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BEERS London returns to Saatchi Gallery with The Landscape, Reimagined, a group exhibition including eight internationally-based emerging and mid-career artists who reinterpret the conventions of landscape painting as radical and contemporary.

The landscape is among the most traditional of subject matter. For British audiences, artists like Turner, Constable, and Gainsborough are synonymous with a history of landscape painting. But in recent years, the painted landscape has been reinvigorated with fresh styles that push the limits of this timeless tradition.

The eight artists here are interested in pushing the boundaries of landscape through technique, interpretation, or even utilizing representational modes that toy with digital and analogue modules. These contemporary landscape painters embrace both crude, abstract tendencies and forward-thinking new formats. Whether utilising digital image-mapping techniques (Quiñonez) or a wildly unconventional colour palette (Bader), these artists bring a topsy-turvy, and wholly unexpected approach to landscape painting. From the dreamlike textures of (British, Australia-based) Ross Taylor or the impasto, reductive technique of (Canadian, US-based) Caroline Larsen, these works resituate the landscape within a contemporary art context.

Exhibiting Artists:
Raffael Bader
Ksenia Dermenzhi
Jan Sebastian Koch
Caroline Larsen
Gavin Lynch
Myrna Quiñonez
Karen Seapker
Ross Taylor

Presented by BEERS gallery.

London Art Collective presents the 22nd London Design Festival exhibition, ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to the Many, at Saatchi Gallery, from 17 to 19 September. Curated by Nelson Qin, the Chief Curator of London Art Collective, and Joe Richards, the Guest Curator of the exhibition. This exhibition, taking place during the London Design Festival, explores the relationship between art collectives and individuals by showcasing the impact of collaborative work on society.

ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to the Many presented around ninety works by fifty artists from sixteen countries. It as a metaphor for the exhibition, reflects the diverse creation motivations and collectives featured in the exhibition, forming a cohesive whole. Moving between the four exhibition halls, the audience will encounter different animated bestiaries in artworks and the exhibition’s visual identities, which both visually and conceptually symbolise the intersection of individual creativity and collective imagination. By attributing unique features to these animals, they represent a wide range of artistic disciplines, genres, races, and national identities.

Participating Artists
Alessandra Borba, Alessandro Turner, Andrea Honsberg, Aziah Lusala, Betty C Fan, Edgar Racy, Elina Yumasheva, Ellie Davies, Ellie Niblock, Emily Lazerwitz, Emmanuel Barcilon, Gutong Chen, Hoi Yu Karen Ge, Hong Pan, Ivana Vozelj, Jessica Wong Kar Yee, Jiachen Wang, Jiang Dingchen, Jichi Zhang, Jing Wu, Joice Cheung, José Castiella, Katie Ko, Keita Miyazaki, Le Trang, Lin Li, Liu Zhanyu, Luyao Chen, Max Shoroye, Muchen Zhang, Mudai, Ningxin Zhang, Qin Pan, Qinning Hu, Riccardo Guarneri, Shaolin Zhong, Shijia Song, Sid and Jim, Suleyman Wellings-Longmore, Tina Jane Hatton-Gore, Winnie Chen, Xiang Zhai, Xiao Deng, Xiaoxuan Wang, Xinyu Jiang, Xiyan Chen, Xingyue Guo, Saiyuan Li, Yinzhe Qu, Xuanjun Ke, Xueying Ren, Yang II, Yi Chen, Yifan Liu, Yilun Li (Sasa), Yuan Zhuang, Yuwei Li, Zhaojuan Sun, Ziting Gao, Ziyi Wang, Chenshuo Xu.

Exquisite Corpse Public Programme
The exhibition will include a specially commissioned series from the Exquisite Corpse public programme. These life-size “exquisite corpse” drawings were made in collaboration between The Graduate Diploma programme, Fashion MA, and Painting MA students from The Royal College of Art.

Public Programme Participants
Alma Stritt, Andrea Honsberg, Anthony Bennett, Aziah Lusala, Chioma Onwuzulike, Chrysa Kanari, Cieszymir Bylina, Claire Kim, Dannielle Hodson, Eva Yates, Igor Prato Luna, Javiera Decap, Jean Huang, Raiheth Rawla, Toby Rainbird Webb., Tom Caley, Xinjian Ruan.

