 Mason's Yard sign | |
| Location | St James's, London, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Postal code | SW1 |
| Nearest Tube station |  Green Park |
| Coordinates | 51°30′27″N0°08′15″W / 51.5075°N 0.1375°W |
| North | Jermyn Street |
| East | St James's Square |
| South | King Street |
| West | Duke Street |
| Other | |
| Known for | White Cube and other galleries |
Mason's Yard is a square in London SW1, England. [1]
Mason's Yard is a cul-de-sac east off Duke Street in the St James's area of London in the City of Westminster.
White Cube has one of its two London galleries locations here, which opened in September 2006 at 25–26 Mason's Yard. The plot was previously occupied by an electricity substation.
The London Library is to the south and the Cavendish Hotel to the north on the corner of Duke Street and Jermyn Street.
The original Ormond Yard was laid out as a 200 feet square plot. [2] It was designed to be a stableyard. It was also formerly known as West Stable Yard. [3] [4] By 1740, the yard was known as Mason's Yard, probably because the owner of the two houses fronting onto both the yard itself and Duke Street was called Henry Mason, a victualler. [2]
The Indica Gallery was a counterculture art gallery at 6 Mason's Yard during 1965 to 1967, in the basement of the Indica Bookshop. John Dunbar, Peter Asher, and Barry Miles owned the gallery. Paul McCartney supported it and hosted a show of Yoko Ono's work in November 1966, at which Ono met John Lennon. [5]
The Scotch of St. James is a nightclub and music venue, originally established in 1965 at 13 Mason's Yard. Jimi Hendrix performed here on the night of his arrival in England on 24 September 1966 and met Kathy Etchingham, who became his girlfriend. [6] Gered Mankowitz photographed Jimi Hendrix in his studio at 9 Mason's Yard in 1967. [7]
The Matthiesen Gallery, a leading dealership in Italian French and Spanish old master pictures, occupied No.6 dorm from 1978–1980, during which time they were involved in the development of the adjoining site, Nos 7–8, which was vacant. The resulting building was the first purpose built specialised private art gallery since WWII and was the location of numerous exhibitions from 1981 to 2009. The Gallery still occupies the site. [8]
The Paisnel Gallery was previously located at 22 Mason's Yard, moving here from Fulham Road in the early 1990s. [9] The site is now occupied by Alan Wheatley Art. [10]
Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Nels Courtney Cline is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004.
St James's is a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St. James's Palace. During the Restoration in the 17th century, the area was developed as a residential location for the British aristocracy, and around the 19th century was the focus of the development of their gentlemen's clubs. Once part of the parish of St Martin in the Fields, much of it formed the parish of St James from 1685 to 1922. Since the Second World War the area has transitioned from residential to commercial use.
Track Record was founded in 1966 in London by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, then managers of the rock group The Who. It was one of the first British-owned independent record labels in the United Kingdom. The most successful artists whose work appeared on the Track label were The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Thunderclap Newman and Golden Earring. The label ceased operations in 1978 but was revived in 1999.
Indica Gallery was a counterculture art gallery in Mason's Yard, St James's, London from 1965 to 1967, in the basement of the Indica Bookshop. John Dunbar, Peter Asher, and Barry Miles owned it, and Paul McCartney supported it and hosted a show of Yoko Ono's work in November 1966, at which Ono met John Lennon.
Brook Street is an axial street in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair. Most of it is leasehold, paying ground rent to and seeking lease renewals from the reversioner, that since before 1800, has been the Grosvenor Estate. Named after the Tyburn that it crossed, it was developed in the first half of the 18th century and runs from Hanover Square to Grosvenor Square. The western continuation is called Upper Brook Street; its west end faces Brook Street Gate of Hyde Park. Both sections consisted of neo-classical terraced houses, mostly built to individual designs. Some of them were very ornate, finely stuccoed and tall-ceilinged, designed by well known architects for wealthy tenants, especially near Grosvenor Square, others exposed good quality brickwork or bore fewer expensive window openings and embellishments. Some of both types survive. Others have been replaced by buildings from later periods.
John Dunbar is a British artist, collector, and former gallerist, best known for his connections to the art and music scenes of the 1960s counterculture.
Iain Stewart Macmillan was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for the Beatles' album Abbey Road in 1969. He grew up in Scotland, then moved to London to become a professional photographer. He used a photo of Yoko Ono in a book that he published in 1966, and Ono invited him to photograph her exhibit at Indica Gallery. She introduced him to John Lennon, and Lennon invited him to photograph the cover for Abbey Road. He worked with Lennon and Ono for several years, staying for a while at their home in New York.
34 Montagu Square is the address of a London ground floor and basement flat once leased by Beatles member Ringo Starr during the mid-1960s. Its location is 1.3 miles (2.09 km) from the Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded. Many well-known people have lived at the address, including a British Member of Parliament, Richard-Hanbury Gurney, and the daughter of the Marquess of Sligo, Lady Emily Charlotte Browne. The square was named after Elizabeth Montagu, who was highly regarded by London society in the late 18th century.
Gered W. Mankowitz is an English photographer who focused his career in the music industry. He has worked with a range of artists from the Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix, and in other divisions of the photography industry, including fashion, music, advertising, news, and private photography. He works from his own gallery in North London.
Genesis Publications Limited is a British publishing company founded in 1974 by Brian Roylance, a former student of the London College of Printing. His aim was to create a company in the traditions of the private press, true to the arts of printing and book binding. Headed today by his son and daughter, Nick Roylance and Catherine Roylance, Genesis Publications produces signed, limited edition books that are created in close collaboration with authors and artists.
Christian Furr is an English painter. In 1995 he was commissioned to paint Queen Elizabeth II.
Riflemaker is a contemporary art business and exhibition space in London specialising in exhibiting and representing emerging artists. The building is a historic gunmaker's workshop off Regent Street. Built in 1712, it is one of the oldest public buildings in the West End of London. Riflemaker is also a publisher of artists books and host of a variety of events including poetry, music, film events, talks, discussions and performances in the space.
Kathleen Mary Etchingham is an English writer known from the Swinging London music scene of the 1960s and her relationship with Jimi Hendrix.
Juan Fontanive is a contemporary artist based in New York City.
Bruce Fleming, is a British fine art photographer who is notable for his pop art portraits of the 1960s and 1970s. He is perhaps best known for his photography of the Hollies, Lulu, the Animals and of Jimi Hendrix for whom he produced the photo for the Jimi Hendrix Experience's album cover Are You Experienced in 1967.
Duke Street, St James's is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Piccadilly in the north to King Street in the south, and is crossed by Jermyn Street. Ryder Street joins it on the western side. On the eastern side it provides access to Masons Yard. The upmarket department store Fortnum & Mason occupies the north-west corner.
The Nine British Art is a private art gallery in St James's, central London, England. The gallery specializes in British art, with a focus on works from the St Ives group and the post-war period.
Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting is a 1966 conceptual artwork by the Japanese artist Yoko Ono.
Apple is a 1966 conceptual artwork by the Japanese artist Yoko Ono. The work is classified as Temporary art.
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