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This black and white photograph, framed in a sleek black frame, captures an urban landscape through a chain-link fence. The composition is striking, featuring geometric shapes and lines created by the fencing that overlay the cityscape in the distance. The cityscape is hazy and dreamlike, with a blurred car in motion adding a sense of movement to the scene. The overall style and technique suggest a documentary or photojournalistic approach, capturing the urban environment in a contemplative, almost melancholic manner. The artwork seems to explore themes of barriers, confinement, and the relationship between the natural and built environments. ...
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Sadie Coles HQ is a London-based contemporary art gallery representing around fifty international artists. The gallery opened in 1997, with an inaugural exhibition of new paintings by American painter John Currin presented in parallel with an offsite show by British artist Sarah Lucas, The Law, at St John Street. This pairing established the international breadth of the gallery's programme, which has since expanded over the past two decades. Since its inception, Sadie Coles HQ has operated from a variety of spaces; most recently mounting offsite shows in Los Angeles and Mayfair in 2020 with a significant new video installation by Martine Syms. In September 2013, Sadie Coles HQ opened its largest space at 62 Kingly Street in Soho, as well as a second space at 1 Davies Street in Mayfair designed by 6a Architects in 2015, and a third space at 8 Bury Street in St James’s in April 2021. ...