Newport Street Gallery

The Newport Street Gallery is an art gallery in London, England which displays the personal art collection of Damien Hirst. It runs the length of Newport Street in Vauxhall.

Hirst announced plans for the gallery in March 2012,[1] and it opened in October 2015.[2] It includes a shop, a restaurant, and offices for Hirst's company.[3]

The building is a former theater carpentry and scenery production workshop, redesigned by Caruso St John. The design was praised for its "virtuosity", and in October 2016 it won the RIBA Stirling Prize.[4]

The collection

The collection includes five pieces by Francis Bacon.

References

  1. ↑ "Damien Hirst's London art space due to open next spring - The Art Newspaper". Web.archive.org. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  2. ↑ Jonathan Prynn (2015-06-30). "Damien Hirst's new gallery opens with abstract great John Hoyland". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. ↑ Oliver Wainwright. "Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he's sobered with age | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  4. ↑ Isabelle Fraser (2016-10-06). "Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery wins 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.

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