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        HIGHLIGHTS ANNOUNCED

        Eye of the Collector announces participating galleries for its second edition, kicking off the London Summer Art Season
         


        By invitation only
        11 May 2022

        Public days
        12-14 May 2022

        Two Temple Place
        London

         

        ‘A spirit of discovery and rediscovery lies at our heart. With almost half of works on show by female artists, we look forward to shining a light on women artists both historic and contemporary. We are also delighted to be offering for sale a number of works commissioned especially for this edition of Eye of the Collector’

         

        Nazy Vassegh
        Founder and CEO of
        Eye of the Collector

         

        A celebration of connoisseurship, Eye of the Collector presents works carefully chosen in collaboration with the 24 participating galleries in a curated dialogue with the striking surroundings of a Gothic renaissance mansion steeped in history.

         

         

        Participating Exhibitors

         

        Addis Fine Art

        Alan Wheatley Art

        Alice Black Gallery

        Alon Zakaim Fine Art

        Ana Escarzaga Gallery

        Ariadne

        A.I. Gallery

        Charles Burnand Gallery

        Cooke Latham Gallery

        Cynthia Corbett Gallery

        Gallery FUMI

        Gillian Jason Gallery

        Kallos Gallery

        Kate MacGarry

        Katie Jones

        MTArt

        Opera Gallery

        Pangolin London

        Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

        Rebecca Hossack Gallery

        Ruup & Form

        Selma Feriani Gallery

        Stephen Webster

        Ting-Ying Gallery

        Whitford Fine Art

         

         

        Highlights include:


        A rare, recently discovered painting ‘Golden Nude’ by British artist Pauline Boty (1938-66). This early work reflects Boty’s love of Bonnard’s bathing images (Whitford Fine Art)

         

        A black-figure Chalcidising Eye-Cup, Greek, Attic circa 520BC (Ariadne)

         

        An important painting from Tadesse Mesfin,the figurehead of Ethiopian Modernism
        (Addis Fine Art)

         

        A monumental work by Catalina Swinburn (Selma Feriani Gallery)

         

        Three works by Renee So (Kate MacGarry)

         

        Three works by female British Surrealist Cissie Kean (1871-1961) from the 1920’s (Whitford Fine Art)


        Museum quality studio ceramics by Japanese masters Cheiko Katsumata and Ken Mihara (Katie Jones) alongside Wedgwood Prize winner Alice Walton and Loewe Craft Prize shortlisted artist Lu Bin (Ting Ying Gallery)

         

        Contemporary sculpture including Eilis O’Connell’s monumental Hapup (2020) in wood, rubber, jesmonite, cord and paint (Pangolin London)

         

        Examples of mid-century Brazilian design by leading figures such as Jose Zanine Caldas, Lina Bo Bardi and Gregori Warchavchik (Ana Escarzaga Gallery)

         

        Contemporary design by Max Lamb and Lukas Wegwerth (Gallery FUMI)

         

        Works commissioned for the fair include paintings by Eleanor Johnson and Megan Baker (Gillian Jason Gallery) and mixed media works by Anna Perach (Cooke Latham) and Robert Montgomery (MTArt)

         

         

        Eye of the Collector X Vilebrequin / JRP | Editions

         

        Eye of the Collector is delighted to be partnering with Vilebrequin & JRP|Editions to showcase highlights from The Artists’ Editions at the fair.

         

        Curated by Lionel Bovier, Director of MAMCO, Geneva and Arnaud Hubert, CEO of JRP|Editions, this partnership expands the dialogue between art and fashion, introducing Vilebrequin to an ambitious selection of contemporary artists - Kenny Scharf, Sylvie Fleury, John M Armleder and Deux Femmes Noires (Racquel Chevremont & Mickalene Thomas).

         

        Confronting European and American, male and female, black and queer perspectives, the wide-ranging collection touches on abstract and figurative, conceptual and street art.

         

        Further information on the collection is available from jon.holt@massey.co.uk

         

        An online edition will run alongside the physical fair on eyeofthecollector.com and christies.com showcasing highlights in a creative presentation set against the digital backdrop of Two Temple Place. All works on show will be available to view through Eye of the Collector’s online Marketplace Partner Artsy.

        Credit line: The second edition of Eye of the Collector will be held at Two Temple Place, London, from 11-14 May 2022 and on eyeofthecollector.com

         

        Name
        Eye of the Collector

        Location
        Two Temple Place
        London WC2R 3BD


        Press preview
        10 - 11am
        11 May 2022

        By invitation only
        11am – 8.30pm
        11 May 2022

        Public days
        12 - 14 May 2022
         

        Thursday 12 May
        11am – 8pm
        VIP access from 10am
         

        Friday 13 May
        11am – 7.30pm
        VIP access from 10am
         

        Saturday 14 May
        11am – 5pm

         

        Press Enquiries

        Nazy Vassegh

        press@eyeofthecollector.com

         

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