Text provided by the gallery: Cadogan Gallery is delighted to announce the opening of their new flagship space on Harriet Street and its inaugural presentation, Cadogan Gallery: A Group Exhibition. Their largest group exhibition to date will present new work by 21 of their artists.
This exhibition is an encapsulation of the gallery. It aims to tell a story of the past, the present, and the future. As they move into this new space in their hometown, this group show allows them to present an exhibition that distils their aesthetic into something cohesive. This is a show of primarily contemporary abstraction, featuring painting, sculpture, and textiles. On October 3rd, 2024, they will open this exhibition in their new London gallery and place down a marker to grow from in the years ahead.
Cadogan Gallery started in 1980 in a small building on Pont Street where Christopher Burness lived and operated his book publishing business. Burness asked his good friend Rafael Valls, the Old Master dealer, to loan him some paintings to start exhibiting on the ground floor. In no time, a small stable of contemporary artists had begun to feature in the gallery. With no previous experience in the art world and only a layman’s passion for art, he ploughed a slightly idiosyncratic furrow to establish a distinct identity, which over the years has resonated with artists and collectors alike.
Christopher’s discerning taste and artist-led approach continue down the family line over 40 years on with his son, Freddie Burness, who has been Director of the gallery since 2018, and his daughter Katie Burness. Freddie has built upon the strong foundations that his father laid, with an aesthetic sensibility refined through a life with artists. Just as Christopher did before him, Freddie is working closely with a new generation of artists and collectors. The gallery programme continues to focus on contemporary abstract art, maintaining a strong identity outside of market trends, placing the artists at the centre of the gallery’s ethos.
Artists on view include Elise Ansel, Kim Bartelt, Lorenzo Brinati, Lawrence Calver, Gabriele Cappelli, Andreas Diaz Andersson, Edoardo Dionea Cicconi, Ramón Enrich, Richard Hearns, Terrell James, Mimi Jung, Tycjan Knut, Laurence Leenaert, Sam Lock, Nuria Maria, Theo Pinto, Emanuel Seitz, Deborah Tarr, Leonardo Anker Vandal, Maximilian Verhas, and Richard Zinon.
