London Art Fair, the UK's premier fair for Modern British and contemporary art, returns to the Business Design Centre, Islington, from 21-25 January 2015. New guest curators are revealed with Anna Colin curating 'Dialogues' for Art Projects 2015 whilst Sheyi Bankale will curate the much anticipated next edition of Photo50.
London Art Fair, the UK’s premier fair for Modern British and contemporary art, returns to the
Business Design Centre, Islington, from 21-25 January 2015. Following the success of the
inaugural partnership with the Hepworth Wakefield last year, the award-winning Pallant House
Gallery, Chichester has been announced as the museum partner for the 27 th edition of the Fair.
New guest curators are revealed with Anna Colin curating ‘Dialogues’ for Art Projects 2015 whilst
Sheyi Bankale will curate the much anticipated next edition of Photo50.
Museum Partnership with
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, West Sussex
Simon Martin, Artistic Director of Pallant House Gallery, will
curate a unique exhibition focusing on paintings and
drawings by some of the leading British figurative painters
of the 20 th century including Walter Sickert, David
Bomberg, Lucian Freud, William Coldstream and Frank
Auerbach. In a specially designed pavilion at the front of
the main Fair, ‘The Figure in Modern British Art’ will explore
how different artists in Britain approached the human
figure and will feature a selection of exceptional works
drawn from the Gallery’s permanent collection. Alongside
these, some of the Gallery’s significant collection of 1960s
British Pop Art will be on display, including key works by
Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi and Peter Blake.
Art Projects: ‘Dialogues’ curated by Anna Colin
Anna Colin will curate ‘Dialogues’ for Art Projects 2015, featuring collaborative presentations
between invited UK and International galleries. Building on last year’s successful collaborations,
the section promises unique, shared presentations featuring the freshest contemporary art from
across the globe. Anna is co-curator of the next British Art Show, associate curator at Fondation
Galeries Lafayette in Paris and co-founder of Open School East. Art Projects continues to garner
widespread critical acclaim and a distinct audience, featuring large-scale installations, solo
shows and group displays, alongside an extensive Film Programme.
Photo50 curated by Sheyi Bankale
Photo50, the Fair’s annual showcase of contemporary photography returns for 2015. Entitled
‘Against Nature’, this year's exhibition, curated by Sheyi Bankale, presents a series of questions
considering what it is to look at and display a photograph. How does a photograph become
elevated to the status of an object, act or intervention? The title is in homage to the novel
‘Against Nature’ by J K Huysman. A variety of installations challenge our assumed presumptions
of photographic representation. These frameworks will be the touchstone of the exhibition,
blurring the boundary between the tangible object and the photographic aesthetic plane.
The Fair’s Photography Focus Day takes place on Wednesday 21 January with artist talks, guided
tours and panel discussions examining contemporary photographic practice.
For further press information please contact
James Douglas, james.douglas@fourcolmangetty.com
Opening: Tues 20 January
VIP Preview: 3pm-6pm*
Preview Evening: 6pm-9pm
Wed 21 January
Photography Focus Day
11am-9pm
Thurs 22 January
Thursday Late
11am-9pm
Fri 23 January
11am-7pm
Sat 24 January
10am-7pm
Sun 25 January
10am-5pm
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street - London
London Art Fair tickets are now on sale at £14 (plus £1.50 booking fee) in advance, including a
copy of the 2015 Fair Guide (to be collected at the Fair). Tickets on the door are £20.