The mayfair Magazine | Awards Feature
Best art gallery Robilant + Voena
ROBILANT+VOENA Gallery, 38 Dover Street
Headed by Edmondo di Robilant and Marco Voena, the gallery is an exquisite space on Dover Street for showing works of art from around the world. When Robilant and Voena opened the gallery in 1989, they arrived with incredible knowledge of their subjects, coming from backgrounds dealing in Old Master and NineteenthCentury paintings, through to Classic Modernism and Contemporary art between them. It has been the location of a vast array of acclaimed exhibitions, including shows on the International Caravaggesque movement and American contemporary the best of artists Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle the rest and many more. 38 Dover Street, WIS (020 7409 1540; The Fine Art Society www.robilantvoena.com)
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Best contemporary art gallery Todd White Art Photography, London; Courtesy, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
Timothy Taylor Gallery Timothy Taylor first opened his art gallery in 1996 on Bruton Place, with the aim of bringing big international artists to London. Even in the original small venue, Taylor’s charisma and salesmanship proved a winning combination and the current 8000ft² premises in Carlos Place are testament to the success of his vision. Recent exhibited artists include Diane Arbus, Alex Katz and the Craigie Aitchison RA Estate. the best of The gallery has a strong presence the rest throughout the art world, with a publishing house producing books of Hauser & Wirth their represented artists’ work and regular Portland Gallery appearances at art fairs worldwide. Rebecca Hossack 15 Carlos Place, W1K (020 7409 3344; Art Gallery www.timothytaylorgallery.com)
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