Matt's Gallery at Nine Elms. Design and visualisation by Manalo & White, 2021.
Matt's Gallery, 40th Birthday Fundraiser, photograph by Dafydd Jones, courtesy Matt's Gallery, London.
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In 2015, Matt’s Gallery won a competitive tender for a permanent new space at Nine Elms, Wandsworth, which we will open in April 2022. The building is provided core and shell by the developer Bellway through Wandsworth Council as part of their Section 106 Commitments. The gallery is now undertaking its next phase of developments as we prepare to open the 7,000 square foot space.
We have worked with architects Manalo & White on our first phase of works which will create a complex that incorporates a double-height gallery space, a space for performances and events, our new offices, space for our books and editions, and a publicly accessible home for the Matt’s Gallery library and archive (due to open fully in 2023). Alongside documentary evidence of our exhibitions being made, the library and Outset Archive will hold films, books, invitations, letters and ephemera relating to artist-led practice from the 1960s to today. The archive gives significant insights into the working methodology of the gallery and the artists it has worked with over the last 40 years.
The space is secured on low rent over a 25-year lease, providing us with much needed stability into the future. The fit out of the shell spaces will be completed in two phases and will cost £1.2m. The second phase will create a second gallery space and affordable artists studios.
Support
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This project has been generously supported by: Arts Council England The Foyle Foundation The Garfield Weston Foundation Henocq Law Trust Cockayne and the London Community Foundation Outset Contemporary Art Fund
In addition, we have received generous support from artists including who have donated major works to be sold in support of our campaign: Sir Antony Gormley Harland Miller Mona Hatoum Jimmie Durham
In September 2019 we held a fundraising event for our 40th birthday which was organised by Matt's Gallery trustees Marcelle Joseph and Darryl de Prez, with support from Charlotte Artus, Aindrea Emelife, Karen Smith and Bina von Stauffenberg and hosted by Louisa Buck. We received generous donations of works from: David Batchelor Angus Braithwaite Bronwen Buckeridge Beth Collar Willie Doherty Jimmie Durham Emma Hart Joey Holder Dean Kenning Lindsey Mendick Lindsay Seers & Keith Sargent Marianna Simnett Sophie Jung Roy Voss Milly Peck Oona Grimes Benedict Drew Nicola Bealing
We thank our founding Patrons and Benefactors for their generosity towards this campaign: Aleph Contemporary Ron & Deborah Law Henocq James & Jennifer Esposito Charlotte & Alan Artus Leila Alexander Darryl de Prez & Victoria Thomas Aindrea Emelife James Freedman & Anna Kissin Jill Hackel & Andrzej Zarzycki Elinor Jansz & Alex Sainsbury Marcelle Joseph Dan Salmon Karen & Mark Smith Bina von Stauffenberg Dorthe Steffensen Christopher Turner