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Remember when the demise of galleries in the West End and central London was widely predicted as they migrated East? It seems absurd now, as the greatest concentration of London’s galleries remains in Mayfair and Fitzrovia. And it is not just blue-chip galleries. Arcadia Missa, one of the most radical of London’s commercial art spaces, which currently has a solo show by the Canadian artist Rosa Aiello, moved “up west” from Peckham recently. But, of course, the mega-galleries are here, too, and their offerings, many of which opened in the weeks leading up to London Gallery Weekend, are among the best shows Rachel Whiteread at Gagosian and Ellen Gallagher at Hauser & Wirth are particular highlights. But here is a selection of shows which open for, or close to, London Gallery Weekend, from still-blooming veterans and mid-career artists in full flow to radical young guns.
Andrew Kreps Gallery now represents Uri Aran
Uri Aran, Visit, 2020, Courtesy the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Andrew Kreps Gallery announced the representation of Uri Aran, an artist who over the past decade has developed a singular practice centered on an ongoing, philosophical inquiry into how our daily behaviors are used to create and assign meaning.
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Aran maintains a fluid relationship with material, connecting disparate subject matter through the familiar processes of everyday life - translation, mediation, and organization. Working across sculpture, film, performance, drawing, and painting, Aran employs a distinct vernacular that defies traditional linguistic systems, using recurring elements to establish rhythmic relationships across his works. Objects and motifs, such as handwriting, personal photographs, studio detritus, drawings, and ephemera repeat across surfaces of Arans sculptures, which appear as compositional experiments, o
Mount Street in Mayfair, London Photo: Ewan Munro / Flickr
The Contemporary Art Society (CAS) charity, which supports museums and artists across the UK, is setting up shop in Mayfair on 4 June. CAS is moving into a temporary space on Mount Street lent by the London collectors Freddy and Muriel Salem during London Gallery Weekend, selling works by artists such as Lubaina Himid and Roger Hiorns with proceeds going to the charity. The space is due to be open until August.
Artists will keep their usual cut of sales, confirms the director of CAS, Caroline Douglas, while a percentage from their gallery commission will go to the charity. Participating galleries include Greengrassi, Lisson Gallery, Maureen Paley, the Modern Institute, Thaddeus Ropac, Kate MacGarry, Sadie Coles, Corvi-Mora, the Approach and Hollybush Gardens. White Cube will also be taking part. Sponsors of the project include the auction house Christie’s; the art storage and transporter Momart; a
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