Contemporary Art Forum
As part of the exhibition ART COLLECTIVE: From the One to Many at the Saatchi Gallery, this forum will explore the concept of freedom as it manifests across various facets of the art world. The exhibition is inspired by the Surrealist practice of Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative method of creation that foregrounds the collective unconscious and the shared autonomy of the mind. Grounded in the Surrealist concept of “psychiatric autonomy,” the forum will examine how the notion of freedom continues to evolve and whether it remains achievable in contemporary artistic practice.

Presented by London Art Collective.

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Referring to Forugh Farrokhzad’s renowned poem ‘The Window,’ Aida Mahmudova continues to explore solitude, nostalgia and longing, capturing the essence of inner turmoil and the yearning for freedom through vivid imagery and introspective narration.

‘One window for seeing
One window for hearing
One window, which like the shaft of a well
Extends in its depths to the heart of the earth
And opens towards the expanse of this blue and recurring kindness.’

– Forugh Farrokhzad

A Room With A View stands as a powerful testament to Mahmudova’s ability to articulate universal emotions with profound precision, and represents her closest realisation yet of complete harmony with her inner compulsions towards personal, social, and artistic freedom. Undergoing a turbulent period of reflection concerning her artistic approach and its social dimensions, she advocates for how fragile the balance is between self-autonomy and external influences.

Featuring over 70 pieces, including both previously exhibited and newly commissioned works, the exhibition occupies the second floor of the Saatchi Gallery. It delves into themes of (self)limitations, confinement in the earthly space, and the sensation of being encased within one’s physical form.

The artist invites us into her personal archive, which chronicles her domestic realm over years. These images are all the results of Mahmudova’s durational approach — an artistic method defined by collecting, layering, and intimate attention to every detail. The absence of inhabitants emphasises the pervasive feeling of confinement, underscoring introspection inherent in these works. The uniform square format of the slide projector serves as a metaphorical window through which both the artist and the viewer peer into moments frozen in time, capturing the essence of solitude and longing. Sourced from personal photographs, she turns autobiographical memories into gypsum objects and sculptures, questioning how to bear witness to moments of liminality and transformation.

Pre-booking is advised, but some tickets will be available for purchase at the Gallery each day.

EXHIBITION ADMISSION – Monday to Sunday

Price with Donation
General Admission: £14 (£12 without donation)
Concession* £7 (£6 without donation)
Family** £33 (£30 without donation)
Children under 6 years: Free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder

*Students, Seniors 65+, or children 6-16 yrs. Valid proof of status must be presented upon entry if requested.
**2 adults & 2 children under the age of 18

Free Access for Carers
A carer accompanying a ticketholder with accessibility needs will be admitted free alongside the ticketholder. Both parties should enquire with staff upon arrival.

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EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS

Monday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Last Entry for exhibition: 5pm

INFORMATION FOR YOUR VISIT

The following items are not permitted within the exhibition spaces: Large bags, luggage, scooters, food and drink (except water in bottles).

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Beyond Fashion showcases the work of acclaimed fashion photographers from around the world. The works demonstrate how fashion photography has moved past the simple presentation of product lines to reflect on the reality of our lives, to explore our aspirations and to push at the boundaries of creativity.

Including works by Nick Knight, Peter Lindbergh, Viviane Sassen, Paolo Roversi, Miles Aldridge, and Ellen von Unwerth – as well as an exciting new generation of fashion photographers – Beyond Fashion celebrates the vision and creativity of these artists and image-makers, and documents how fashion photography has become a new and exciting visual language.

Divided into four sections: Allure, Fantasy, Realism, and Surrealism, the exhibition tells the story of how fashion photography has become more than a commercial device, and has evolved into an art form in its own right. Viewers will travel from the glossy setting of the photography studio to the grassroots of street photography, and discover the vast and diverse forms which fashion photography can take.

They will also see some of the most iconic images, famous faces and dynamic brands in contemporary culture. From classic VOGUE covers to Victoria Beckham’s legs in Marc Jacobs’ shopping bag – this collection of works features supermodels and stars like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Christy Turlington; designers such as Christian Dior, Commes des Garcons, Alexander McQueen and Valentino, and street style legend The Sartorialist.

