LONDON - 30 September 2014 - Phillips is pleased to announce the inaugural exhibition at its London Headquarters at 30 Berkeley Square. A Very Short History of Contemporary Sculpture is a unique exhibition presented by the renowned curator Francesco Bonami which includes 33 works by internationally celebrated artists including Maurizio Cattelan, Urs Fischer, Damien Hirst, Donald Judd, Jeff Koons and Ai Weiwel. It will be unveiled on Monday 6 October 2014, marking the opening of the company's new European Headquarters, and will be on view through 'Frieze Week' alongside works to be offered at the contemporary Art Evening and Day Auctions on 15 and 16 October.
"We are very fortunate be able to cooperate with Francesco Bonami on this fantastic project. The exhibition, A Very Short History of Contemporary Sculpture, will perfectly complement our new exhibition space at 30 Berkeley Square; its double-height showrooms flooded with natural light make it the ideal stage for the monumental and iconic works featured in this exhibition." Edward Dolman, Cheif Executive Office and Chairman, Phillips.
"On seeing the new building at 30 Berkeley Square I immediately thought of the sculpture garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and knew a sculpture show would look incredible in the space. The concept behind A Very Short History of Contemporary Sculpture is to show the direct dial is to show the direct dialogue of relevant sculptural works from different period in a fun and interesting way."
The exhibition includeds works by the following artists:
El Anatsui
Carl Andre
Matthew Barney
Louise Bourgeois
Lygla Clark
Anthony Caro
Maurizio Cattelan
Urs Fischer
Peter Fischli And David Weiss
Barry Flanagan
Katharina Fritsch
Isa Genzken
Robert Gober
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Duane Hanson
Damien Hirst
Donald Judd
Jeff Koons
Sherrie Levine
Sol LeWitt
Sarah Lucas
Bruce Nauman
Cady Noland
Richard Prince
Charles Ray
Thomas Schutte
Andra Ursuta
Francesco Vezzoli
Danh Vo
Liu Wei AIWeiWei
Franz West
Rachel Whiteread