BLAST showcases new works by Dominic Beattie as the artist explores materiality in painting with a view to creating a new visual language inspired by 20th Century geometric abstraction.
Dominic Beattie is an abstract painter, sculptor and curator who lives and works in London and Spain. His work is based upon Modernist principles, specifically ideas of innovation and experimentation with abstraction, and an emphasis on materials, techniques and processes. Beattie’s current output is concerned with the development of unique patterns and an exploration into the materiality of painting. Beattie has recently exhibited his work at Saatchi Gallery, The Royal Academy, JGM Gallery and Fold Gallery. In 2023 he won a prize in the Otero Baena painting competition in Bueu, Galicia and in 2015 he won the UK/Raine prize for painting.
Presented in collaboration with Long & Ryle, The Thread of Colour is a celebration of the life and work of Armenian-American artist Maro Gorky (b. New York 1943).
The exhibition features a selection of important oil paintings spanning her career as an artist from the 1980s to the present day. Subject matter includes Gorky’s family, the Tuscan home she has lived in with her sculptor husband Matthew Spender since the 1960s, and landscapes from the Sienese countryside and beyond.
It includes two large-scale landscapes, Autumn Vines (2025) and Spring Vines (2025). These ambitious works, only recently completed with the last strokes being added just in time for the show, demonstrate that Maro Gorky, in her eighties, remains as powerful and prolific a painter as she was in her twenties.
An accompanying exhibition Maps of Feelings opens at Long & Ryle from 12 March – 2 May 2025, and features a selection of Gorky’s works on paper, an important element of her artistic practice.
Liminal Gallery is delighted to present Entangled at Saatchi Gallery. This multidisciplinary exhibition features painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture by nine contemporary artists, offering nuanced reflections on the human condition and our inextricable relationship with the natural world.
Through their diverse practices, the artists explore the entanglements between humanity and the environment, addressing themes of interconnectedness, vulnerability, spirituality and coexistence. Their works challenge human exceptionalism, to confront the shared complexities of life and the delicate balance between human desires and ecological realities.
Entangled examines the ways in which our lived experiences—shaped by culture, history, and emotion—intersect with the broader biosphere. By engaging with questions of responsibility, belonging, and the passage of time, the exhibition reveals the intricate ties that bind us to one another and to the ecosystems we inhabit.
This exhibition brings together a group of nine artists from Liminal Gallery’s roster, whose perspectives transform familiar narratives of nature and the human experience. The works in Entangled highlight the fragile connections that sustain life on Earth.
About Liminal Gallery Though the smallest bricks-and-mortar contemporary gallery in the UK, Liminal Gallery challenges the status quo, presenting the diverse and resonant voices of today’s artists from across the UK and Ireland. While historically women and minorities have been wildly underrepresented in the art world, we stand as proof that change is happening. Liminal Gallery’s permanent home at 34 Fort Hill, Margate, opened on 1st October 2022 after operating digitally and nomadically since its inception in April 2021. Our second exhibition space, The Cupboard, opened in March 2023 which provides local artists with a 3 month residency to showcase a solo exhibition in a playful and quirky space. Liminal Gallery Podcast was also launched in October 2022, used as a tool to widen access globally to their artists and their practice.
Saatchi Gallery presents Filthy Cute, a solo exhibition by Anne von Freyburg featuring large-scale works that reimagine textile as a medium within the tradition of painting, challenging traditional hierarchies between craft, decoration, and fine art.
Von Freyburg’s works, including two reinterpretations of Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s Progress of Love series, offer a critical reflection on the clichés of heterosexual romance and societal expectations of women. Through her vibrant, textile paintings, she explores the pressures women face, particularly the expectations of being ‘caretakers’ and ‘pleasers’, while championing self-empowerment, kindness, and the freedom to define one’s own identity.
