[tartarus]

Well, looks like i need to head for london pretty soon! Has to be a pretty impresive collection he has.

[The Silence]

Wow! You can only imagine what he has in his collection. In some ways that might be the most interesting part. I own one of his pieces but more recently have gone off his stuff a bit - maybe it's just that I was told that in some cases galleries just pay him to sign sign stuff they've printed - something I'd love to know if that's true?

Regardless - I hear he's got some incredible pieces from both well known and unknown artists. Look forward to it!

[Briggs 74]

Going to go today.....

[Ruggs]

Going next month.

[Dungle]

Was going to go today, but apparently I have a 5 year olds birthday party to attend. Oh joy.

[Jeezuz Jones Snr]

He has a 50m quid bacon hanging in his TV room
And this gallery sounds like a great place to visit. Doesn't he own the most Banksy og's?
FairPlay to the guy and doesn't matter what you thinking of him he'll be there in art history in many years to come. I don't own any Horst prints , Would love one of his butterfly prints and the wife likes them also.

[1xilch]

Popped down today, round the corner from me. Very impressive gallery space. Also it has particularly beautiful spiral staircases which are like abstracts in their own right. Very tempting shop too. No cafe, hilarious influx of arty types never before seen in the area. Lets get a coffee they say. Had to snicker, hard to find a flat white latte machiato whatever round here I'm impressed by the building and pleased its finally open

[henxuk]

great building

[Deleted]

Definately worth checking out the Hoyland collection.

I disagree with the Guardian critique.

   " He is a poor imitator of much better American artists. His paintings are art studentish attempts to knock out a Rothko, a Pollock or a Barnett Newman. But he doesn’t have any of their genius."

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/29/john-hoyland-review-damien-hirst-newport-street-gallery

 Makes no difference if Hirst owns them all.

   

[Goooogle Male]

This is literally just round the corner from my flat so I went on the opening day.

Found it impossible to get excited about the Hoyland artworks I have to say ('another crap version of a Rothko is what my brain kept telling me) but the building is fantastic.

They are opening a Pharmacy 2 restaurant early next year as well there.

The gift shop is pretty classic Hirst with some overpriced tat (iron on spots for clothing anyone!) but some beauties in there as well - here are a few pics of that...

[Dungle]

What a phenomenal gallery space. One of the finest that I have been in. Beautiful architecture, stunningly bright rooms and wonderful staircases.

However what I will say is that the staff are some of the rudest and stuck up I've ever come across. I am disgusted by how we were made to feel within seconds of walking in. I will be complaining.

Anyhow a few pictures from the show:-

[Dungle]

[Wenters]

Dungle Did you see the 2 big Harland Miller paintings?......they might not be ready yet but he told me he was painting them specially for the space.

[Dungle]

Oct 18, 2015 20:07:05 GMT 1 Wenters said:

Dungle Did you see the 2 big Harland Miller paintings?......they might not be ready yet but he told me he was painting them specially for the space.

Not up yet mate, it's only John Hoyland exhibition at the moment.

A HM show in that space would be outrageously good though.

[Dungle]

I did spot this massive invader round the corner though which is the biggest I have seen!