Edel Assanti and Emalin Expand London Galleries Amid Market Trends
Edel Assanti is opening a new gallery in St. James's at 11 Bury Street, offering a compact 450 sq ft space, in contrast to their larger location in Fitzrovia. Co-founders Jeremy Epstein and Charlie Fellowes aim to host around eight exhibitions a year, kicking off with Lonnie Holley's quilt paintings, each priced at $55,000, which he created during a residency in East Hampton from 2020 to 2021. The soft opening is set for the end of the month, with a grand launch on June 5 during the London Gallery Weekend, which Epstein helped start. The Holley exhibition will be available until July 3. Meanwhile, Emalin is moving from Shoreditch to a bigger 5,000 sq ft space in Clerkenwell, emphasizing London's art prominence.
Key facts
- Edel Assanti opens a second London gallery at 11 Bury Street in St. James's
- The new space is 450 sq ft, compared to Fitzrovia's 4,000 sq ft
- Opening exhibition features Lonnie Holley's quilt paintings from a 2020-21 residency at Elaine de Kooning House
- Holley's works are priced at $55,000 each and coincide with a Castello di Rivoli commission
- Soft opening at end of April, official launch on 5 June during London Gallery Weekend
- Emalin moves main premises from Shoreditch to Clerkenwell's Helmet Row, a 5,000 sq ft space
- Emalin retains second space at The Clerk's House in Shoreditch
- Expansions follow similar moves by Sadie Coles and Maureen Paley in 2025
Entities
Artists
- Lonnie Holley
- Jeremy Epstein
- Charlie Fellowes
- Angelina Volk
- Leopold Thun
Institutions
- Edel Assanti
- Emalin
- Christie's
- The Mayor Gallery
- London Gallery Weekend
- Castello di Rivoli
- Elaine de Kooning House
- Modern Art
- Sadie Coles
- Maureen Paley
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- St. James's
- Fitzrovia
- 11 Bury Street
- East Hampton
- New York
- USA
- Turin
- Italy
- Shoreditch
- Clerkenwell
- Helmet Row
- The Clerk's House