The exhibition also features works from von Freyburg’s floral series, where she draws inspiration from the 17th-century Dutch Masters’ flower still lifes. These works address themes of what she calls “commodity fetishism” and aim to renew the significance of traditional floral paintings while celebrating the feminine.
Von Freyburg’s floral work also features in Saatchi Gallery’s current major exhibition, FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE, where her use of textiles and bold materials highlights the sensual and visual pleasures of the feminine form and culture.
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Due to the popularity of this exhibition, pre-booking is strongly advised. Visitors are welcome to turn-up on the day, but may be turned away once the capacity for each ticket session is reached.
Flowers have, throughout history, inspired artists, writers and creatives. FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE seeks to reveal the myriad ways that flowers continue to be depicted by artists and their omnipresence within our contemporary culture. Occupying two floors and over nine major gallery spaces, this exhibition features large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design exploring the ongoing influence of flowers on creativity and human expression.
Aside from studies of their inherent beauty and drama, flowers are also utilised as symbols, signifiers or metaphors for human emotions and impulses. Flora lies at the heart of myths and stories that inform our cultural outlook and language. Recognised as unparalleled objects of beauty in nature, artists continue to evoke the power and beauty of flora to convey a multitude of messages and meanings.
Over 500 unique artworks and objects are on display throughout the exhibition, divided into nine sections – from Roots, In Bloom, Flowers and Fashion,Science: Life & Death, to New Shoots – each exploring different creative themes and media.
One room is entirely devoted to a bespoke installation piece by Rebecca Louise Law, made up of over 100,000 dried flowers, while another is transformed into a digital projection space featuring interactive work of the pioneering French artist Miguel Chevalier.
Curatorially, sections of the exhibition involve collaborations with institutions and designers such as Marimekko. The project partner for a presentation of photographic works from Flora Imaginaria, curated by Danaé Panchaud and William Ewing, is the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography (FEP).
Featured artists include: Cristina Alcantara, Pedro Almodóvar, Nobuyoshi Araki, Nick Archer, Gillian Ayres, Jessica Backhaus, Mandy Barker, Brendan Barry, Susan Beech, Valérie Belin, Andy Bettles, Elizabeth Blackadder, John Blakemore, Jean Baptiste Bosschaert, Faye Bridgwater, Orlanda Broom, Buccellati, Olga Cafiero, Ann Carrington, Rob & Nick Carter, Miguel Chevalier, Christo, Philip Colbert, Lottie Cole, Stephanie Comilang, Sharon Core, Michael Craig-Martin, Reuben Dangoor, Lia Darjes, William Darrell, Tom de Houwer, Richard de Tscharner, Elspeth Diederix, Jim Dine, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Ron van Dongen, Xuebing Du, Elaine Duigenan, Pamela Ellis Hawkes, Ruud van Empel, Joanna Epstein, Mary Fedden, Robert Frank, Anne von Freyburg, Erwan Frotin, Adam Fuss, Matthieu Gafsou, Kate Gibb, Grace Gillespie, Sky Glabush, Daniel Gordon, Maro Gorky, Roberto Greco, Jo Grogan, Anna Halm Schudel, Joanna Ham, Rose Electra Harris, Dan Hays, George Henry, Realf Heygate, Damien Hirst, Aimée Hoving, Gary Hume, Florence Hutchings, Mila Ilingina, Yinka Ilori, Michelle Jung, Nadav Kander, Heath Kane, Sandra Kantanen, Alex Katz, Neil Kellerhouse, Rob Kesseler, Nick Knight, Kior Ko, Jan Sebastian Koch, Irene Küng, Yayoi Kusama, Wole Lagunju, Caroline Larsen, Rebecca Louise Law, David Lebe, Laura Letinsky, Kathrin Linkersdorff, Brigitte Lustenberger, Mari