Archives: Exhibitions

Saatchi Gallery in collaboration with East London gallery Jealous are proud to present Modern Landscapes. The show is open 21 October – 21 November 2022 within one of the main gallery spaces at London’s iconic Saatchi Gallery. Public admission will be free.

This solo exhibition, by British artist and long time Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood shows of never-before-seen drawings and iconic Sacred Landscape paintings made produced for Glastonbury Festival.

Featured in the exhibition are colourful Sacred Landscapes based on hybrid cartographical and topological forms. They explore the ancient landscapes that surround mysterious sites such as Stonehenge, Wayland’s Smithy and the Cerne Abbas Giant, amongst many others. These are not mystical, New Age depictions as such but rather brash, bold colour field interpretations showing centuries-old field boundaries, trackways and paths.

In these works, the English countryside has been scooped up and dropped into California and drenched in psychedelic drugs and the bright pigments that are derived from petrochemicals.

In contrast the Modern land drawings are monochromatic, quieter, more reflective. They , and present a perfect yet sombre counterpoint to the Sacred Landscapes, showing the ancient being transformed by the modern.

The Modern land drawings are the aftermath.

These large drawings have been scrawled, torn and sometimes scratched into heavyweight paper with soot, charcoal, graphite and chalk to create a brutal contrast.

Unlike the Sacred Landscapes, which turn the ancient, mysterious landscapes of England into a loud, raucous celebration, the soot and charcoal melancholy of Modern land is what remains…

Celebrate Black excellence both in front of and behind the camera with ‘The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion’: Showcasing 15 of the most influential Black fashion photographers working today. Also including additional works by over 50 Black creatives.

This is your opportunity to see ‘The New Black Vanguard’ plus 5 incredible shows whilst enjoying a sparkling wine, beer or soft drink.

Featuring an ‘in conversation’ discussion with two of the exhibition’s photographers Mahanella and Amber Pinkerton, plus free drop-in figurative drawing workshops.

Members enjoy free entry & drink token, and do not need to pre-book. Access to Ground Floor Galleries included within your ticket.

Limited tickets available.

Presented by Contemporary Art Academy, DELTA GAMMA is an exhibition of works created by recent academy alumni.

Reflecting the globalnature of online education, DELTA GAMMA showcases 35 contemporary artists from Ireland, Isreal, the Netherlands, Russian Federation, Taiwan and United Kingdom

Artists

Kiera Bennett, Hannah Blunden, Catherine Chinatree, Gabriela Cohen, Sian Costello, Lupen Crook, Zavier Ellis, Mathew Gibson, JUlie Goldsmith, Keziah Greenwood, Lisette van Hoogenhuyze, Sam Jackson, Agnes Jarek, Kate Knight, Elizabeth Langford, Sophie Mason, Jim McLean, Mac McNaughton, Sharon McPhee, Lieve van Meegen, Dean Melbourne, Peter Monkman, Emily Moore, Issi Nash, Ayelet Amrani Navon, Daria Neretina, Mark Perry, Tom Platt, Josh Rowell, Sabrina Shah, Jayne Anita Smith, Sarah Spencer, Kirsty Stanton, Jason ChungTang Yen, Maddie Yuille

About Contemporary Art Academy

Contemporary Art Academny is a new online educational initiative co-founded by artist and formerElephant Academy manager Matthew Gibson (Griffin Art Prize, Elephant Lab residency progrramme) and artist curator Zavier Ellis (CHARLIE SMITH LONDON, THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, PROJECT PAPYROPHILIA, Young Gods, Ukraine Support Pledge). The academy’s objective is to deliver exceptional and affordable online art education provided by leading contemporary art world professional.

A group exhibition presenting the work of eight international artists exploring New Forms through a diverse range of unconventional media. Tufted carpet, electrical wires and ropes, sheet steel, pvc, mattresses, and pseudo umbrellas, the artists embrace new and unusual materials and methods to riff upon the classical notion of painting and sculpture.

Featured artists include Caroline Achaintre, Dominic Beattie, Lucia Buceta, Kes Richardson, Christopher Stead, Alice Wilson, Andrea V Wright, Neil Zakiewicz

Curated by Saatchi Gallery in collaboration with Fold Gallery.

Admission: Free. Pre-booking not required.

An international collective of artists shine a light on the 10 million people currently experiencing food insecurity around the world. Exhibited works probe the relationships between food and conflict, and aim to explore the notion of eating amidst social and political turmoil globally.

The Forbidden Journey is presented by the UK-based non-profit art initiative Food of War, a Multidisciplinary Art Collective dedicated to explore the relationship between food and conflict through art.

Featuring paintings, sculptures, installations and performances, The Forbidden Journey explores questions about food availability, access and consumption in regions impacted by conflict. Included within the exhibition are works that explore projects that have focussed on Chernobyl in Ukraine, the Colombian Amazon; and also the United Kingdom.

The retrospective brings together a diverse selection of contemporary artists whose works aim to highlight how food is impacted by issues such as nuclear threat, bee and insect decline, and food insecurity as a shared experience. The Forbidden Journey includes contributions by artists Marina Abramović and Raul Marroquín as well as works by other Food of War members.