This winter, join us for art after dark with a combined ticket to see our major exhibitions – As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic – a compelling exhibition of photographs from African Diasporic culture selected from the Wedge Collection – and Anastasia Samoylova: Adaptation – the first major survey of contemporary American photographer Anastasia Samoylova.
Saatchi Lates take place on selected Fridays. The final Winter Late takes place on 17 January from 6.30PM – 9PM.
Tickets include:
Entry to As We Rise, andAdaptation.
Entry to all current Ground Floor Shows
Bar open to 8:30pm
Drawing classes, workshops and creative activations, with basic materials and guidance from the Learning Team provided, plus special guests!
17 January
Stills to Sculpture: 3D Collage Making Inspired by Anastasia Samoylova’s ‘Landscape Sublime’ series, this workshop follows her method of making 3D collages with landscape pictures. Samoylova cleverly morphs photographs into 3D sculptures, creating kaleidoscopic shapes. This process is intricate and involves folding, cutting and gluing in many different ways, creating new material forms. Workshop participants are encouraged to interpret this in their own way, and bring new life to photographs.
For this workshop, all materials will be provided but visitors are welcome to bring their own along too.
Drop-in Photography Workshop As We Rise and Adaptation are both photography exhibitions which showcase incredible works by some of the world’s best photographers. This workshop is an opportunity for visitors to work alongside experienced photographer Nikol Dehaan, who will introduce participants to accessible photographic techniques and tips to enhance their practice of photography. Visitors will need to bring with them a means with which to take a photograph; mobile phone cameras will be sufficient.
More details coming soon!
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Presenting the work of award winning portrait and social-documentary photographer Aneesa Dawoojee, March of the Hummingbirds is a compassionate and considered project that documents the rich histories and cultures of the Caribbean, along with Mauritius, whose histories are closely connected. This body of work stems from Dawoojee’s desire to show the power of community spirit and how cultures can crossover through shared values and acts of kindness.
Dawoojee’s strong belief in multiculturalism comes from her Trinidadian and Mauritian parentage. Places where African, Indian, Syrian, Chinese and European people could all be together in one place without judgement. Her home in South London is a similar meeting place of migrant communities who are creating their own fusion of British culture, where everyone has a place.
This project is in memory of all the elders whose ordinary lives were not reflected in textbooks. Inspired by her mother’s story, and extensive time spent in the Caribbean, Dawoojee has been moved to explore the deeper links between the West Indies and the UK, through themes of inter-race relations, indenture, gender, faith, love and feminism.
While she believes that there is no migrant story that comes without some painful recollections, Dawoojee’s photographs emphasises the importance in telling these histories by those who lived them. By sharing each story, she hopes to reduce racial tensions and divisions within modern Britain and to display the power in community.
“My hope is to one day have all this work go into every secondary school in the UK to compliment migrant history, as an alternative way of learning about one another, to encourage empathy (trust) and understanding.” – Aneesa Dawoojee
The majority of works within March of the Hummingbirds were first exhibited at the Royal Photographic Society as part of Only Human: Aneesa Dawoojee and we thank the RPS for their partnership & support of this exhibition.
This exhibition is kindly supported by MPB.
About Aneesa Dawoojee Aneesa Dawoojee is a multi-award winning portrait and social-documentary photographer from South London. Her images aim to break down stereotypes, and celebrate the ordinary people and communities surrounding her.
Dawoojee is an associate lecturer at Northampton University and is a fellow at the Royal Photographic Society. She is the recipient of the RPS Solo International Photography Exhibition 163 Award, (2022) and has been featured in Forbes Woman Africa, BBC and the British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Humanity for three consecutive years since (2021). Her approach to visual communication has culminated in the touring exhibition Only Human, most recently displayed at the Royal Albert Hall, London (2024).
Dawoojee was most recently awarded the ‘Power of Photography Award’ in (2023) by AP magazine for “an outstanding body of work that shines a light on important issues, challenging perceptions and changing the way we see the world” – AP Magazine
About MPB MPB is the largest global platform to buy, sell and trade used photo and video gear. We’ve served more than 625,000 visual storytellers and every year we recirculate more than 570,000 cameras, lenses and accessories. While visual storytelling is our main passion, circularity is at the centre of MPB. We promote sustainability, diversity and inclusion in everything we do.