Mahr, Martin Maloney, Ann Mandelbaum, Tony Matelli, Margaret Mellis, Sophie Mess, Ally McIntyre, Anastasija Michailova, Andrew Millar, Banita Mistry, Carmen Mitrotta, Abelardo Morell, William Morris, Alphonse Mucha, Vik Muniz, Galina Munroe, Takashi Murakami, Winifred Nicholson, Jesse Pollock, Janet Pulcho, Stormy Pyeatte, Marc Quinn, Dan Rawlings, Marcel Rickli, Catriona Robertson, Almudena Romero, Paul Rousteau, Andrew Salgado, Frederick Sander, Viviane Sassen, Thirza Schaap, Schiaparelli, Helene Schmitz, Martin Schoeller, Megan Seiter, Amy Shelton, Ann Shelton, David Shrigley, Niki Simpson, Chieska Smith, Paul Anthony Smith, Leonard “Soldier” Iheagwam, Rudolf Steiner, Holly Stevenson, Florent Stosskopf, Daniel The Gardener, Rebecca Thomas, Mimei Thompson, Miriam Tölke, VOYDER, Robert Walker, Tim Walker, Tom Wesselmann, Vivienne Westwood, Jo Whaley, Jess Wilson, Emma Witter, Kasia Wozniak, Nadirah Zakariya, Christina Zimpel, Victoria Zschommler, Andrew Zuckerman
Curatorial project partners include: Chelsea Physic Garden, Cinema Poster Gallery, The Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography (FEP), Marimekko, Mary Quant Limited, Sanderson Design Group including Morris & Co., William Morris Gallery
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This spring, join us for art after dark!
On selected Fridays, Saatchi Gallery LATES will offer workshops, guided classes and creative activations along with access to all two floors and nine major gallery spaces of FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE; featuring large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design.
Drawing classes, workshops and creative activations, with basic materials and guidance from the Learning Team provided, plus special guests
Upcoming dates and details below:
28 March: A Spring Celebration
Flower Arranging with Freddie’s Flowers – Pre-booking required *PLACES NOW SOLD OUT*
Get ready to bloom with Freddie’s Flowers at this exclusive flower-arranging workshop. Gain insider tips and techniques from founder Freddie Garland himself, to transform a bunch of flowers into a breathtaking bouquet. You’ll take home your own fabulous Freddie’s arrangement and get hands-on guidance, deepening your floristry knowledge and artistry.
Places at this workshop must be booked in advance. Both workshops are now at full capacity.
Pop Art Printmaking With guidance from our Learning team, participants will be taught a printmaking process inspired by Pop artists such as Andy Warhol. Leave with a plate that you can use to print your design at home, as an artwork or on a greeting card for Mother’s Day, a birthday or any other occasion.
‘Roses’ with Shane Connolly, Hazel Gardiner & Victoria Clarke
From a couture Dior gown and a rose-adorned Barbie to ancient mosaics and Victorian Valentine’s cards, the Rose has become a universally beloved bloom. In this panel discussion celebrating the release of The Rose Book, published by Phaidon, editorial director and commissioning editor Victoria Clarke speaks with celebrated floral designers Shane Connolly and Hazel Gardiner.
Join this conversation as Victoria, Shane and Hazel unpack the extraordinary ways the iconic flower has been depicted through time and culture, both within and beyond the garden. The Rose Book is a curated collection of more than 200 stunning images exploring the rose, and is available for purchase in the Saatchi Gallery Store – in person only!
Geometry Painting with WOM Collective
WOM Collective, a female-led street art collective dedicated to empowering women & communities through art, will lead this drop-in workshop where artist Maria Linares Freire, together with the Saatchi Gallery Learning team, will facilitate the creation of a personalised sigil. Participants will be invited to design their own magical amulet using their star sign, a geometrical shape of their choice, and colours that they may feel connected to.
