Alison Jacques is a contemporary art gallery in London, established in 2004 by Alison Jacques.

History

After a curating stint at the

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, Jacques teamed up with Charles Asprey, and in 1998 they opened their gallery, which ran for seven years. Originally sited in a small townhouse off Bond Street, London W1, Jacques's gallery relocated in 2007 to a space at 16-18

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opposite the

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in Fitzrovia. In 2023, the gallery announced plans to move into a three-storey, space on

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which had previously been inhabited by

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on a temporary contract and was later refurbished by the architect Mike Rundell. The gallery often holds events and talks in conjunction with the exhibition programme, hosted by curators and critics. The gallery has published books including Lygia Clark, Sheila Hicks, Dorothea Tanning and Hannah Wilke as well as supporting museum monographs on the gallery artists.

Artists

Since opening her own gallery in 2004, Jacques has developed an exhibition program of both unknown and established artists: *

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* Graham Little The gallery also represents the estates of several artists, including: * Mária Bartuszová *

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(since 2010) * Nicola L * Roy Oxlade *

Gordon Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly ...

Betty Parsons Betty Parsons (born Betty Bierne Pierson, January 31, 1900 – July 23, 1982) was an American artist, art dealer, and collector known for her early promotion of Abstract Expressionism. She is regarded as one of the most influential and dynamic f ...

Dorothea Tanning Dorothea Margaret Tanning (25 August 1910 – 31 January 2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by Surrealism. Biography Dorothea Tanning was born and raised in Galesburg, Illinois. ...

Hannah Wilke Hannah Wilke (born Arlene Hannah Butter; (March 7, 1940 – January 28, 1993) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, video artist and performance artist. Her work is known for exploring issues of feminism, sexuality and femininity. Bio ...

Lenore Tawney Lenore Tawney (born Leonora Agnes Gallagher; May 10, 1907 – September 24, 2007) was an American artist working in fiber art, collage, Assemblage (art), assemblage, and drawing. She is considered to be a groundbreaking artist for the elevation o ...

Notably, Jacques has worked with the estate of

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since 1999, starting when she was in partnership with Asprey. Her curatorial approach has been on unknown bodies of work by Mapplethorpe such as his early Polaroids from the 1970s and his works and sculptures.

Recognition

In 2019, '' TimeOut'' ranked the gallery as one of the top 50 in London. Eddy Frankel said, "This Fitzrovia gallery has some serious art clout, representing the estates of Robert Mapplethorpe and Ana Mendieta."

References

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