Corvi-Mora

Corvi-Mora

Established	19 January 2000;25 years ago (2000-01-19)
Location	London, SE11
Coordinates	51°29′28″N0°06′30″W / 51.491168°N 0.108423°W / 51.491168; -0.108423
Type	Art Gallery, Modern Art, Contemporary Art
Founder	Tommaso Corvi-Mora
Public transit access	Kennington Elephant & Castle
Website	www.corvi-mora.com

Corvi-Mora is a contemporary art gallery based in Kennington, South London. ^[1] The gallery represents emerging and established international artists including Turner Prize nominees Roger Hiorns ^{[2] [3]} and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. ^{[4] [5]}

History

Corvi-Mora was founded by Tommaso Corvi-Mora in 2000 at premises in London's Warren Street ^[6] after the closure of the gallery Robert Prime which he founded in partnership with Gregorio Magnani in 1995. ^{[7] [8]} Corvi-Mora moved to a space on Kempsford Road in 2004 with the contemporary art gallery greengrassi. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Notable exhibitions include Sorrow for A Cipher by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in 2016, ^{[12] [13]} Roger Hiorns in 2004 ^[14] and 2015, ^[15] The Commune Itself Becomes a Super State by Liam Gillick in 2007, ^[16] Rachel Feinstein in 2007, ^[17] and Richard Hawkins in 2009. ^[18]

The gallery currently represents over 30 artists, including Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, ^[19] Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, ^[20] Alvaro Barrington, ^[21] Jennifer Packer, ^[22] Brian Calvin ^[23] and Tomoaki Suzuki. ^{[24] [25]}

References

1. Milliard, Coline (September 2017). "Embattled London Art Market Has Become a Testing Ground for New Gallery Models". Artsy. Artsy, Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
2. Benedictus, Leo (7 December 2009). "Roger Hiorns: Turner prize profile". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
3. Douglas, Caroline (1 May 2015). "Friday Dispatch: Roger Hiorns at Corvi-Mora, London". Contemporary Art Society. Contemporary Art Society, London. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Walk in to the cool, top-lit ground floor space at Corvi-Mora right now and you are likely to experience a jolt of keen optical pleasure.
4. Higgins, Charlotte (25 April 2013). "Turner prize 2013 shortlist takes a mischievous turn". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
5. Kazanjian, Dodie (27 March 2017). "How British-Ghanaian Artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Portrays Black Lives in Her Paintings". Vogue. London / New York: Condé Nast. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
6. "Going out: Pick of the Week". Guardian G2 Magazine. London: Guardian Media Grou. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
7. Lomax, Jenni (16 February 2016). "Medium-specific: Ceramics in Contemporary Art". ICA. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Retrieved 1 December 2017. In 1995 Tommaso Corvi-Mora opened London gallery with Gregorio Magnani.
8. "Book Launch: Vitamin C: Clay and Ceramic in Contemporary Art". Camden Arts Centre. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
9. "Corvi-Mora Current and Upcoming Shows". Frieze. Frieze Publishing Limited. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
10. "greengrassi Current and Upcoming Shows". Frieze. Frieze Publishing Limited. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
11. Hume, Lucy (5 December 2016). Debrett's People of Today: 2017. London: Debrett's Ltd. p. 6710. ISBN   978-0992934873.
12. Alice, Primrose (9 September 2016). "Our pick of this week's art events: 9 – 15 September". Royal Academy. The Royal Academy of Arts, London. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Sorrow for a Cipher, Corvi-Mora Gallery, London, until 8 October
13. Corvi-Mora, Tommaso (30 August 2016). "Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Sorrow For A Cipher, 9 Sep 2016 – 8 Oct 2016". ArtRabbit. ArtRabbit Ltd, London. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Tommaso Corvi-Mora is pleased to present new work by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. The exhibition features a new group of paintings, including portraits and figures in landscapes.
14. Dan, Fox (1 January 2004). "Review: Roger Hiorns - Corvi-Mora, London, UK". Frieze Magazine. London, New York, Berlin: Frieze Publishing Limited. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
15. Beaumont, Grace (1 June 2015). "Roger Hiorns at Corvi-Mora". Artforum International Magazine, New York, NY. New York, NY: Artforum International Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
16. Grovier, Kelly (1 April 2016). "Liam Gillick: Returning to an Abandoned Plant". Tate. Tate Gallery, London. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Created in the artist's London studio, the sculpture first appeared in March 2007 at the Corvi Mora Gallery, London.
17. O’Reilly, Sally (1 September 2007). "Review: Rachel Feinstein". ieze Magazine. London, New York, Berlin: Frieze Publishing Limited. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
18. "Roger Hiorns". ArtReview. London: ArtReview Ltd. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
19. Rawsthorn, Alice (29 July 2015). "Opening of Ceramics Center Coincides With Crafts Revival". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
20. Januszczak, Waldemar. "Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Corvi-Mora and Mona Hatoum, White Cube review — two exciting shows by women". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
21. "Alvaro Barrington's paintings take a lifetime". British GQ. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
22. "'I'm excited to know that what I've made has physically never been made before': Jennifer Packer's extrasensory paintings come to London". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
23. "Corvi-Mora – The Society Of London Art Dealers". slad.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
24. Sherwin, Skye. "The studios behind the Summer Exhibition | Blog | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
25. "Corvi-Mora - Artworks & Exhibitions - Artland". www.artland.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

External links

• Official website