Evening Standard - ES Magazine
The names you need to know now in the NEW ART POWER LIST
From the painters and picture-takers you need to know about to the gallerists and directors reshaping the cultural landscape, let Joanna Taylor be your guide to the art world’s most important new faces
TRISTAN PIGOTT
ARTIST
By dotting his hyper-realistic figurative painting with surreal motifs, Pigott brings a psychedelic quality to his work. Exploring ego and self-image, his pieces can’t help but make viewers look twice, which explains why he’s already had pieces on show at Art Basel and the National Portrait Gallery.
Behind Tired Eyes. Until 18 Nov. At Alice Black Gallery, 16a Rupert Street, Soho (aliceblackart.com)
VANESSA CARLOS
DIRECTOR OF CARLOS/ ISHIKAWA AND CONDO
Between consulting for the ICA, representing diverse, boundary-pushing artists at her gallery Carlos/Ishikawa on Mile End Road and hosting a global gallery share initiative via her online platform, Condo, Carlos has become the ultimate art-world slashie. Focused on keeping art free and inclusive, her vision is one we’re holding on to. (carlosishikawa.com; condocomplex.org)
JUNO CALYPSO
ARTIST
For a tongue-in-cheek take on desire and femininity, take a look at Calypso’s work in photography, film and installation. The proud winner of no less than eight awards, her latest work, What To Do With A Million Years, documents a sexy 1970s underground mansion occupied by those seeking eternal life. ( junocalypso.com)
PHOEBE SAATCHI YATES & ARTHUR YATES
GALLERISTS
After three long years of planning, the husband and wife duo are set to open their long-awaited gallery, Saatchi Yates, on 15 October. Dedicated to showcasing and nurturing emerging talent, we’re looking forward to seeing what the 10,000 sq foot space will hold for keen collectors. Saatchi Yates, 6 Cork Street, Mayfair (saatchiyates.com)
JAKE GREWAL
ARTIST
Since winning the Woon Art Prize in 2016, Grewal’s autobiographical exploration of the queer gaze has gone from strength to strength. Romantic yet ever so slightly eerie, his dreamlike work celebrates the male form and reflects on our relationship with nature. Glimpse his visions at the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in December. ( jakegrewal.com)
ALMA BERROW
ARTIST
One look at Berrow’s playful, table-top-inspired ceramics and you’ll have your credit card out in no time. Her delectable looking used ashtrays, gold teeth and seafood Jello salads transform revolting dinner-table no-nos into delicate, must-have objets. Find her on Insta to commission one of her works. (@almaberrow)