exhibitions

TOMORROW'S TIGERS

WWF-UK, 2019-2022 'Tomorrow's Tigers' is a major fundraising project that we have devised and curated for WWF (World Wildlife Fund). Featuring specially commissioned, limited edition art rugs by 10 internationally renowned artists, the project aims to raise awareness and funds in support of the Tx2 goal - a global commitment to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022. This is in response to the plight of the wild tiger, whose numbers have shrunk by a shocking 95% over the past century. Read more

CURE³

Cure Parkinson's, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023 Launched in 2017, 'Cure³' (Cure Cubed) is the acclaimed selling exhibition that we devised and curated to raise awareness and funds for Cure Parkinson's (CP). Dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's Disease, a degenerative disease that affects more than 10 million people worldwide, 'Cure³' supports CP to fund essential research into new treatments with the potential to slow, stop or even reverse the disease. Read more

PANDAMONIUM 2

WWF, 2012 Pandamonium continues a series of fundraising art initiatives for WWF-UK where art simultaneously articulated the environmental challenges we face, engaged new audiences to the charity and changed perceptions around environmental communication. 'From the weird to the wonderful, from the crazy to the whacky, the art world has been here and... Read more

ADRIAN BERG, A TIME AND PLACE

Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, 2017 In September 2017, we presented a new exhibition at Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, of the vibrant paintings of Adrian Berg, RA (1929-2011). Read more

CONRAD SHAWCROSS, PARADIGM

A public art commission by Conrad Shawcross RA, The Crick Institute, 2016 Commissioned by the Francis Crick Institute, funded by the Wellcome Trust and curated by Artwise, Paradigm, by artist Conrad Shawcross, is one of the tallest public sculptures in central London. Conrad Shawcross' concept for Paradigm was chosen after a long and rigorous selection process from a considered shortlist of eminent international artists. Read more

VITA VITALE (VITAL LIFE)

56th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, Official Azerbaijan Pavilion, 2015 Artwise curated the official Azerbaijan Pavilion for the 56th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, 2015, Vita Vitale (Vital Life). With this exhibition we considered how human activity impacts upon the delicate balance of our planet’s ecosystem, and the repercussions for our future survival. Read more

ARTISTS FOR IKON

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham and Sotheby's, London, 2015 To celebrate Ikon Gallery’s 50th anniversary we were asked to collaborate on producing and coordinating an exhibition and major art auction at Sotheby’s, London, of works generously donated by internationally renowned artists. Read more

WATERSHED - ART, PLAY AND THE POLITICS OF WATER

Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, 2015 Part of a series of contemporary exhibitions proposed and curated by Artwise for Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, Watershed brought together 15 contemporary artists who look at water in conceptual, political, meditative and sometimes playful ways. Read more

HERE TODAY...

The Sorting Office Holborn, London, in support of The IUCN, 2014 In 2014 we were asked to devise and curate an exhibition to mark 50 years of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species and is referred to worldwide. Read more

BEASTLY HALL

Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, 2013 Beastly Hall marked the inaugural curtorial collaboration between Artwise and Hall Place that brought three diverse contemporary exhibitions into the historic Tudor House by invitation of Caroline Worthington (Chief Executive of Bexley Heritage Trust). The initiative brought cutting edge contemporary art to a diverse audience in Bexley Heath and allowed for an interesting education and outreach programme. Read more

PANDAMONIUM 1

WWF, 2009 Pandamonium was a series of fundraising art initiatives that we devised and curated for WWF-UK where art simultaneously articulated the environmental challenges we face, engaged new audiences to the charity and changed perceptions around environmental communication. Read more

PAUL VEROUDE

2005-2011 For Mercedes Benz World we commissioned Dutch artist Paul Veroude to create 'View Suspended 2', an installation that featured seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher's Formula 1 car stripped bare and suspended piece-by-piece on a wire. Read more

Contemporary Eye Series: Material Matters

Pallant House Gallery, 2009 'We are very excited about being involved in such a unique project where the contemporary collector, the artist, the guest curators and the Gallery actively come together in dialogue for the first time.' - Stefan van Raay, Director, Pallant House Pallant House in Chichester is one of Britain's most distinctive... Read more

