff exhibited his artworks at
1260-504: The Duke of York's Headquarters building in Chelsea . This put a halt to London shows while the new premises were being prepared. 2005 – Exhibited a selection of works from The Triumph of Painting in Leeds Art Gallery . Art gallery Among the modern reasons art may be displayed are aesthetic enjoyment, education , historic preservation , or for marketing purposes. The term
1323-649: The Greater London Council 's former headquarters on the South Bank , creating a 40,000 square feet (3,700 m) exhibition space. The opening show included a Hirst retrospective as well as works by other YBAs such as the Chapman Brothers , Tracey Emin , Jenny Saville and Sarah Lucas . 2004 – A fire in the Momart storage warehouse destroyed many works from the collection, including
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#17327986171441386-496: The Middle Ages that preceded, painters and sculptors were members of guilds, seeking commissions to produce artworks for aristocratic patrons or churches. The establishment of academies of art in the 16th century represented efforts by painters and sculptors to raise their status from mere artisans who worked with their hands to that of the classical arts such as poetry and music, which are purely intellectual pursuits. However,
1449-475: The Museum of Modern Art and National Museum of Western Art ). However, establishments that display art for other purposes, but serve no museum functions, are only called art galleries. The distinctive function of a museum is the preservation of artifacts with cultural, historical, and aesthetic value by maintaining a collection of valued objects. Art museums also function as galleries that display works from
1512-478: The South Bank by the River Thames , and finally in Chelsea , Duke of York's HQ , its current location. In 2019 Saatchi Gallery became a registered charity and began a new chapter in its history. Recent exhibitions include the major solo exhibition of the artist JR , JR: Chronicles , and London Grads Now in September 2019 lending the gallery spaces to graduates from leading fine art schools who experienced
1575-497: The art world , art galleries play an important role in maintaining the network of connections between artists, collectors, and art experts that define fine art . The terms 'art museum' and 'art gallery' may be used interchangeably as reflected in the names of institutions around the world, some of which are called galleries (e.g. the National Gallery and Neue Nationalgalerie ), and some of which are called museums (e.g.
1638-566: The Chapmans, Gavin Turk, Tracey Emin and Chris Ofili . During this period the Collection was based at '30 Underwood St' an artist Collective of 50 studios and four galleries, the gallery made several large philanthropic donations including 100 artworks in 1999 to the Arts Council of Great Britain Collection, which operates a "lending library" to museums and galleries around the country, with
1701-548: The Gallery moved from Boundary Road, the site was redeveloped by the Ardmore Group for residential use, under the name 'The Collection'. In April 2003, the gallery moved to County Hall , the Greater London Council 's former headquarters on the South Bank , occupying 40,000 square feet (3,700 m) of the ground floor. 1,000 guests attended the launch, which included a "nude happening" of 200 naked people staged by artist Spencer Tunick . The opening exhibition included
1764-547: The Saatchi Gallery at the Royal Academy featuring 42 artists including The Chapman Brothers , Marcus Harvey , Damien Hirst , Ron Mueck , Jenny Saville , Sarah Lucas & Tracey Emin . Sensation attracted over 300,000 visitors, a record for a contemporary exhibition. 1999 – Sensation at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. 1999 – Sensation tours to Brooklyn Museum of Art . 1999 – Donates 100 artworks to
1827-575: The U.K. for the first time. The blend of minimalism and pop art influenced many young artists who would later form the Young British Artists (YBA) group. April – October 1988 featured exhibited works by American figurative painter Leon Golub , German painter and photographer Sigmar Polke , and American Abstract Expressionist painter Philip Guston . During November 1988 – April 1989 a group show featured contemporary American artists, most prominently Eric Fischl . From April – October,
1890-504: The UK. 1988–1991 ¬– Introduces artists including Leon Golub , Phillip Guston , Sigmar Polke , Bruce Nauman , Richard Artschwager and Cindy Sherman to London. 1992 – Curates its first Young British Artists show Damien Hirst , Marc Quinn , Rachel Whiteread , Gavin Turk , Glenn Brown , Sarah Lucas , Jenny Saville and Gary Hume were all presented in these exhibitions. 1996 – Sixth Young British Artists show featuring Dan Coombs 1997 – Opens Sensation : Young British Art from
1953-413: The adjacent neighborhood "south of Houston" ( SoHo ) which became gentrified in turn. Attempting to recreate this natural process, arts districts have been created intentionally by local governments in partnership with private developers as a strategy for revitalizing neighborhoods. Such developments often include spaces for artists to live and work as well as galleries. A contemporary practice has been
