Art galleries, fairs and museums are the essential ingredients for promoting new talent. When an artist begins to attract attention from the art market and the media through exhibitions, awards and effective promotion they can be referred to as 'emerging artists'. All investment-grade artists, like the now firmly established Damien Hirst and Banksy, have been described as such early in their careers and recommended to some very lucky patrons.
To follow is a list of London galleries and exhibitions promoting contemporary artists, many of these having work resident with some major corporate and individual collectors ... When it comes to art market performance, London has become the most dynamic city in today's art market, recently becoming the second largest marketplace for art globally.
Damien Hirst's Sotheby's auction, London, 15 and 16th September
Posted on August 27, 2008 at 5:23 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: Auction: Beautiful Inside My Head Forever
Artist Name: Damien Hirst
Dates: Evening Sale: Monday, 15 September. Tuesday, 16 September: morning and afternoon session. A sale preview will begin on the 5th September and continues until the the 15th.
Website: http://www.sothebys.com
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Julian Opie at the Lisson Gallery, London, 15 Oct - 15 Nov
Posted on August 26, 2008 at 10:24 AM by Tracy Frost.
Jennifer West at VILMA GOLD, London, 7 Sep - 5 Oct
Posted on August 26, 2008 at 6:24 AM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: Electric Kool-Aid and the Mezcal Worm
Artist Name: Jennifer West
Dates: 7 September – 5 October 2008. Private view: Saturday 6 September, 6.30 - 8.30pm.
Website: http://www.vilmagold.com
DAVID ALTMEJD at Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, 16 Oct - 15 Nov
Posted on August 25, 2008 at 1:41 PM by Tracy Frost.
Lucille Marcotte at Le Violon Bleu, London, 20 Sept - 6 Nov
Posted on August 25, 2008 at 12:02 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: L'invitation au Voyage
Artist Name: Lucille Marcotte
Dates: 20 September - 6 November
Website: http://www.leviolonbleu.com
Cuban-US artist, Anthony Goicolea at Haunch of Venison, LDN, 5th Sep - 4th Oct
Posted on August 12, 2008 at 1:18 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: Related
Artist Name: Anthony Goicolea
Dates: 5 September – 4 October 2008
Website: http://www.haunchofvenison.com
'MONSTER FIELD' CLARE WOODS at Stuart Shave / Modern Art, LDN, 4 Sep - 4 Oct
Posted on August 8, 2008 at 4:04 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: ‘MONSTER FIELD’
Artist Name: CLARE WOODS
Dates: 4 September – 4 October, 2008
Website: http://www.modernart.net
Mai-Thu Perret at Timothy Taylor Gallery, LDN, 18 Sept - 18 Oct
Posted on August 8, 2008 at 3:52 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: 2012
Artist Name: Mai-Thu Perret
Dates: 18 September – 18 October 2008
Website: http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com
The Brilliance of Darkness, Karel Nel at Art First, LDN, 9 Sept - 9 Oct
Posted on August 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: The Brilliance of Darkness
Artist Name: Karel Nel
Dates: 9 September – 9 October 2008
Website: http://www.artfirst.co.uk
Ewan Gibbs, Amory Artist Representative at Timothy Taylor Gallery, LDN, 9 Sept - 18 Oct
Posted on August 8, 2008 at 12:32 PM by Tracy Frost.
Artist Name: Ewan Gibbs
Dates: 9 September – 18 October 2008
Website: http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com
Works from the Frank Cohen Collection at the Royal Academy of Arts, 13 Dec - 19 Jan
Posted on August 8, 2008 at 10:13 AM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: Dark Materials
Artist Name: Jitish Kallat, Hyungkoo Lee, T.V. Santhosh, Sudarshan Shetty, Banks Violette
Dates: 13 December 2008–19 January 2009
Website: http://www.initialaccess.co.uk
PASCAL ROUSSON at the Vegas gallery, LDN from 21 AUG - 14 SEP
Posted on July 26, 2008 at 1:13 PM by Tracy Frost.
Exhibition Title: “THE HOUSE OF PAIN”
Artist Name: PASCAL ROUSSON
Dates: 21 AUGUST-14 SEPTEMBER 2008. Private View: Thursday 21 August 18.00-21.00 and a Closing Party: 13 September 18.00-21.00
Website: http://www.vegasgallery.co.uk




























