Newport Street Gallery

The Newport Street Gallery is an art gallery in London, England, created by contemporary artist Damien Hirst for the display of works from his personal art collection, and as an venue to put on exhibitions of interest to him. The Grade II listed building, formerly Hirst's studio, was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize following its conversion in 2016 by Caruso St John Architects. Located on Newport Street in Vauxhall, admission to the public is free.

Newport Street Gallery
Location in South London
General information
Type	Gallery
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	Lambeth
Address	1 Newport Street
Town or city	London, SE1
Country	United Kingdom
Opened	8 October 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-08)
Owner	Damien Hirst
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Caruso St John
Awards and prizes	Stirling Prize
Website
https://www.newportstreetgallery.com/

Hirst announced plans for the gallery in March 2012,^[1] with a stated intent of realising "Hirst's long-term ambition to share his art collection with the public",^[2] opening in October 2015.^[3] It includes a cafe, gallery shop and offices for Hirst's company.^[4]

The building is a former theatre carpentry and scenery production workshop, dating from 1913.^[5] It was designed by John Woodward, the London County Council's district surveyor for the area.^[5] It is Grade II listed.^[5] For its conversion to the gallery, the building was redesigned by Caruso St John.^[6] The design was praised for its "virtuosity", and in October 2016 it won the RIBA Stirling Prize.^[7]

The gallery spans 37,000 square feet (3,400 m²) and includes six exhibition spaces – one with a ceiling height of 11 metres (36 ft) – split over two levels.

The collection

The Murderme collection, which Hirst has been acquiring since the late 1980s, contains over 3,000 works and features art by Francis Bacon, Banksy, Tracey Emin, Richard Hamilton, Jeff Koons, Sarah Lucas, Pablo Picasso, Richard Prince, Haim Steinbach and Gavin Turk, as well as a number of young and emerging artists such as Helen Beard, Sadie Laska and Boo Saville^[8][9] and a significant collection of work by indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest coast.

Also featured are natural history specimens, taxidermy, anatomical models and historical artefacts. The collection was previously the subject of large-scale exhibitions at the Serpentine Gallery, London (2006) and the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin (2013).

References

1. "Damien Hirst's London art space due to open next spring - The Art Newspaper". 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
2. "About – Newport Street Gallery". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
3. Jonathan Prynn (30 June 2015). "Damien Hirst's new gallery opens with abstract great John Hoyland". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
4. Oliver Wainwright. "Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he's sobered with age | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
5. "Historic England List Entry No 1249942". Retrieved 15 July 2021.
6. "Newport Street Gallery". Caruso St John Architects. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
7. Isabelle Fraser (6 October 2016). "Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery wins 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
8. "Exhibitions". Helen Beard. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
9. "Here Are the 3 Emerging Artists Damien Hirst Tapped to Make Work for His Private Museum". artnet News. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

External links

• Official website

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