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2016-575: The aim of increasing awareness and promoting interest in younger artists; 40 works by young British artists through the National Art Collections Fund , now known as the Art Fund , to eight museum collections across Britain in 2000; and 50 artworks to the Paintings in Hospitals program which provides a lending library of over 3,000 original works of art to NHS hospitals, hospices and health centers throughout England, Wales and Ireland in 2002. After
2079-544: The area of London where he was born. From 1950 to 1953, Kossoff's studio was located at Mornington Crescent ; he then moved to Bethnal Green , where he lived until 1961. Kossoff studied at the Royal College of Art from 1953 to 1956. In 1956, Kossoff joined Helen Lessore's Beaux Arts Gallery , located on Bruton Place in London. In 1959, Kossoff began to teach at the Regent Street Polytechnic ,
2142-412: The art market. Art dealers, through their galleries, have occupied a central role in the art world by bringing many of these factors together; such as "discovering" new artists, promoting their associations in group shows, and managing market valuation. Exhibitions of art operating similar to current galleries for marketing art first appeared in the early modern period , approximately 1500 to 1800 CE. In
2205-549: The artist and the gallery splitting the proceeds from each sale. Depending upon the expertise of the gallery owner and staff, and the particular market, the artwork shown may be more innovative or more traditional in style and media. Galleries may deal in the primary market of new works by living artists, or the secondary markets for works from prior periods owned by collectors, estates, or museums. The periods represented include Old Masters , Modern (1900–1950), and contemporary (1950–present). Modern and contemporary may be combined in
2268-538: The artists had been brought together by Damien Hirst in 1988 in a seminal show called Freeze . Saatchi augmented this with his own choice of purchases from art colleges and "alternative" artist-run spaces in London. His first showing of the YBAs was in 1992, where the star exhibit was a Hirst vitrine containing a cow's head eaten by flies. Brooks, Richard. "Hirst's shark is sold to America" , The Sunday Times , 16 January 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2008.</ref> and
2331-409: The arts as part of other missions, such as providing services to low-income neighborhoods. Historically, art world activities have benefited from clustering together either in cities or in remote areas offering natural beauty. The proximity of art galleries facilitated an informal tradition of art show openings on the same night, which have become officially coordinated as " first Friday events " in
2394-893: The autumn, and then to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, creating unprecedented political and media controversy and becoming a touchstone for debate about the "morality" of contemporary art. Meanwhile, other shows with different themes were held in the gallery itself. In 1998, Saatchi launched a two part exhibition entitled Neurotic Realism . Though widely attacked by critics, the exhibition included many future international stars including; Cecily Brown , Ron Mueck , Noble and Webster, Dexter Dalwood , Martin Maloney , Dan Coombs , Chantal Joffe , Michael Raedecker and David Thorpe . In 2000 Ant Noises (an anagram of "sensation"), also in two parts, tried surer ground with work by Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Jenny Saville, Rachel Whiteread,
2457-442: The cancellation of physical degree shows due to the pandemic. The gallery's mission is to support artists and render contemporary art accessible to all by presenting projects in physical and digital spaces that are engaging, enlightening and educational for diverse audiences. The Gallery presents curated exhibitions on themes relevant and exciting in the context of contemporary creative culture. Its educational programmes aim to reveal
2520-456: The case of historical works, or Old Masters this distinction is maintained by the work's provenance ; proof of its origin and history. For more recent work, status is based upon the reputation of the artist. Reputation includes both aesthetic factors; art schools attended, membership in a stylistic or historical movement, the opinions of art historians and critics; and economic factors; inclusion in group and solo exhibitions and past success in
2583-447: The category of Post-war art; while contemporary may be limited to the 21st century or "emerging artists". An enduring model for contemporary galleries was set by Leo Castelli . Rather than simply being the broker for sales, Castelli became actively involved in the discovery and development of new artists, while expecting to remain an exclusive agent for their work. However he also focused exclusively on new works, not participating in
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2646-557: The contemporary political context. The decision to open with The Revolution Continues was directly influenced by global interest in China as a result of the 2008 Beijing Olympics . Jackie Wullschlager in the Financial Times said it was "the most persuasive showing of contemporary Chinese art yet mounted in this country", and, contrasting it with the "deadly" contemporaneous Turner Prize show, "Saatchi's collection of Chinese art
