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OPENING NEXT WEEKThe Wages of DecadenceCarolein Smit, Elena Unger, Juliette Losq, and Edgar WardOpening Reception:Thursd...
03/09/2026

OPENING NEXT WEEK

The Wages of Decadence
Carolein Smit, Elena Unger, Juliette Losq, and Edgar Ward

Opening Reception:
Thursday 10 September, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Civilisations rise and fall, and we know them mainly through their artefacts: fragments that we gather in collections and museums to tell their stories. But while individual artworks have long served as memento mori, reminders of the fleetingness of life, we seldom consider how our museum collections do the same thing at civilisational scale. A narrative of doom permeates art history, an undercurrent of eternal melodrama. ‘The Wages of Decadence’ explores this through the work of four contemporary artists.

Part of the exhibition will be this magnificent new terracotta sculpture by Edgar Ward, exploring the sense of the passage of time, the accrual of the years, and the personal journey this involves.

More details via link in bio 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

Images:
Edgar Ward
Toil
Terracotta, 2026
38 x 23 x 26 cm

LAST CHANCE TO SEE'The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial' at the Saatchi Gallery in London.With these outs...
02/09/2026

LAST CHANCE TO SEE
'The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial' at the Saatchi Gallery in London.
With these outstanding works by Carolein Smit Carolein Smit Gill Button GiLL BUTTON and Mark Connolly mark connolly in the Midnight room on the top floor.
Saatchi Gallery

Installing Emily Allchurch's 'The Six Seasons' at ING Bank in Moorgate, London.Following on from the recent exhibition w...
26/08/2026

Installing Emily Allchurch's 'The Six Seasons' at ING Bank in Moorgate, London.

Following on from the recent exhibition with the National Trust at Upton House in Warwickshire, 'The Six Seasons' series will be going on display in the client reception on the 7th floor at ING Bank in Moorgate in the City of London from September 2026 – January 2027.

'The Six Seasons' reimagine Bruegel the Elder's renowned series of paintings as assemblages of thousands of contemporary photographs. By recreating Bruegel’s paintings with images from today, Emily looks at the central theme of the ‘Seasons’ – man’s relationship to nature and the land – and asks what has changed in the intervening centuries, and what has stayed the same.

We are thrilled that the series will be on show at ING, tapping into the strong links, both historical and contemporary, between the Netherlands and the UK.

There will be an Opening Reception at ING on Thursday 17 September from 6-8pm. Attendance is strictly by RSVP and numbers will be limited. If you would like to attend please email [email protected]

SAVE THE DATEThe Wages of DecadenceCarolein Smit, Elena Unger, Juliette Losq, and Edgar WardOpening Reception:Thursday 1...
24/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE
The Wages of Decadence
Carolein Smit, Elena Unger, Juliette Losq, and Edgar Ward

Opening Reception:
Thursday 10 Septrmber, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Civilisations rise and fall, and we know them mainly through their artefacts: fragments that we gather in collections and museums to tell their stories. But while individual artworks have long served as memento mori, reminders of the fleetingness of life, we seldom consider how our museum collections do the same thing at civilisational scale. A narrative of doom permeates art history, an undercurrent of eternal melodrama. ‘The Wages of Decadence’ explores this through the work of four contemporary artists: Carolein Smit, Elena Unger, Juliette Losq, and Edgar Ward.

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday 10 September, 6:30-8:30pm. All welcome.

To register to receive the PDF preview of works shortly before the show opens please contact the gallery.

Image:
Elena Unger
As Above, So Below
Oil on canvas, 2026
120 x 150cm
Elena Unger

24/07/2026

LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Daniel Hosego's current exhibition 'The Myth of Man' is in its final two days.
The exhibition continues until tomorrow Saturday 25 July.
More details via link in bio 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

17/07/2026

Daniel Hosego
Her pits, their problem
Acrylic & ink on panel in artist’s frame, 2026
66.6cm W x 53.6cm H x 71cm D

On show in our current exhibition 'The Myth of Man: New Works by Daniel Hosego'.

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15/07/2026

Daniel Hosego
Machomarchy
Acrylic & ink on panel in artist’s frame, 2026
158.8cm W x 71.8cm H x 4.1cm D

Part of our current exhibition 'The Myth of Man'.

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13/07/2026

Many thanks to Tabish Khan for selecting Daniel Hosego's current exhibition 'The Myth of Man' as one of the 'Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in July'.

The exhibition continues until 25 July. More details via link in bio 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

09/07/2026

Daniel Hosego
Two c***s fighting
Acrylic & ink on panel in artist’s frame, 2026
69.4cm W x 63.3cm H x 10.1cm D

Part of Daniel's current exhibition 'The Myth of Man', on show until 25 July.

More details via link in bio 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

04/07/2026

Daniel Hosego's new exhibition 'The Myth of Man' is currently on show at our gallery in Islington until 25 July.

More details via link in bio 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

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