Launching September 2018, a Centre for Contemporary Art arrives at Goldsmiths – and a white cube it is not. Director Sarah McCrory is unfazed: she knows plenty about thinking outside the box. Here she outlines the project’s bold vision. Disused Victorian-era baths and cast-iron water tanks are being transformed to bring contemporary art from around… Read more »
The Mayor Gallery, founded by Fred Mayor, opened in 1925 at 37 Sackville Street. Closing in 1926, it re-emerged as Cork Street’s inaugral art space at 18 Cork Street in 1933. A spirited supporter of modern English art, The Mayor Gallery hosted the first show from Unit One in April 1934, a grouping of artists… Read more »
As co-founder of London’s Indica in the ’60s, John Dunbar made counterculture culture. Fifty years on, the gallery’s artists such as Yoko Ono and Liliane Lijn remain fascinating. In the closing weeks of 1965, London’s art scene got a jolt of new life with the arrival of Indica, an alternative bookshop and gallery spread over… 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 »
As one of the best known voices to come out of the UK in recent years, Jeremy Deller needs little introduction. Working across performance, video, installation, print works, objects and music, his exceptionally diverse practice draws from culture and breathes magically back into it. Francesca Gavin: Hi Jeremy, how are you? Jeremy Deller: Fine, thank… Read more »
The word curate has been hijacked by pop culture, describing everything from house blends at coffee shops to the product haul at zeitgeisty boutiques. So why shouldn’t a figure like Polly Staple, already tagged a ‘critical friend’, think outside the box, likening her role to that of a music producer? Interview by Andrew Hale. Polly… Read more »
The white box is a tried and tested template. But what about creating galleries and studios that artists actively respond to? 6a founder Tom Emerson explains why their spaces are about more than looking good on camera – in fact, it’s a question of what the camera can’t readily see. Interview by Andrew Hale. The… Read more »
Wallpaper*, the world’s foremost design and lifestyle magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary this September with a 500+ page issue and an exhibition at Cork Street Galleries. Here, Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers talks to designer Tom Dixon about two decades of design. Tom Dixon: Twenty years ago, way back in 1996, what were you doing? Tony Chambers: I was working as… Read more »
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