Cindy Sherman & David Salle Exhibition Launches Skarstedt's London Gallery With a Bang
A joint exhibition of eight of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1988 – 1990) and six of David Salle’s Tapestry Paintings (1989 – 1991) opens this October to inaugurate the new London gallery on Bennet Street, St James’s.
David Salle’s Tapestry Paintings are a pastiche on sixteenth and seventeenth-century Italian and Dutch genre styles incorporating elements from contemporary advertisements. Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits take their inspiration from noble historical paintings from the renaissance, baroque, rococo and neo-classical periods.
Considered to be among their most accomplished bodies of work, the exhibition of these historical series will provide a renewed perspective in which to consider the significance of the artists’ earlier works and their influence on subsequent generations of painters and photographers.
Located at 8 Bennet Street, Skarstedt’s new London gallery is situated in the historic district of St James’s, on the corner of Arlington Street and Bennet Street, both named after Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington (1618 – 1685). Known as ‘ministerial street’ in the 17th and 18th centuries, the street was previously home to Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole (1676 – 1745) and his son Horace Walpole (1717 – 1797), an esteemed collector and connoisseur. Adjacent to one of London’s finest establishments, the Ritz Hotel, the gallery is in the heart of the historic concentration of galleries and auction houses, including Christie’s.
Formerly the Portland Gallery, the renovation is being realised by Thomas Croft of Thomas Croft Architects to be in keeping with the aesthetic of Skarstedt’s existing spaces. Measuring 5,000 sq ft, with the main exhibition space at ground floor level, the increased floor plan will enable Skarstedt to continue its programme of historically-researched and museum-quality exhibitions.
Cindy Sherman and David Salle: History Portraits and Tapestry Paintings
Skarstedt, 8 Bennet St., St James’s, London, SW1A 1RP
+44 (0) 207 499 5200
Dates: 1st October - 26th November 2016
Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10am - 6pm; Saturday 10 am - 5 pm.
Monday by appointment.
Admission is free
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IMAGE: Untitled #206, 1989 chromogenic colour print 75 3/8 x 53 1/4 in. (191.5 x 135.3 cm.) This work is number one from an edition of six. © Cindy Sherman
