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Blain|Southern is a contemporary art gallery
established in September 2010. The gallery is located at 21 Dering Street, and 6 Hill Street, London, W1.
Until August 2010, the founders, Harry Blain
and Graham Southern
were respectively CEO and director of Haunch of Venison
gallery, which they founded in 2002. Blain and Southern sold Haunch of Venison to Christie's
International plc in 2007. During their time at the gallery they built up an international programme of artists, including Keith Tyson
and Richard Long
, both former winners of the Turner Prize
.
Blain and Southern regularly feature in ArtReview's "Power 100" for the top 100 important people in the contemporary art world,.
The gallery opened on October 13 with 'Creation Condemned', an exhibition of new works by the British artist Mat Collishaw
.
In October 2010, Blain and Emmanuel Di Donna, formerly a vice chairman at Sotheby's
Worldwide specialising in Impressionist and Modern (I/M) art works, announced a further venture. BlainDi Donna
will be located on Madison Avenue, New York. Di Donna said the gallery will stage three "exhibitions a year, probably mixing modern and contemporary.”
Blain|Southern opened a Berlin gallery in May 2010 with an exhibition by the acclaimed British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster
. The space, formerly the printing presses of Der Tagesspiegel
, Germany’s liberal daily newspaper, is located on Potsdamer Strasse with a total floor space of 1,300 square metres.
Contemporary art gallery
A contemporary art gallery is a place where contemporary art is shown for exhibition and/or for sale. The term "art gallery" is commonly used to mean art museum , the rooms displaying art in any museum, or in the original sense, of any large or long room.-Identity, function and locality:A...
established in September 2010. The gallery is located at 21 Dering Street, and 6 Hill Street, London, W1.
Until August 2010, the founders, Harry Blain
Harry Blain
Harry Blain is an English art dealer, gallery owner and founder of edition, an online resource where editioned, digital artworks by the world's leading contemporary artists can be bought and traded....
and Graham Southern
Graham Southern
Graham Southern is an English art dealer and gallery owner. In 1994, Southern was the Founding Director of Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art Department which he ran until 2001, leaving to become a director of the Anthony d’Offay Gallery...
were respectively CEO and director of Haunch of Venison
Haunch of Venison
Haunch of Venison is a commercial art gallery founded in 2002 in the West End of London. The gallery represents leading contemporary artists with branches in London, Berlin and New York.-History:...
gallery, which they founded in 2002. Blain and Southern sold Haunch of Venison to Christie's
Christie's
Christie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
International plc in 2007. During their time at the gallery they built up an international programme of artists, including Keith Tyson
Keith Tyson
Keith Tyson is a British artist. In 2002, he was the winner of the Turner Prize. His work is concerned with an interest in generative systems, and an embrace of the complexity and interconnectedness of existence...
and Richard Long
Richard Long
-English political figures:*Richard Long , Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Henry VIII; knighted in 1537; MP for Southwark...
, both former winners of the Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
.
Blain and Southern regularly feature in ArtReview's "Power 100" for the top 100 important people in the contemporary art world,.
The gallery opened on October 13 with 'Creation Condemned', an exhibition of new works by the British artist Mat Collishaw
Mat Collishaw
Matthew "Mat" Collishaw is an artist based in London, and one of the Young British Artists.-Career:Collishaw attended Goldsmiths, University of London , alongside Damien Hirst and other YBA artists....
.
In October 2010, Blain and Emmanuel Di Donna, formerly a vice chairman at Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish...
Worldwide specialising in Impressionist and Modern (I/M) art works, announced a further venture. BlainDi Donna
BlainDi Donna
Blain|Di Donna is a New York gallery focussing on Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art works. The venture is a partnership between London gallerist Harry Blain, the director of BlainSouthern, and Emmanuel Di Donna....
will be located on Madison Avenue, New York. Di Donna said the gallery will stage three "exhibitions a year, probably mixing modern and contemporary.”
Blain|Southern opened a Berlin gallery in May 2010 with an exhibition by the acclaimed British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Timothy "Tim" Noble and Susan "Sue" Webster , are two British artists who work as a collaborative duo, and are associated with the post-YBA generation of artists.-Early lives and careers:...
. The space, formerly the printing presses of Der Tagesspiegel
Der Tagesspiegel
Der Tagesspiegel is a classical liberal German daily newspaper...
, Germany’s liberal daily newspaper, is located on Potsdamer Strasse with a total floor space of 1,300 square metres.
Artists
Selected artists represented by BlainSouthern:- Marius BerceaMarius Bercea-Life and work:Bercea was a BA student at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, where he studied under Professor Ioan Sbarciu, graduating in 2003...
- Jonas BurgertJonas BurgertJonas Burgert is an artist based in Berlin.He has shown work in many exhibitions including Rohkunstbau at Stipendiaten in Berlin, Geschichtenerzähler at Hamburg Kunsthalle and Dis-Positiv at Staatsbank in Berlin...
- Mat CollishawMat CollishawMatthew "Mat" Collishaw is an artist based in London, and one of the Young British Artists.-Career:Collishaw attended Goldsmiths, University of London , alongside Damien Hirst and other YBA artists....
- Anton Henning
- Rachel HowardRachel HowardRachel Howard is a British artist.-Early life and career:Rachel Howard grew up in County Durham. She attended a Quaker school from the age of sixteen, and the stories, concerns and questions raised by religion have certainly had a profound effect on her work throughout her career. Howard graduated...
- Bill ViolaBill ViolaBill Viola is a contemporary video artist. He is considered a leading figure in the generation of artists whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, and image technology in New Media...
- Michael Joo
- Jeroen Verhoeven
- Wim WendersWim WendersErnst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...