About RPS The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) is an educational charity with a commitment to bring photography to everyone and as such is a world-leading photographic community, made up of accomplished artists, dedicated academics, hobbyists, and seasoned professionals. Membership is open to everyone.
Founded in 1853, when photography was in its infancy, the objective of the RPS is to make the art and science of photography more widely available. The RPS aims to inspire people through its innovative exhibitions, its award-winning RPS Journal, and recognise photographers in its highly respected awards. The RPS helps photographers create images through its educational programmes, qualifications, and its public initiatives; and it seeks to connect photographers through its UK and international community groups.
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“Home is a place, a site in which we live… an idea, an imaginary that is imbued with feelings of belonging, desire and intimacy…of violence, fear and alienation” (Home, Blunt & Dowling).
The Walls Between Us, explores the complex notion of ‘home’ through the perspective of 12 artists. Home is a multifaceted and subjective construct. This complexity is summarised by the untranslatable Welsh word ‘Hiraeth’, which combines feelings of nostalgia, a longing for somewhere more than a space and a heart wrenching homesickness towards something or somewhere which is lost forever.
Through this curation, we ask the viewers to question their assumptions of building a home – where is it? Who is it? What makes it good and safe?
The Walls Between Us was curated by SOTA Marketplace, a purpose-led online art gallery and art consultancy built to empower artists and give art back to the people. SOTA’s purpose is to democratise the arts, challenging the inequity of the industry. They currently represent over 800 underrepresented artists internationally.
Exhibiting Artists Agnès Giannaros Charlotte Wainwright Corbin Shaw Eleanor McLean Emmely Elgersma In Casa by Paboy Jiaxi Li Leah Moodie Rithika Pandey Rory Langdon-Down Sumuyya Khader Zena Blackwell
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Following the artist being named the inaugural winner of M&C Saatchi Group Art for Change Prize in 2022, Saatchi Gallery, M&C Saatchi Group and Tiwani Contemporary are pleased to present a solo exhibition of works by the emerging Nigerian artist Samuel Nnorom.
Nnorom works industriously to weave, roll, assemble, stich and sew together constellations of bubbles, bindles, and ribboned strips, reinterpreting the bubble as a tangible manifestation of collective survival, connection, and aspiration.
Samuel Nnorom’s sculptures are visual metaphors made from offcuts of Ankara fabric, the wax printed cloth now synonymous with African textiles. The production of Ankara has its origins in Indonesia, before the designs were co-opted for commercial use by Dutch merchants during the Dutch colonisation of Indonesia. It was introduced in West and Central Africa through Black soldiers recruited by the Dutch colonial empire for service in the colonial army. In this way, Nnorom’s use of the salvaged fabric forms a critical observation around artisanal provenance, and the impact of global trade on geographical identity.
This exhibition will bring together new works as well as some of Nnorom’s earlier creations.
Samuel Nnorom (b. 1990) is a multi-award-winning Nigerian artist whose work poetically crosses tapestry-like sculpture and pre-loved Ankara wax fabric. Currently living and working in Nsukka, Nnorom holds an MFA in sculpture from the University of Nigeria, UNN Nsuka. He has run numerous workshops and undertaken residencies in England, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nigeria. Recent solo exhibitions include Emotional Catch, Tiwani Contemporary (Lagos, Nigeria) 2023; Truth and Conspiracy, Primo Marella Gallery (Milan, Italy) 2023; Points of Departure, Galerie Art Mûr 5826 (Canada) 2023; Politics of Clothes, The Mitochondria Gallery (Houston TX, USA) 2023; Politics of Fabrics, an Expository solo exhibition, The Guest Artist Space G.A.S., Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Lagos, Nigeria) 2023. Nnorom is the global prize winner of the Art for Change Prize 2022, organized by M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery.
This exhibition is kindly supported by Tiwani Contemporary and M&C Saatchi Group.
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Abstract painting in London now is a complex mixture of artistic languages, a palimpsest like the city itself. The three generations of artists in Unreal City grapple with abstraction’s past in order to move it into the future, or at least make a vivid present.
