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Road represents sculptors, his second gallery here, in a Pete Townshend or Mick Jagger
painters and photographers. capacious former garage. jamming with Ronnie Wood.
There is a cluster of art dealers Expect world-class contemp-
and galleries in The Tea orary names and lesser-known Bric-a-Brac and
Building on nearby Shoreditch artists at Gagosian Gallery.
High Street. The Approach Victoria Miro’s massive Collectables
combines an upstairs gallery Victorian warehouse in Islington For smaller, more affordable
with a good pub, frequented is a showcase for British as well pieces, it’s worth going to
by local artists. The Hundred as young international talent. one of the established London
Years Gallery in Hoxton markets, such as Portobello
frequently shows the work of Road (see p337), Camden
internationally emerging artists. Affordable Art Passage (see p336) or
On the other side of the river For the chance to acquire a Bermondsey (see p335), which
in southeast London, Purdy work by what could become is the main antiques market,
Hicks, based in a converted one of the big names of the catering to the trade. Grays
warehouse near Tate Modern, is future, visit the Contemporary Antique Market (see p336) has
great for contemporary British Art Society. Its annual some great specialist dealers,
painting. The Oxo Tower Wharf, ARTFutures market show- but the prices are a bit higher
in a landmark Thameside cases the work of more than than elsewhere given the
building topped by a good 100 artists, at prices from £100 location, while further afield,
restaurant, is a hive of creativity, to well into the thousands. Greenwich Market (see p336)
housing over 30 design and Open seven days a week all is well worth a rummage and
craft studios. You can find year round, Will’s Art Warehouse may throw up some bargains.
everything from hand woven in Putney sells pieces for Many high streets out of the
textiles and jewellery to between £50 and £3,000. city centre have covered
homewares and fashion. This friendly gallery has a wide markets of specialist stalls.
Among the highlights are Black variety of art and holds a new Alfies Antique Market is
+ Blum’s innovative, affordable exhibition every six weeks. London’s largest indoor
interior designs – for example, a The owner founded the aptly market for antiques and
lamp in the shape of a reading named Affordable Art Fair, collectables. The dealers are
figure, made up of a lightbulb which takes place twice a year experienced specialists, and
“holding” a book shade. Bodo in Battersea Park. anyone interested in
Sperlain focuses on modern 20th-century design and
tableware and Studio Fusion Photography vintage fashion especially will
works with different materials enjoy browsing the eclectic
to produce innovative jewellery The largest collection of original stock here.
and silverware. photographs for sale in the
There are some interesting country is to be found in Auctions
contemporary galleries in the print sales room of the
the vicinity of Portobello Photographers’ Gallery. If you are confident enough,
Road and Westbourne Grove. It displays work from emerging auctions are a much cheaper
East West Gallery is great for global talents and established way to buy art or antiques,
contemporary art, Themes artists, as well as works from but be sure to read the small
& Variations, combines striking its historical archives over its print in the catalogue, which
postwar and contemporary three floors of exhibition space. usually costs around £15.
furniture and deco rative art, Atlas Gallery is one of the Bidding is simple – you need
and Gallery 85 boasts a foremost galleries in London to register, take a number, then
range of the finest antiques, dealing exclusively with fine art raise your hand when the lot
including some exceptional photography. It is the official you want comes up. The
Meissen porcelain. gallery for Magnum photo- auctioneer will see your bid.
A browse along Kensington graphs. Hamiltons Gallery It’s as easy as that, and can be
Church Street in west London is worth visiting, especially great fun.
will take you to a concentration during its major exhibitions. The main auction houses
of small antiques emporia that Michael Hoppen’s three- in London are Christie’s Fine
has everything from Arts and floor space in Chelsea shows Art Auctioneers, Sotheby’s
Crafts furniture to Staffordshire both vintage and current works. Auctioneers and Bonhams.
pottery dogs. If you want to take home a Don’t forget Christie’s saleroom
piece of London’s rock ‘n’ roll in Kensington, which deals with
heritage, the Rock Archive, art and antiques for a more
North London
near Camden Passage in modest budget. Bonhams’
High-profile American dealer Islington, is a great source of second London saleroom in
Larry Gagosian contributed limited-edition photographic Knightsbridge also holds weekly
to the regen eration of famously prints of British music legends auctions of affordable antiques
sleazy King’s Cross by opening such as Paul Weller posing with and collectables.

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