EMERGING THEMES AND TRENDS AT #LAF22

From the art of virtual thinking, to expressing and carefully conserving our natural world, London Art Fair has a breadth of topics and trends for you to explore, reconnect and reflect upon.

Celebrate this Spring Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 April (Preview Wednesday 20 April) over 100 gallery presentations alongside critically acclaimed curated spaces; Art Projects, Platform and Photo50.

CONNECT WITH ARTISTS EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY AND ART

Join discussions about reality versus artificiality at the Art Projects section where KITAI presents calligraphic sho artworks of Shinzan Kurihara, alongside LA BIBI GALLERY where the presentations argue the penetration of digital and other forms of technology into the world of all living organisms, prompting an even wider question: are we now in a new phase of evolution?

DISCOVER WORKS DEPICTING OUR NATURAL WORLD

An emerging theme between this year’s gallery presentations are works which respect, explore and reflect on our relationship to the natural world. From unnatural and vivid colourscapes inspired by lockdowns, to modern works alive with the motion, fluidity and joy of nature. London Art Fair invites you to discover exceptional works this Spring connecting you to our natural world.

The vividly coloured almost hyperreal imagery of Karine Laval’s “Heterotopia” results in a dreamlike exposure to the natural world. Laval used this approach during the global pandemic that shuttered the worldwide population indoors, as she presents her new project, “Quarantine”.

Birmingham-based artist Annette Pugh has a deep-set fascination with archive materials and the printed image. Working with a range of media, she explores, edits and re-presents concepts relating to leisure, longing and absence.

Fracturing the picture plane in order to explore a variety of viewpoints, Braque used muted tones, reconstruing what was before his eyes into energetic and geometric forms.

In the 1930s Epstein embarked upon a series of landscape and flower studies which were highly unusual in his oeuvre. Renowned as an avant-garde sculptor whose work had challenged audiences and critics by rejecting western traditions in favour of an aesthetic inflected by the art of Africa, Asia and Polynesia, Epstein reverted in these works to a more orthodox subject-matter and style.

PHOTO50

Guest curated by Rodrigo Orrantia, No Place is an Island will present work by British and UK-based artists examining what it means to be an island in the contemporary moment, their practices expanding the possibilities of photography, especially where the medium overlaps with sculpture and performance.

The exhibition highlights a timely theme in current photography and adds a space and context to the photography presented by galleries at the Fair.

2022 EXHIBITING ARTISTS

CONTEMPORARY AND NEW AT LAF22

Discover an exceptional range of new and Contemporary works exclusive to London Art Fair this April.

Jealous Gallery will display a new edition by David Shrigley, an artist who works by combining handwritten humorous text with imagery expanding from animals, people, aliens and everyday still lives. Stoney Road Press will exhibit a number of Leah Hewson colourful monotypes. The works employ a wide variety of media such as woodblock, carborundum, with her newest works mounted onto laser cut neon acrylic.

BOOK YOUR TICKET TO LONDON ART FAIR 2022

An unmissable event in the international art calendar in 2022, London Art Fair will present the best in Modern and Contemporary Art alongside an arresting programme of curated exhibitions, talks and tours.

Firmly established as a highlight of London’s cultural calendar, the Fair continues to reflect the global art scene from 20 – 24 April 2022.

Reconnect with over 100 leading galleries, discover guest curated spaces and engage in debate and discussion with artist, curators and key Fair partners.

Day Pass tickets at £18 or join us for £12 from 5PM at Thursday Late – book now to take advantage of advanced ticket prices and entry times.