Featured artists:
Karolina Albricht
Basil Beattie
Frank Bowling
Lewis Brander
Simon Callery
Haroun Hayward
Anna Liber Lewis
Mali Morris
Lizzie Munn
Selma Parlour
Aimee Parrott
Shaan Syed
Melania Toma
Imogen Wetherell
Gary Wragg
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The Oulim exhibition will showcase innovative Korean content created through the fusion of technology and culture. It aims to bridge relations between the UK and Korea by generating new content through this convergence. The exhibition offers a creative and immersive experience through the presentation of innovative content that transcends traditional boundaries, allowing visitors to explore cultural spaces in new ways.
FOCUS Art Fair is an international art fair offering a platform for diverse and rising artists, to bring their unique visions to life. From 10th – 13th October, FOCUS Art Fair will present a showcase highlighting the themes of sustainability, equality and innovation.
Since 2017, FOCUS have hosted over 45 overseas exhibitions in some of the world’s most prestigious art spaces, and continue to redefine the global art scene.
This year, FOCUS has partnered with Roche Bobois, the French luxury furniture brand. Roche Bobois, collaborating with Chinese designer Jiang Qiong Er, will unveil their Bamboo Mood Collection at FOCUS London, inviting the viewer to step into Jiang’s artistic visions of simplicity and harmony as expressed through her contemporary spin on traditional Chinese aesthetics.
Across the Fair, there will be opportunities to listen to discussions and talks, experience immersive digital art and attend workshops including yoga and meditation.
Absolut Warhol: The Other Half underlines Absolut’s ongoing commitment to creativity, offering a platform for diverse voices while honouring Warhol’s legacy of challenging artistic norms and embracing cultural inclusivity.
This showcase features five emerging artists — Alexa Sirbu, Jade Pearl, Kelly Anna, Ken Nwadiogbu, and Xu Yang — who each bring a fresh interpretation by completing the other half of a newly discovered Andy Warhol painting, Absolut ‘blue’.
Their works represent thought-provoking themes of identity, culture, self-expression and a unique blend of past and present.
The exhibition not only continues Absolut’s association with ground-breaking art but also reinforces its mission to support progressive and imaginative expression in contemporary culture.
Presenting British art since 1988, British Art Fair takes place once a year to showcase the very finest modern and contemporary British art. Taking place within the Saatchi Gallery, in the heart of London’s vibrant Chelsea, leading dealers from across the UK exhibit a variety of exciting, ambitious and rare works from Britain’s most celebrated artists.
British Art Fair is the place to connect with dealers and collect the very best British art. Features this year include an auction from charity partner WaterAid, a digital exhibition PIVOTAL: Digitalism, and an exhibition from the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust.
Artwork: Detail from Albert Irvin OBE RA, Louise I, 2002. Printed and published by Advanced Graphics London.
Yoi is an exhibition of works from the Munupi Arts & Crafts Association located along Melville Island’s north-western coastline, north of Darwin. It will feature paintings by nine Munupi artists.
Dancing, or ‘yoi’, plays a significant role in life on the Tiwi Islands. Narrative dances – a key feature of ritual activity – depict both everyday life and historically significant events. The natural ochres participants use to paint their bodies also adorns the canvases on display in Yoi. Often applied with a Pwoja Comb, the paintings possess a unique textural materiality, inherently abstract in form and thus free from a mimetic representation of reality.
Viewers are invited to delve deeper into the mark-making techniques of Tiwi Art, to explore the gestural energy and spirituality expressed in the paintings that make up Yoi.
Click here to watch an excerpt of Naina Sen’s Yoi, 2024 film which accompanies the artworks in the exhibition, contextualising the creative practices and processes of the artists, and the ceremonial and cultural origins of their work.
Exhibiting artists:
Alison Puruntatameri, Arthur John Cowell, Carol Puruntatameri, Christine Puruntatameri, Delores Tipuamantumirri, Dorothy Noni Poantimului, Josephine Burak, Lucinda Puruntatameri, Simplicia Tipungwuti.
This exhibition is presented by JGM Gallery. We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to the land, waters and skies, often expressed through art. We pay our respects to artists, elders and community members past, present and future.
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