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Allen Jones Makes Gazelli Art House Solo Debut With 'In Town Tonight' in London

exhibition · 2026-10-21

In London, Gazelli Art House is hosting "In Town Tonight," marking the inaugural solo exhibition of Allen Jones RA with the gallery. This showcase features a significant collection of new works created between 2024 and 2026, alongside notable pieces from his extensive career, highlighting Jones's ongoing exploration of the human figure, performance, and the interplay between image and object. Born in Southampton in 1937, Jones emerged as a pivotal figure in British Pop Art during the early 1960s, influencing British visual culture for over sixty years through painting, sculpture, printmaking, and photography. A key highlight of the exhibition is a fresh series of shaped canvas paintings, infused with vibrant green and yellow hues, emphasizing the theatricality of performance and showcasing his artistic evolution.

Key facts

  • In Town Tonight is Allen Jones's first solo exhibition with Gazelli Art House
  • The London show combines new work made between 2024 and 2026 with significant earlier works
  • Allen Jones RA was born in Southampton in 1937
  • Jones is a defining figure of British Pop Art, emerging in the early 1960s
  • His practice spans painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography over more than six decades
  • A new series of shaped canvas paintings anchors the exhibition
  • The new paintings use a palette of intense green and yellow
  • The shaped canvases bring the theatricality of performance into his latest work

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  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Southampton
  • England

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