Archives: Exhibitions
Saatchi Gallery would like to thank all of the exhibition contributors, alongside our Gallery Patrons.
ART EXPLORA
Art Explora is a non-profit organisation with the international ambition to make art accessible to everyone by broadcasting digital content and engaging in innovative projects. The platform aims to share culture with everyone, breaking down the walls that separate individuals and communities from one another. It has recently launched its European Award in collaboration with l’Académie des beaux-arts (Academy of Fine Arts), set out to bolster development projects that promote the diffusion of art and culture to wider and more diverse audiences.
BROOKLYN MUSUEM
Saatchi Gallery chose to partner with Brooklyn Museum given their shared aim to provide wider access to contemporary art and support social engagement. JR: Chronicles marks the first solo-exhibition of JR in the UK and expands on the successful presentation of this exhibition at Brooklyn Museum by including new artworks and video content from JR’s most recent projects.
The Chronicles of New York City was really the largest section and centrepiece of the exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. For [the presentation at] Saatchi Gallery, we’ve tried to expand some sections and add works related to more recent projects. JR is so prolific and even while we were installing the show he was working on new projects- one weekend he flew to Tehachapi, California to do a project at a maximum-security prison.
“JR is internationally recognized for his collaborative public projects that engage deeply with communities and we were honoured to present his largest solo museum show to date at the Brooklyn Museum. We’re so happy to be working with Saatchi Gallery, and for the opportunity to share the exhibition with new audiences.” – Anne Pasternak, Shelby White and Leon Levy Director, Brooklyn Museum
“One of the most powerful storytellers of our time, JR has initiated collaborative projects around the world, allowing participants to choose how they would like to be represented in both their communities and the global media. We are pleased to share our exhibition with London audiences, and to also have the opportunity to incorporate new work created since the Brooklyn Museum presentation.” – Sharon Matt Atkins, Director of Exhibitions and Strategic Initiatives, Brooklyn Museum
JR & HIS STUDIO
Born in Paris in 1983 to Eastern European and Tunisian immigrant parents, JR began his career as a graffiti artist. After finding a camera in the Paris Metro in 2001, he began documenting his friends in the act of graffitiing and soon started pasting the photographs on building facades throughout urban centres.
JR was awarded the TED Prize in 2011, which inspired Inside Out: The People’s Art Project, an international participatory art project that encourages people worldwide to have their picture taken and pasted in public spaces in an effort to share stories, experiences, and beliefs. In 2013, his film based on Inside Out premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The project also inspired JR’s installation covering the dome, cupola, and floor of the Pantheon, in Paris in 2014. Inside Out has continued to grow with mobile photo studios operating in the streets of New York, Amsterdam, London and Paris. As of July 2019, over 400,000 people from more than 141 countries had participated.
JR received his first solo museum exhibitions in 2013 at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, followed by presentations at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, in 2014 and the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Foundation, in 2015. Commissioned by the Louvre in 2016, a photo-installation created by JR camouflaged the museum’s famous I.M. Pei-designed pyramid with a precise scan of the Pavillon Sully, which is located behind it. Also in 2016, the artist worked with the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to cover the streets with large-scale photo- installations of athletes in motion; the Centre Pompidou, Paris, to create an exhibition and workshop to help children discover photography; and the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, where he collaborated with the Brazilian artist duo OSGEMEOS on the Lasco Project, a permanent installation on display in the underground chambers of the museum. In 2018, JR received his first Oscar nomination after partnering with pioneering filmmaker Agnès Varda to create the documentary Faces Places. JR’s first major museum exhibition, MOMENTUM. la mécanique de l’épreuve, took place at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, in 2018. In February 2019, JR returned to the Louvre for another project, this time to “reveal” the pyramid on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. In May 2019, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art unveiled The Chronicles of San Francisco, an animated mural, made of a large LED screen, that features more than 1,200 people from around the city.
Pre-booking is strongly advised, but some tickets will be available for purchase at the Gallery each day.
