On 21st May 1985, the Grey Organisation staged an attack on the galleries at Cork Street. Now, almost 37 years later, the action is fêted in an exhibition at the The Mayor Gallery – one of the galleries they attacked. The artistic anti-establishment protest, actioned during night-time, saw cans of grey paint hurled over the… Read more »
David Shrigley’s exhibition at Stephen Friedman is balls, and though the title teases, anything but tennis. The emphasis in Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange falls hardest on the last word. Through creator / viewer there is always dialogue when encountering art. Here Shrigley tantalisingly celebrates, in the most literal way, the joy of trade. Installing several… Read more »
In an historic moment, Gina Fischli becomes the first-ever artist to exhibit banners across Cork Street, the centre of the highest concentration of galleries in London and the spiritual and cultural home of the global art world. The first participant of the Cork Street Banners commission, Fischli’s site-specific installation Ravenous and Predatory (2021) begins 7… Read more »
Frieze, the art tour de force is set to arrive at Cork Street with an enduring project and a dedicated address. Launching in October 2021, Frieze will present No.9 Cork Street, a hub for international gallery residencies in the heart of Mayfair, at the centre of London’s gallery district. (Cork Street, just north of the… Read more »
“It’s impossible to quantify how art has enriched my life,” declares Louise Hayward, Senior Director at Lisson Gallery. “I’ve worked closely with Ryan Gander for almost 20 years and he is someone who sees the world in such a lateral way. Spending time with him or John Akomfrah or Marina Abramović has opened up a… Read more »
While this year’s edition of Frieze transforms from sprawling Regent’s Park structure to an online viewing room, with all its comfort and intimacy, Cork Street Galleries are pleased to announce an exciting physical programme in Mayfair. Studio Voltaire, Sadie Coles HQ, Lisson Gallery, Frieze Live and Stephen Friedman Gallery join the permanent roster of galleries… Read more »
Today’s galleries and museums are defined by their encouraging, inclusive spirit – whatever their scale. As new museums spring up around the world like so many cultural mushrooms, the role they perform are evolving. From a social perspective, museums are no longer just places of learning, display and entertainment: they are sites of physical… Read more »
From fabric to the limited-edition page, fashion designer Simone Rocha is fuelled by art, creating Bourgeois clothes with a capital ‘B’. Simone Rocha graduated from the prestigious Central Saint Martin’s Fashion MA in 2010 and debuted at London Fashion week the same year, landing with a collection that had the sure hand it takes some… Read more »
Every word of Bella Freud’s famous knitwear is a different flavour, from ‘Ginsberg Is God’ to ‘Solidarité Feminine’ – and the signature dog is authored by her father, the eminent artist Lucian Freud. Indeed, Freud wears her ancestry with playful irreverence through her fragrance Psychoanalysis, a nod to the pioneering work of her great grandfather,… Read more »
Robert Fraser, the man known as ‘Groovy Bob’, emerged as a pivotal figure of the London art scene in the 1960s – and in commissioning the artwork of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he epitomised a wild and freewheeling era. Reviving his Cork Street gallery in the 80s, Fraser was arguably the first star… Read more »
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