Matt's Gallery Explained

Matt's Gallery is a contemporary art gallery currently located in Nine Elms at 6 Charles Clowes Walk, London, SW11 7AN.^{[1] [2]} Its director, Robin Klassnik OBE, opened the gallery in 1979 on Martello Street, before moving premises to Copperfield Road, Mile End in 1993. In 2022 Matt's Gallery moved to Nine Elms, Battersea.^[3]

The gallery is named after Klassnik's dog, Matt E. Mulsion.^[4]

History

The gallery opened in 1979 in, founder and director, Robin Klassnik's studio space on Martello Street. It moved to Copperfield Road, Mile End in 1993.

Among the artists represented by Matt's Gallery are Willie Doherty, Susan Hiller, Richard Grayson,^[5] Graham Fagen, Nathaniel Mellors, Mike Nelson, Benedict Drew, Imogen Stidworthy and Lindsay Seers.^[1]

In 2022 Matt's Gallery moved to its new permanent space in Nine Elms, Battersea as part of Wandsworth Council's cultural strategy.^[3]

See also

• Art group

External links

• Matt's Gallery

Notes and References

1. News: Jonathan. Jones. 2019-04-10. Jonathan Jones: Matt's Gallery: a real friend to art. The Guardian. 3 March 2009. 0261-3077.
2. News: Caught in a labyrinth of ideas. Dorment. Richard. 2006-06-26. 2019-01-25. en-GB. 0307-1235. The Daily Telegraph.
3. Web site: 2023-04-27. Matt’s Gallery opens in Nine Elms. Wandsworth Borough Council.
4. News: Michael. McNay. 2019-04-10. David Troostwyk obituary. The Guardian. 16 October 2009. 0261-3077.
5. Waldemar Januszsak, Credit crunch art at East End galleries, The Times Literary Supplement, 17 May 2009