EXHIBITION ADMISSION
Monday to Friday
Standard Tickets: £5
Students & Seniors 60+: £3
Under 10’s: Free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder
Saatchi Gallery Members: Free Entry. Booking not required. Click for details
RHS Members: Free Entry. Booking required with the code provided by RHS
Saturday or Sunday
Standard Tickets: £8
Students & Seniors 60+: £5
Under 10’s: Free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder
Saatchi Gallery Members: Free Entry. Booking not required. Click for details
RHS Members: Free Entry. Booking required with the code provided by RHS
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS
Monday – Sunday:10am – 6pm
Last Entry:5pm
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East at Saatchi Gallery, The Times
Charles Saatchi unveils Middle Eastern works, Sunday Times
The veil is lifted on hidden talent, The Observer
Investing in the Middle East, CNN (USA)
Silver lining: Middle East art hits London, Khaleej Times Online (United Arab Emirates)
Allah Akhb’Art, Paris Match (France)
The shock of the new, Gulf Life (Bahrain)
Revelation Now, Eleftherotypia (Greece)
The Middle East Unveiled, Metropolis M (The Netherlands)
Baring the middle east, Canvas Magazine
Saatchi’s latest sensation, Adison Lee
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, The Middle East In London
Coverstory: Unveiled bij Saatchi, Kunstbeeld (The Netherlands)
Unveiled: New art from the Middle East, The Independent
‘Unveiled: New Art From the Middle East’ at London’s Saatchi Gallery, LA Times (USA)
London’s Saatchi Galley shows Middle Eastern Art, International Herald Tribune
Aus dem Reich der verbotenen Bilder, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)
London serves up a lively menu of Mideast culture, Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia)
Pleins feux du musee Saatchi sur l’art contemporain du Proche-Orient, L’Orient-Le Jour (Lebanon)
Out from the shadows, Newsweek (USA)
Artist of the week 27: Shadi Ghadirian, Guardian
Islam stripped bare, The Sunday Times
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East at the Saatchi Gallery, Daily Telegraph
L’art contemporain iranien investit Londres et Paris, Connaissance des Arts (France)
Saatchi Gallery’s new exhibition ‘Unveiled’ is set to surprise, Reuters TV
Review round up – Saatchi Middle East art show Unveiled – which artists are critic favourites?, Art Radar Asia (Hong Kong)
‘Unveiled’ Exhibit: Illuminating Inequality and Violence in the Middle East, Open Democracy
Saatchi: Unveiled — New Art from the Middle East, Jewish Comment
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East on Exhibit, Bridges TV (USA)
London exhibition gives new angle on Mideast art, Euronews
Kunst met een sluier, De Standaard (Belgium)
Saatchi show unveils vibrant Middle East art scene, Reuters
Unveiled: New Art From The Middle East, Time Out
Images fortes des territoires islamiques, La Libre Belgique (Belgium)
Arte mediorientale: l’ultima provocazione di Charles Saatchi, Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)
Marche de l’art – Qualite musee : le plus francais des artistes de Saatchi, Le Point (France)
Middle Eastern art shown in London, CCTV (China)
Truly brave art goes far into politics, The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, Wallpaper
Package deal, The National (United Arab Emirates)
“Realidad desvelada”, masdearte.com (Spain)
Devoilement Orientaux “, Point de Vue (France)
El art Ultimo de Oriente Proximo, Lapiz (Spain)
Art from the Middle East, Arte TV (France)
Subversive beauty in Unveiled, Evening Standard
Iranian prostitutes and half-naked men: Saatchi promotes Mideast art, Haaretz (Israel)
Middle Eastern promise, The First Post
Le Moyen-Orient détrône la Chine chez Saatchi, collectionneur avisé, Le Monde (France)
L’arte di stirare (o lavare l’insalata) con il chador, Permesola (Italy)
Medio Oriente senza veli, Corriere Della Sera (Italy)
London Art: Star Wars meets Middle East in art at the Saatchi gallery’s incredible new exhibition, thelondonpaper
London’s Saatchi Galley shows Middle Eastern Art, Washington Post (USA)
Saatchi Shows Veiled Women Made of Foil, Iran Sex-Worker Dolls, Bloomberg
Modern Middle Eastern art show opening in London, AFP
