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Victoria Miro Gallery
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Tuesday - Saturday 10.00am - 6.00pm Monday by appointment Nearest tube: Angel or Old Street (Northern Line) Buses 43,214 and 394 stop on City Road View Larger Map | ||
Victoria Miro first opened her gallery in Cork St, London in 1985. In 2000 she moved to an 8,000 sq ft former furniture factory in the northeast. In October 2006 the gallery expanded further opening Victoria Miro 14, a 9,000 sq ft exhibition and viewing space adjacent to the original gallery. Today the gallery is one of the largest commercial spaces in London. Combining established names with younger talent, Victoria Miro represents four Turner Prize nominees: Ian Hamilton Finlay, Peter Doig, Isaac Julien and Phil Collins and two winners Chris Ofili and Grayson Perry. With an acclaimed eye for great and innovative artists, she is also renowned for nurturing young artists. Victoria Miro 14 Victoria Miro 14 is both a private and public exhibition space of Victoria Miro and will only be open to the public for special exhibitions and projects. Victoria Miro 14 is conceived by Claudio Silvestrin Architects and executed by the project architects Michael Drain Architects. The new 9000 sq ft exhibition space, which is situated next to the original gallery, introduces an innovative type of art environment. The building comprises three core elements; private galleries, viewing rooms and offices and domestic areas, all of which combine to provide a unique setting for experiencing and living with art. Victoria Miro 14 sits on top of a refurbished Victorian brick building in N1, and includes spaces within the original architecture which interlink with the new extension on top. The building is approached through a terraced garden to the rear, alongside Wenlock Basin. This sensitively landscaped water garden provides an informal and unexpected approach to the building. The concept for Victoria Miro 14 was to create an environment where architecture and nature combine to provide an inspirational environment in which to view art. A recurring element in the design was to encourage the viewer to look upwards, both internally and externally. From City Road, you see a clear view of the white sculptural form of the new building, which appears to hover above the existing brick warehouse. The eye is drawn by Ian Hamilton Finlay's elegiac neon installation, The Seas Leaves the Strawberries Waves, which illuminates the south façade through spectacular 6 metre windows. Internally the work soars above the 10 metre atrium on the second floor which reveals tantalizing views to the spaces above. | ||
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