2709-751: The evenings at Toynbee Hall . He spent three years in military service with the Royal Fusiliers , attached to the 2nd Battalion Jewish Brigade, and served in Italy, Holland, Belgium and Germany. After his military service, he returned to the Saint Martin's School of Art in 1949, and at Borough Polytechnic , took special classes under David Bomberg from 1950 to 1952. He was also influenced by another one of his teacher's students, Frank Auerbach . Both young artists dealt with similar emotions and subject matter in their work, and employed heavy impasto in their paintings. Kossoff chose his subject matter mostly from
2772-531: The first indications of modern values regarding art; art as an investment versus pure aesthetics, and the increased attention to living artists as an opportunity for such investment. Commercial galleries owned or operated by an art dealer or "gallerist" occupy the middle tier of the art market , accounting for most transactions, although not those with the highest monetary values. Once limited to major urban art worlds such as New York, Paris and London, art galleries have become global. Another trend in globalization
2835-497: The gallery exhibited German artist Anselm Kiefer and American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra . The exhibited Serra sculptures were so large that the caretaker's flat adjoining the gallery was demolished to make room for them. From September 1987 – January 1988, the Saatchi Gallery mounted two exhibitions entitled New York Art Now , featuring Jeff Koons , Robert Gober , Peter Halley , Haim Steinbach , Philip Taaffe , and Caroll Dunham. This exhibition introduced these artists to
2898-514: The gallery hosted exhibitions of American minimalist Robert Mangold and American conceptual artist Bruce Nauman . From November 1989 – February 1990, a series of exhibitions featured School of London artists including Lucian Freud , Frank Auerbach , Leon Kossoff and Howard Hodgkin . During January – July 1991, the gallery exhibited the work of American pop artist Richard Artschwager , American photographer Cindy Sherman , and British installation artist Richard Wilson . Wilson's piece 20:50 ,
2961-708: The gallery spaces to graduates from leading fine art schools who experienced the cancellation of a physical degree show due to the pandemic (described by critic Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times as "a good idea. Saatchi Gallery deserves a slap on the back for organising this selection of work from grads shows, a highlight of every art student's education". The Gallery also hosts the annual Carmignac Photojournalism Award and various art fairs and global events including music group BICEP 's live global stream of their new album in March 2021. Saatchi Gallery's goal
3024-507: The mainstream, rather than an exclusive artworld pursuit. 1985 – 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m) Saatchi Gallery opens at Boundary Road, London NW8, featuring works by Donald Judd , Brice Marden , Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol . This was the first UK exhibition for Twombly and Marden. 1986 – Exhibits Anselm Kiefer and Richard Serra . 1987 – The New York Art Now show introduces American artists including Jeff Koons , Robert Gober , Ashley Bickerton , Carroll Dunham and Phillip Taaffe to
3087-497: The major Tracey Emin work Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–95 ("the tent"), and Jake and Dinos Chapman 's tableau Hell . 2005 – Launches a year-long, three-part series exhibition, The Triumph of Painting . The opening exhibition focuses on influential European painters Marlene Dumas , Martin Kippenberger , Luc Tuymans , Peter Doig , Jörg Immendorff , and followed with younger painters including Albert Oehlen , Wilhelm Sasnal and Thomas Scheibitz . 2005 – Expanded into
3150-456: The museum's own collection or on loan from the collections of other museums. Museums might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions on access. Although primarily concerned with visual art , art museums are often used as a venue for other cultural exchanges and artistic activities where the art object is replaced by practices such as performance art , dance, music concerts, or poetry readings. Similar to
3213-542: The nineties and brought them to worldwide notice. Among the artists in the series of shows were Jenny Saville , Sarah Lucas , Gavin Turk , Jake and Dinos Chapman and Rachel Whiteread . Sensation opened in September at the Royal Academy to much controversy and showed 110 works by 42 artists from the Saatchi collection. In 1999 Sensation toured to the Nationalgalerie at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin in
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#17327986171443276-520: The owners, who Saatchi complained had kicked artworks and sealed off the disabled toilets. On 28 September 2005, the gallery announced a move to new and larger premises in the Duke of York's Headquarters , Chelsea, though Saatchi said it was "tragic" to leave. On 6 October 2005, a court case began, brought by the owners and landlord of County Hall, the Shirayama Shokusan Company and Cadogan Leisure Investments, against Danovo (Saatchi