Saatchi: la Brit Art non fara storia, Corriere Della Sera (Italy)
Islamic art a ‘taboo buster’, Brunei Times (Brunei)
London exhibits Middle East art, Press TV (Iran)
Mideast art challenges common perceptions, The South African Star (South Africa)
London’s Saatchi Galley shows Middle Eastern Art, Associated Press
In pictures: Middle East art, BBC
Powerful new art from the Middle East on show in London (Feature), Monsters And Critics (USA)
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Spoonfed
Modern Middle Eastern art show opening in London, Middle East Online
Saatchi show unveils vibrant Middle East art scene, MSNBC (USA)
Frisse blik op controversiele Arabische kunst, NRC Handelsblad (The Netherlands)
L’Orient leve le voile sur ses artistes, L’Express (France)
Powerful new art from the Middle East on show in London, Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)
Mideast art challenges common perceptions, Pretoria News (South Africa)
Saatchi-Galerie zeigt moderne Kunst aus Nahost, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Germany)
Oriente Medio llegara a la Saatchi de Londres, Informacion (Spain)
Saatchi shows vibrant Middle East art, Spicezee (India)
La nueva Saatchi dedicara su segunda exposicion al arte de Oriente Medio, El Confidencial (Spain)
Saatchi Show Unveils Vibrant Middle East Art Scene, Iraq Updates
Tin Women: Saatchi Gallery’s Newest Installation, Musliman Media Watch
Arte shock per l’ Islam senza veli, Corriere della Sera (Italy)
Per Le Nuove Acquisizioni Mr. Saatchi Torna Alle Sue Origini, Arkadja Art Magazine (Italy)
El arte actual de Oriente Medio ilumina la nueva galeria Saatchi de Londres, Latino MSN
El arte irani levanta el velo, El Pais (Spain)
Saatchis Schocktherapie, Art Magazin (Germany)
Saatchi-Galerie zeigt moderne Kunst aus Nahost, Saarbruecker Zeitung (Germany)
Islam-Kritische Kunst bei Saatchi, Castor & Pollux (Germany)
London’s Saatchi Galley shows Middle Eastern Art,Lethbridge Herald (Canada)
Saatchi show unveils vibrant Mideast art ,Zaman Gazetesi (Turkey)
Saatchi dispara a Oriente Medio ,Larazon (Spain)
Llega el arte actual de Oriente Medio a nueva galeria Saatchi ,El Universal (Mexico)
Oriente Medio llegara a la Saatchi de Londres, La Opinion (Spain)
Unveiled, Evene (France)
Provokateur der Kunstwelt,Der Standard (Austria)
Kunst aus Nahost,Salzburg (Austria)
Mostra “Unveiled” reune nomes da arte contemporanea do Oriente Mdio,UOL Entretenimento (Brazil)
Mostra reune ‘a nova arte do Oriente Medio’,Estadao (Brazil)
The states they’re in. Morgan Falconer, The Times
An ad-man’s snapshot of the US. Jackie Wullschlager, The Financial Times
Danger – American artists at work. Richard Dorment, The Daily Telegraph
Bold new Portrait of America. Fisun Güner, Metro
USA Today, Andreas Whittam-Smith, The Independent
Look at the States we’re in, Sue Hubbard, The Independent
Make it new, Gordon Burn, The Guardian
‘I see more art than anyone else alive’, Martin Gayford, The Daily Telegraph
Saatchi’s American collection, Francesca Gavin, BBC Collective
Catching Up With Charles Saatchi, Patricia Ellis, Flash Art
USA Today won’t be gone tomorrow, Ana Finel Honigman, The Guardian
USA Today: A political outlook emerging amongst artists, Paul Mitchell, World Socialist Web Site
Saatchi promueve el arte joven de EEUU, Carlos García-Osuna, El Economista
Der Weg zurück zur Macht, Von Oliver Koerner von Gustorf und Ossian Ward, Die Welt
Violence, perversity and sadistic genius. Richard Dorment, Daily Telegraph.
Subversion on Canvas. Meredith Etherington-Smith, Sunday Telegraph.
Collectors with Deep Pockets are a Vital Force… Caroline Boucher, The Observer.
Paint it Back. Sarah Kent, Time Out.
Let’s get Serious. Sue Hubbard, The Independent.
New Life Sprung from the Dead, Ben Lewis, Sunday Telegraph.
Painting Skills get Brush-up, Fison Guner, Metro.
The Triumph of Painting/Colour Power, Dr. Janet McKenzie, Studio International.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Richard Dorment, Daily Telegraph.
From Sublime to Ridiculous. Jonathan Jones, The Guardian.
The Triumph of Painting (Part 2), Modern Painters
Wheel of Fortune, Svetlana Alpers, ArtForum.
Spotlight, Triumph of Painting. Craig Garrett, Flash Art