London Gallery Weekend Reveals Contradictions and South Asian Art Surge
The London Gallery Weekend, held from June 5-7, showcased 126 galleries, highlighting the city's vibrant art landscape. While Cork Street displayed vacant spaces from Tiwani and Stephen Friedman, new additions included Sundaram Tagore and Lehmann Maupin, with Edel Assanti and Emalin expanding their offerings. Featured exhibitions encompassed Thomas Houseago's 'Death's Sacred Mirror' at Lévy Gorvy Dayan (running until September 19), Oliver Beer's sound-vibration paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac (available until July 31), and Anne Imhof's 'Citizen' at Sprüth Magers (through August 1). Significant South Asian art highlights were T. Venkanna at Studio Voltaire (until August 9), the Kiran Nadar Museum's Christie's auction on June 11, and new pieces by N.S. Harsha and Shahzia Sikander at Victoria Miro (until July 31).
Key facts
- 126 galleries participated in London Gallery Weekend from June 5-7.
- Cork Street had abandoned storefronts from Tiwani and Stephen Friedman galleries.
- Pace Gallery downsized its London space.
- Sundaram Tagore and Lehmann Maupin opened new London locations.
- Edel Assanti and Emalin expanded with additional spaces.
- Thomas Houseago's show at Lévy Gorvy Dayan runs through September 19.
- Oliver Beer's sound-vibration paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac are on view until July 31.
- Anne Imhof's 'Citizen' at Sprüth Magers is on view through August 1.
- Marta Jovanović and Cristiano Leone performed a 'spiritual marriage' at Fitzrovia Chapel.
- Dominic Watson's installation at The Sunday Painter runs until July 11.
- Alvaro Barrington's tribute to 1990s New York at Emalin runs through August 15.
- Gray Wielebinski's work at Nicoletti is on view until July 4.
- Andrew Heard's paintings at Amanda Wilkinson are on view until August 8.
- T. Venkanna's show at Studio Voltaire runs until August 9.
- Kiran Nadar Museum took over Christie's for a South Asian art auction on June 11.
- Sundaram Tagore's group show runs until June 20.
- Vadehra Art Gallery's A. Ramachandran presentation at No. 9 Cork Street runs until July 4.
- Project 88's group show at No. 9 Cork Street runs until July 4.
- N.S. Harsha and Shahzia Sikander show new work at Victoria Miro until July 31.
- Melissa Joseph's felt pieces at Sim Smith are on view until July 18.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Houseago
- Louise Bourgeois
- Henri Matisse
- Meret Oppenheim
- Oliver Beer
- Rufus Wainwright
- Anne Imhof
- Marta Jovanović
- Cristiano Leone
- Dominic Watson
- Alvaro Barrington
- Gray Wielebinski
- Andrew Heard
- T. Venkanna
- Sundaram Tagore
- Tayeba Begum Lipi
- Sohan Qadri
- Trishla Jain
- A. Ramachandran
- N.S. Harsha
- Shahzia Sikander
- Melissa Joseph
- Kiran Nadar
- Rajeeb Samdani
- Udit Bhambri
Institutions
- Tiwani Contemporary
- Stephen Friedman Gallery
- Pace Gallery
- Sundaram Tagore Gallery
- Lehmann Maupin
- Edel Assanti
- Emalin
- Lévy Gorvy Dayan
- Rupert Wace Ancient Art
- Charles Ede Ltd
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- Sprüth Magers
- Fitzrovia Chapel
- Gallery Rosenfeld
- The Sunday Painter
- Nicoletti
- Amanda Wilkinson
- Studio Voltaire
- Serendipity Arts
- Kiran Nadar Museum
- Christie's
- Vadehra Art Gallery
- Project 88
- Victoria Miro
- Sim Smith
- Artnet News
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Cork Street
- Mayfair
- Vauxhall
- Shoreditch
- Farringdon
- Camberwell
- South Kensington
- Wharf Road
- No. 9 Cork Street
- France
- India
- China
- Scotland
- New York
- Berlin
- Goa
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
- California