PHOEBE SAATCHI & ARTHUR YATES CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF SAATCHI YATES
On Thursday 26th January, Saatchi Yates unveiled its brand new 10,000 sqft gallery space in St James with a solo exhibition by Lebanese artist Omar El Lahib. Showcasing 18 large-scale paintings, El Lahib’s solo show is inspired by the nocturnal world, where darkness reigns, the mysterious takes shape, and where the unconscious is at liberty to make itself heard. El Lahib was born in Sidon, Lebanon in 1986 and studied Fine Art at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf before moving to Cologne with his wife and children.
Saatchi Yates on Bury Street is comprised of a large ground floor space dedicated to showcasing breakthrough artists, and private rooms for secondary market presentations. Since opening in 2020, Saatchi Yates has become known for its successful solo exhibitions of international artists, as well as shows in France, Italy and the United States.
Speaking of the move to St James and El Lahib Solo Show, Saatchi Yates Founders Phoebe Saatchi Yates and Arthur Yates said, “St James has always been our dream home, a brilliantly British destination for both the history and future of art in London. Our new gallery allows us to put on ambitious public shows for our artists and in our secret hallowed galleries, present some spectacular private sales.
Omar’s paintings immediately hypnotised us with their mysterious and unsettling power. We were confident he was the perfect artist to launch our new initiative in St James. Intermingling Lebanese landscapes with Germanic intensity.”
Phoebe Saatchi and Arthur Yates celebrated the opening of the new gallery with Alexa Chung, Nick Grimshaw, Trinny Woodall; Camille Charriere & Francois Larpin, Sonny Hall, Daniel Fletcher; David Koma, Zoe Zimmer, Bella Tilbury; Greta Bellamancina, Edie Campbell, Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape Hon FRIBA; India James, Ben Cobb, Laura Bailey; Julia Hobbs, Aimee Phillips, Rob Montgomery; Daisy Hoppen, Bee Beardsworth, Alan Pownall and Hannah Weiland.
PHOTO CREDIT: James D Kelly
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