Contemporary Eye: Crossovers

Pallant House Gallery, 2011 Traditionally the preserve of applied artists, in recent years craft techniques have increasingly ‘crossed over’ into fine art territory, often with a radical or subversive edge. Since Grayson Perry won the Turner Prize in 2003 for his labour-intensive, but controversially decorated coil-pots, the art world has lost its fear and... Read more

TRACEY EMIN, Fiat 500 Collectors Cars

2007 “I really enjoyed working on the Fiat Cinquecento, which I refer to as the ‘mouse car’. It was tempting to make them even more super-cute, but instead decided to give them an edge.” - Tracey Emin, 2007 In 2007 Fiat launched their new design for the updated model for the... Read more

WRITING ON WATER

Lloyds of London, 2005 In 2005, Lloyd's unveiled a unique exhibition showcasing a range of Lord Nelson artefacts never before seen by the public on the day Nelson set sail for Trafalgar to celebrate the battle's bicentenary at a reception attended by 200 people from the arts and business worlds. Designed by Casson Mann... Read more

Royal Academy Contemporary Circle

The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005 In 2005 Susie Allen devised and first chaired a new Contemporary Patrons Group for the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The Royal Academy's Contemporary Exhibition Programme, under its then curator Sir Norman Rosenthal, was recognised as a key contributor in the museum world to the international dialogue on Contemporary... Read more

Art and Sacred Places

2004 The Reverend Keith Elford, Director of the Board for Art in Sacred Places, invited Artwise to create an art strategy for a number of selected Cathedrals and churches in South East England. Not an easy task! Artwise selected a number of prominent and up and coming curators to each select... Read more

F-EST Walking Tours

2002-2003 In 2002 and 2003 we curated F-EST, a weekend festival of events that took place around London’s East End that aimed to introduce the public to the wide range of artistic activity in the area. We conceived a programme of guided tours led by London art world experts, taking in... Read more

PRIVATE CLIENTS

Artwise works with both established collectors who wish to further their existing collections and private individuals making their first forays into buying art. Our service is fully tailored to the needs and desires of the individual client: from sourcing, purchasing or de-acquisitioning works to providing professional advice on how works... Read more

TRIBE ART

HONDA Formula 1 Artwise were asked to devise an exciting and original way of showcasing the Honda F1 team and their sponsor's commitment to creativity and innovation that would engage audiences beyond the racetrack over a period of sponsorship transition. We created a tailored art and lifestyle programme for the client which fit... Read more

LOTHAR GÖTZ, Porte de Couleur

IQL, London, 2018 In the summer of 2018, we curated an exciting new art commission by east London based German artist Lothar Götz in Glasshouse Gardens, International Quarter, London. Conceived by the artist as a 'continuous line drawing in space', Porte de Couleur is a gateway sculpture formed of a steel 'line' that... Read more

The Line

London From 2016-2020 Artwise collaborated as curatorial consultants to The Line, London's first dedicated art walk. Susie Allen continues the collaboration with The Line as she sits as an active member of their Advisory Board. Framed by Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the O2, the walk's route follows the waterways and... Read more

ART LIGHTS LONDON

GAMES ART PROJECT FOR THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIAD Art Lights London was set up by Susie Allen and Nicola Hyde in 2006 and was given full charity status in 2010. Its aims were to provide a platform to commission high calibre outdoor artist light installations for London. For the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, Art Lights London... Read more

JULIAN OPIE: IMAGINE YOU ARE DRIVING, FAST

HONDA FORMULA 1 Julian Opie's Imagine You Are Driving, Fast was the first commission we curated in a series of art projects sponsored by the Honda F1 racing team. Opie was a natural choice for this commission as his work has long been preoccupied with movement and Imagine You Are Driving, Fast uses... Read more

HUSSEIN CHALAYAN: PLACE TO PASSAGE

HONDA FORMULA 1 Hussein Chalayan's Place to Passage was the second commission we curated in a series of art projects sponsored by the Honda F1 racing team. Based on his uncompromising vision and characteristically genre-defying practice, Chalayan created Place to Passage, a highly complex project that incorporated such diverse elements as film footage,... Read more