In addition to over 100 photographs, a section of the exhibition is dedicated to moving images – highlighting the importance of film in today’s fashion imagery. This will feature the works of SHOWstudio, the website founded and directed by Nick Knight, one of the first and most high-profile image-makers to adopt digital film as a medium for showcasing fashion.

The exhibition concludes with an installation entitled Under Your Smell; a project that invites visitors to experience an alternative and dynamic way to engage with fashion imagery. The students of the Bachelor Photography of the ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne offer a visual interpretation of Jean Paul Gaultier’s perfumes. In a series of staged images, perfumes become the backdrop for stories of transgression and fantastical projections.

This exhibition is curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director of Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is produced by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography.

Featured Photographers:
Miles Aldridge, Ayoto Ataraxia, Kent Baker, Michael Baumgarten, Olivia Bee, Blommers & Schumm, Koto Bolofo, Coco Capitán, Elinor Carucci, Elaine Constantine, Maisie Cousins, Jack Davison, Jonathan de Villiers, Horst Diekgerdes, Zoë Ghertner, René Habermacher, Ben Hassett, Aimée Hoving, Ina Jang, Sebastian Kim, Nick Knight, Heji Shin & Kristina Nagel, Anaïs Leu, Feng Li, Peter Lindbergh, Glen Luchford, Erik Madigan Heck, Raymond Meier, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Hanna Moon, Marton Perlaki, Paolo Roversi, Daniel Sannwald, Viviane Sassen, Scheltens & Abbenes, Scott Schuman, Emma Summerton, Sølve Sundsbø, Juergen Teller, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Mario Testino, Willy Vanderperre, Ellen Von Unwerth, Ben Watts, Bruce Weber, Kiki Xue, Yelena Yemchuk, Txema Yeste.

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This summer, as part of Beyond Fashion and The RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show, Saatchi Lates offer Art After Dark on selected Fridays from 6.30PM – 9PM.

In addition to workshop access, tickets include:
– Entry to Beyond Fashion
– Entry to all current Ground Floor Shows, including Metamorphosis: Innovation in Eco-Photography & Film
– Bar open to 8:30pm, with special drinks offers from Pasqua Wines

31 May – Drag and Draw
Join us on the opening night of our major summer exhibition, Beyond Fashion and a Drag Life-drawing workshop guided by Saatchi Gallery Learning. This exciting workshop will feature drag performers who use performance, make up and fashion to challenge gender expression. Participants will be encouraged to engage with the live performances and poses held by the performers through sketches and drawings. No prior experience is required.

This late is supported by Pasqua Wines.

28 June – Botanical Drawing and Printmaking Workshops
In celebration of The RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show, the second of our Summer Lates will be themed around botanical art.

Botanical Drawing
This workshop invites you to try your hand at botanical drawing from a beautiful floral display provided by Sisters of Bloom. Botanical artist and 2023 RHS exhibitor Rui Jiang will offer suggestions, advice and support.

Botanical Printmaking
Create botanical prints from real plants and flowers using simple monoprinting techniques, supported by the Saatchi Gallery Learning team.

Both workshops are open to all levels; basic materials will be provided.

26 July – Drop-in and Dance
Don’t miss our penultimate Summer Late featuring an accessible drop-in dance class is inspired by the shapes created by the body in the Beyond Fashion exhibition. You will be led through a series of techniques and stimuli by a professional dancer and have the opportunity to showcase your movements later in the evening, should you wish to. Open to all levels.

6 Sept – Strike a Pose: ‘Voguing’ Life-drawing
Join us for our final Late of the season. With London Fashion Week coming up, visitors are invited to join us for a life drawing session where models and an MC will perform and pose for you to draw, sketch, and feel inspired. ‘Voguing’ is a highly stylised, modern house dance originating in the late 1980s that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s. It is inspired by the poses of models in fashion magazines, like many of those you will see in the Beyond Fashion exhibition.