3339-471: The possibilities of artistic expression to young minds, encourage fresh thought and stimulate innovation. In 2019, Saatchi Gallery transitioned to becoming a charitable organisation, relying upon private donations to reinvest its revenue into its core learning activities and to support access to contemporary art for all. The Saatchi Gallery opened in 1985 in Boundary Road, St John's Wood , London in
3402-471: The public exhibition of art had to overcome the bias against commercial activity, which was deemed beneath the dignity of artists in many European societies. Commercial art galleries were well-established by the Victorian era , made possible by the increasing number of people seeking to own objects of cultural and aesthetic value. At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century there were also
3465-434: The resale of older work by the same artists. All art sales after the first are part of the secondary market, in which the artist and the original dealer are not involved. Many of these sales occur privately between collectors, or works are sold at auctions. However some galleries participate in the secondary market depending upon the market conditions. As with any market, the major conditions are supply and demand. Because art
3528-482: The symbol of Britart worldwide. More recently Saatchi said, "It's not that Freeze , the 1988 exhibition that Damien Hirst organised with this fellow Goldsmiths College students, was particularly good. Much of the art was fairly so-so and Hirst himself hadn't made anything much just a cluster of small colourful cardboard boxes placed high on a wall. What really stood out was the hopeful swagger of it all." Saatchi's promotion of these artists dominated local art throughout
3591-529: The use of vacant commercial space for art exhibitions that run for periods from a single day to a month. Now called "popup galleries", a precursor was Artomatic which had its first event in 1999 and has occurred periodically to the present, mainly in the Washington metro area . Leon Kossoff Leon Kossoff (10 December 1926 – 4 July 2019) was a British figurative painter known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. Kossoff
3654-928: The work in his collection has been affected." One art insurance specialist valued the lost work at £50m. In 2004, Saatchi's recent acquisitions (including Stella Vine ) were featured in New Blood , a show of mostly little-known artists working in a variety of media. It received a hostile critical reception, which caused Saatchi to speak out angrily against the critics. Saatchi, said that most YBAs would prove "nothing but footnotes" in history, and sold works from his YBA collection, beginning in December 2004 with Hirst's iconic shark for nearly £7 million (he had bought it for £50,000 in 1991), followed by at least twelve other works by Hirst. Four works by Ron Mueck , including key works Pinocchio and Dead Dad , went for an estimated £2.5 million. Mark Quinn 's Self , bought in 1991 for
3717-400: Was being exhibited as serious work. The show also scuppered a prospective Hirst retrospective at Tate Modern . He said Saatchi was "childish" and "I'm not Charles Saatchi's barrel-organ monkey ... He only recognises art with his wallet ... he believes he can affect art values with buying power, and he still believes he can do it." (In July 2004, Hirst said, "I respect Charles. There's not really
3780-653: Was born in Islington , London, and spent most of his early life living there with his Russian Jewish parents. In 1938, he attended the Hackney Downs School in London. In 1939, he was evacuated with the school to King's Lynn , Norfolk, where he lived with Mr and Mrs R.C. Bishop, who encouraged his interest in art. During this time, Kossoff made his first paintings. When he returned to London in 1943, Kossoff went to Saint Martin's School of Art , and studied commercial art. He also attended life drawing classes in
3843-671: Was forced into liquidation with debts around £1.8 million, having failed to pay the court-ordered penalty. On 9 October 2008 the Gallery opened its new premises, described in The Observer as one of "the most beautiful art spaces in London", in the 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m) Duke of York's HQ on Kings Road , London, near Sloane Square . The building was refurbished by architects Paul Davis + Partners and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. It consists of 15 equally-proportioned exhibition spaces "as light, as high, and as beautifully proportioned as any in London". The main opening exhibition
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#17327986171443906-457: Was its majority shareholder), trading as the Saatchi Gallery, for alleged breach of conditions, including a two-for-one ticket offer in Time Out magazine and exhibition of work in unauthorized areas. The judgment went against the gallery; the judge, Sir Donald Ratee, and ordered the gallery off the premises because of a "deliberate disregard" of the landlords' rights. On 8 October 2006, Danovo
3969-402: Was of new Chinese art, The Revolution Continues: New Art From China , bringing together the work of twenty-four young Chinese artists in a survey of painting, sculpture and installation, including Zhang Huan , Li Songsong , Zhang Xiaogang , Zhang Haiying and conceptual artists Sun Yuan & Peng Yu . The show's focus was on political issues surrounding China's Cultural Revolution and also
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