TROIKA: CLOUD

BRITISH AIRWAYS TERMINAL 5 We commissioned multidisciplinary art group Troika (Eva Rucki, Conny Freyer and Sebastien Noel) to create a sculpture that would welcome passengers to the new British Airways Galleries Lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5. Troika responded with the brilliant and well-conceived kinetic sculpture, Cloud. Suspended between the escalators, Cloud signals the soft... Read more

TROIKA: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD

BRITISH AIRWAYS TERMINAL 5 We commissioned multidisciplinary art and design studio Troika to create an artwork at the entrance to the British Airways Galleries Lounges at Heathrow Terminal 5. The resulting artwork, All the Time in the World, is a 22m long digital world clock that fuses art, engineering, graphic design and technology to... Read more

FRANK TJEPKEMA FOR DROOG DESIGN: AIRCO TREE

BRITISH AIRWAYS, 2004 When British Airways was refurbishing one of their Lounges in T1 Heathrow they encountered an architectural problem in the form of a large air-conditioning vent in the middle of the space which couldn’t be moved. The architects asked Artwise if we could come up with an art solution. Loving a... Read more

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ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: SLATE CAIRN AND CHAMBER

BRITISH AIRWAYS: 1998 When the British Airways HQ was being built on the edges of one of London’s only remaining ancient moorland parks at Harmondsworth near Heathrow Airport it was decided that we should use artists who had an affinity with nature as the building was going to be totally sustainable in both... Read more

SOL LEWITT: WALL DRAWINGS NO. 892 & 893

BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORD LOUNGE, JFK, NY, 1998-1999 We had always admired and wanted to work with the American conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). Our chance to realise this came when British Airways built their own dedicated Terminal at JFK and we were invited to purchase and curate their new USA art collection. We were able to commission... Read more

ART FOR YOUR WORLD CAMPAIGN

WWF-UK, 2021 Art For Your World was launched in 2021 and is a campaign devised and produced by Artwise for WWF, to mobilise and unite the art world in the fight against the climate crisis. From practising artists to commercial galleries, cultural centres to museums and beyond, Art For Your World is... Read more

JENNY HOLZER, HURT EARTH

ART FOR YOUR WORLD | WWF | 2021 During October and November 2021 artist Jenny Holzer launched HURT EARTH, a powerful series of light projections illuminating landmarks across the UK to draw attention to the climate crisis and mark COP26, the 26th annual United Nations summit on climate change. Co-curated and produced by Artwise and Shore Art Advisory... Read more

TATE MODERN, LONDON

JENNY HOLZER, 'HURT EARTH', 2021 Jenny Holzer's powerful series of light projections, HURT EARTH, launched at Tate Modern, London in October 2021. Headlining Tate's Power to Change programme, the artwork saw the building's iconic chimney bathed in a collection of aching, inspiring and expert testimony from more than 40 activists, leaders and many others addressing... Read more

JUPITER ARTLAND, SCOTLAND

Hurt Earth, Jenny Holzer, 2021 During October and November 2021 artist Jenny Holzer launched HURT EARTH, a powerful series of light projections illuminating landmarks across the UK to draw attention to the cliamte crisis and mark COP26, the 26th annual United Nations summit on climate change. HURT EARTH travelled to Jupiter Artland during COP26 bathing... Read more

Royal Academy of Arts: Academicians' Room

Tomorrow's Tigers | 2019-2020 Tomorrow's Tigers was presented in the Academicians' Room at the Royal Academy of Arts from September 2019 to January 2020. On view were ten specially commissioned limited edition art rugs by internationally renowned contemporary artists. A major fundraising project, Tomorrow's Tigers has been devised, curated and produced for WWF by... Read more

HEATHER PHILLIPSON, WHAT THE SEAGRASS SAYS

What the seagrass says is a specially commissioned limited-edition print by internationally renowned artist Heather Phillipson in support of the Art For Your World campaign. Curated and produced by Artwise in support of WWF, the campaign aims to mobilise and unite the art world in the fight against the climate... Read more

CHILA KUMARI SINGH BURMAN, FIERCENESS IN SCARCITY

Fierceness in Scarcity is a specially commissioned limited-edition print by internationally renowned artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman in support of the Art For Your World campaign. Curated and produced by Artwise in support of WWF, the campaign aims to mobilise and unite the art world in the fight against the... Read more