Join us for a talk between Ian Anderson, founder of the world-renowned graphic design studio The Designers Republic™ (TDR™), and writer and designer Adrian Shaughnessy. Known for ground-breaking work on electronic music identities, record cover artwork, the creation of unique gaming worlds, and anti-establishment aesthetics, TDR™ has been recognised as a source of innovative design and creativity since its inception in 1986. Works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Celebrating TDR™’s recent birthday on Bastille Day, Ian & Adrian will come together at the Saatchi Gallery to discuss design, and the almost 40-year legacy of distinctive and trail-blazing work produced by TDR™.

The event comes off the back of the recent publication of the retrospective survey book – A to Z of The Designers Republic, published by Thames & Hudson. Following the talk, there will be an opportunity to purchase copies of the book signed by Ian, and to view our current Ground Floor exhibitions. Drinks will also be available with the bar open until 8.15PM.

Ian Anderson was born in Croydon, London and studied Philosophy at The University of Sheffield. He is a self-taught designer and cofounded The Designers Republic™⁠ in 1986. Ian has collaborated with architects (publishing a book with Sadar + Vuga), fashion designers (such as Issey Miyake and Commes des Garçons), and has developed global branding campaigns, identities and projects for the likes of Coca-Cola, Sony, Nokia, MTV and many more. His book, A to Z of The Designers Republic, was published in 2023 by Thames & Hudson.

Adrian Shaughnessy is a graphic designer, writer, and senior tutor at the Royal College of Art, London. He has written numerous books, including a compendium of his design journalism, Scratching the Surface, and monographs devoted to designers Herb Lubalin and Ken Garland. He regularly contributes to design publications and blogs such as Design Observer, Eye, Creative Review, and Design Week. He runs ShaughnessyWorks, a consultancy combining art direction, writing, editing, and lecturing, and is a codirector of Unit Editions.

Tickets are £10 for standard entry. There are also a number of £60 tickets which include entry, plus a signed copy of A to Z of The Designers Republic (RRP £60) and a Saatchi Gallery tote bag.

The evening will include:
• In Conversation talk between Ian Anderson & Adrian Shaughnessy
• Access to all Ground Floor shows
• Opportunity to purchase a copy of the book signed by Ian Anderson
• Bar open until 8.15pm

This event is kindly supported by Thames & Hudson.

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M&C Saatchi, in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery team up for second year to present international art initiative – the annual Art for Change Prize.

As part of a shared mission in making art, culture, and creativity accessible to everyone, this free-to-enter prize is a celebration of emerging artistic talent. It will highlight and stimulate dialogue around visual arts as a medium for positive global and social change and give exposure to emerging artists worldwide.

Key Dates

Overall winners announced: 21 November 2023
Exhibition Dates : 30 November 2023 – 7 January 2024

With the concept of Art for Change in mind, this year’s prize invited emerging artists from around the world to creatively respond to the theme of ‘Regeneration’.

M&C Saatchi and Saatchi Gallery are proud to announce the six regional winners:

• Americas Winner – Ingrid Weyland from Buenos Aires, Argentina for her work Topographies of Fragility XXXV and Topographies of Fragility XXXVI

• Asia Winner – Haining Wang from Beijing, China for her work Molt

• Australia Winner – Jen Valender from Melbourne, Australia for her work Sediment and Artist as Animal

• Europe Winner – Alina Zamanova from Kyiv, Ukraine for her work Our Children are Fighting too

• Middle East & Africa Winner – Chibuike Ifedilichukwu from Anambra, Nigeria for his work Equality State

• UK Winner – Natasha Bothelho Cook from London, England for her work The Garden of Dried Roses

The Prize

A total prize fund of £20,000 will be split between six regional winners, five to receive £2,000 each and one overall winner to receive £10,000.
All artists will exhibit their winning works in a dedicated exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London, a recognised authority in contemporary art, where the overall winner will be announced on 21 November 2023

The Judges

Applications will be invited through an open call online and the prize is available to emerging artists based in the following M&C Saatchi key global regions UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, Australia, Middle East and Africa. A winner from each location will be decided by some of the best business and creative minds from M&C Saatchi Group globally and eminent guest judges. Judges include:

UK: Darren Bowles, Partner & Executive Creative Director at Re, Part of M&C Saatchi Group, Ronaldo Tavares, Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, Sophie Morgan, TV Presenter, Writer & Disability Advocate

