PARTICIPANTS AND
HIGHLIGHTS ANNOUNCEDEye 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 CollectorA 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 – 5pmPress Enquiries
Nazy Vassegh