2 May: Botanical Bodies
Floral Life Drawing
Posing live for us we will have performance artist, aerialist, dancer and writer, Noami Wood; and model, artist and performer Tatiana Moressoni. They will be wearing beautiful costumes inspired by themes of plants and nature. The session will be mainly short poses of 5-15 minutes, with direction and support provided by the Saatchi Gallery Learning team. Open to all levels, and materials will be provided for those attending.
DJs from Lighthouse Social
Lighthouse Social, based in Fulham, is a new members’ club that prioritises genuine connection, with friendship and family at the heart of their ethos. Resident DJs will be spinning the decks to take you through the evening.
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We recommend booking your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment!
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Football, celebrity, fashion, music, design and art have never been more intertwined, filling our feeds, streaming services, runways, and red carpets. But long before social media brought these worlds together, one club was already leading the way.
Chelsea is more than just a football club – it’s a sporting and cultural pioneer. As one of the most successful clubs of the modern era, Chelsea hasn’t just made headlines for what happens on the pitch, but for the style, glamour, and influence it has brought beyond the game. Chelsea set the standard, shaping culture far beyond football in a way no other club had.
This Game Is What We Make It brings together artefacts, photography, art and design from 120 years of Chelsea’s past as the club celebrates its rich history since its inception in 1905, through culture, community and football.
The first gallery, The Vault, tells the story of Chelsea’s most pioneering football moments through ten iconic shirts from the club’s archive.
Our second, Made in Chelsea, celebrates the culture that’s shaped us. Music and memorabilia from reggae, punk, rude boy, rave and Britpop sit alongside fan photography from photojournalist and lifelong Chelsea fan John Ingledew.
Our third and fourth galleries look to the future of creativity and culture in the game. Chelsea Foundation is powering the next generation of underrepresented creatives by debuting original works of this year’s Blue Creator Fund winners. The five winners will display film, fashion, design, photography and rap storytelling to celebrate the cultures of the Chelsea community, alongside a showcase of Chelsea Foundation’s social impact programmes.
This Game Is What We Make It is one of many activities taking place over the coming months to reflect on the incredible history of the Blues. From the founding meeting at the Rising Sun pub which saw the inception of Chelsea Football & Athletic Club through to the present day, Chelsea FC has 120 years of inspiring history to share with our fans and community.
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POST//FUTURE is an exhibition that explores the consequences of unchecked progress in a fractured and fragile world.
This heterogenous collection features works that delve into the haunting potentialities of the future—visions shaped by the inability or unwillingness to address urgent issues in the now. Creating allusions to iconic works of speculative literature and film—such as George Orwell’s 1984, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale—this exhibition explores not just the future, but our present moment.
The exhibition features a diverse range of media, from conceptual art and photography to installations and multimedia. Each piece invites viewers to contemplate the consequences of societal complacency and unaddressed change. The works showcase various interpretations of a fractured present, and a fragile future. The artists, using metaphor, allegory, and raw imagery, challenge us to reflect on our choices today, as these echoes of tomorrow may soon become reality.
Curated by Benjamin Murphy and Nick JS Thompson of Delphian Gallery, POST//FUTURE presents a thought-provoking dialogue about the fragility of our future. It underscores the urgency of action—whether in politics, technology, social justice, or environmental conservation—before we fall into a world shaped by the mistakes we refuse to acknowledge today.
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BLAST showcases new works by Dominic Beattie as the artist explores materiality in painting with a view to creating a new visual language inspired by 20th Century geometric abstraction.
Dominic Beattie is an abstract painter, sculptor and curator who lives and works in London and Spain. His work is based upon Modernist principles, specifically ideas of innovation and experimentation with abstraction, and an emphasis on materials, techniques and processes. Beattie’s current output is concerned with the development of unique patterns and an exploration into the materiality of painting. Beattie has recently exhibited his work at Saatchi Gallery, The Royal Academy, JGM Gallery and Fold Gallery. In 2023 he won a prize in the Otero Baena painting competition in Bueu, Galicia and in 2015 he won the UK/Raine prize for painting.
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