Europe: Klara Eide, Partner & Executive Strategy Director at M&C Saatchi Stockholm, Christian ‘Kidde’ Schuck, Managing Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Berlin, Michael Elmenbeck, Founder and Creative Director of CF HILL Art Space and Bon Magazine

Americas: Nicholos Rotondi, Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment North America, Lucas Crigler, Creative Director at SS+K, Part of M&C Saatchi Group, , Mickey Smith, Conceptual Artist and Photographer

Middle East & Africa: Robert Grace, Founding Partner and Head of Strategy at M&C Saatchi Abel South Africa, Ryan Reed, Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi UAE, Zeinab Alhashemi, Conceptual Artist, specialised in site specific art installation and public art, Artist Mentor and Founder of Athmad Projects

Asia: Ali Shabaz, Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Singapore, Dami Sidharta, Chief Creative Officer at M&C Saatchi Indonesia, Nadya Wang, Editor of Art & Market and Fashion & Market, Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

Australia: Emma Robbins, National Executive Creative Director, M&C Saatchi Australia, Patrick Guerrera, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Re, Part of M&C Saatchi Group, Claire Bridge, Artist Melbourne Now 2023, National Gallery of Victoria

About M&C Saatchi Group

M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data, technology and culture, to help clients navigate, create and lead meaningful change. The Group operates across five core divisions: Connected Creativity; Passion Marketing; Global & Social Issues; Brand, Experience & Innovation; and Performance Media. Headquartered in London, operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, US, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia. M&C Saatchi Group’s two principles, Diversity of Thought and Brutal Simplicity of Thought, guide how they build teams and solve problems.

It is listed as ‘M&C Saatchi PLC’ (LON:SAA) on the AIM stock exchange in London.7

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Extended opening: The show is now open until Sunday 28 July, tickets are available to book now.

Newly created botanical art and photography will be brought together from around the world at Saatchi Gallery in The RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show 2024.

The exhibition will showcase exquisite botanical art and photography, featuring a rich variety of subjects from medicinal desert flowers to ornamental bananas, and from images of forest slime moulds to urban street plants. It will showcase the new work of leading botanical artists and photographers representing the UK, Italy, Portugal, Romania, USA, South Africa, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Japan.

The exhibition contributes a new chapter to a long legacy of botanical art collecting and display by the RHS, and complements the work of the RHS Lindley Collections, which holds more than 30,000 botanical paintings and heritage photographs.

All entries are reviewed by an expert judging panel during the pre-selection process, and are assessed on aesthetic appeal, scientific accuracy and technical skill. The artists compete for an RHS medal – Gold, Silver-Gilt, and Bronze, as well as a ‘best in show’ award – Best Botanical Artwork, Best Botanical Art Exhibit, Best Portfolio Photography Exhibit, and Judges Special Award. For the first time this year, visitors had the opportunity to vote in the People’s Choice Award – with Botanical Art Exhibit going to Daleen Roodt for South African Orchids: Natural Scenes of Specialised Pollination Interactions; and Photography Exhibit awarded to Barry Webb for Revealing the Unseen World of Slime Moulds.

Supported by Clive Christian Perfume.

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This exhibition showcases four award-winning photographers and filmmakers undertaking ground-breaking work in their practices of eco-conscious photography and film. With a particular focus on their relationship with materials, process and methodologies, their works marry both the political and the poetic.

Exhibiting artists:

Almudena Romero uses photography to explore ways of representing, seeing, and understanding. Romero’s works focus how art shapes perception, using naturally occurring photographic processes including photoperiodicity, photobleaching and photosynthesis.

Edd Carr’s material-led practice focuses on creating and utilising sustainable alternatives to photographic processes. He uses these methods create films that comment on the human relationship to ecological crisis and the mass extinction of life, and the resulting trauma we face as a species.

Hannah Fletcher works with organic matter such as soils, algae, mushrooms and roots which she transforms into photographic mediums and surfaces. She incorporates waste from her studio back into her work, contributing to a cyclical system of making.

Scott Hunter‘s practice fuses photography, sculpture, and installation. His work focuses on developing alternative approaches to the toxic methods of analogue photography by exploring the origins of raw materials and their symbiotic relationships within the construction of images.

This exhibition is supported by Pasqua Wines

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