Sadie Coles HQ is a

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic ...

gallery in London, owned and directed by

Sadie Coles Sadie may refer to: People Given name or nickname Women * Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898–1989), first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in the United States and to practice law in Pennsylvania * Sadie Benning (born 1973), American ...

. The gallery focuses on presenting the work of established and emerging international artists. It was at the forefront of the

Young British Artists The Young British Artists, or YBAs—also referred to as Brit artists and Britart—is a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London in 1988. Many of the YBA artists graduated from the BA Fine Art course at Goldsm ...

movement.Jonathan P Harris, ''Art, Money, Parties'', University of Chicago Press, 2005, p4

History

Sadie Coles HQ opened in April 1997 and has since operated from a variety of distinctive spaces. Its inaugural exhibition at 35 Heddon Street, by American painter

John Currin John Currin (born 1962) is an American painter based in New York City. He is best known for satirical figurative paintings which deal with provocative sexual and social themes in a technically skillful manner. His work shows a wide range of in ...

, was followed by

Sarah Lucas Sarah Lucas (born 1962) is an English artist. She is part of the generation of Young British Artists who emerged during the 1990s. Her works frequently employ visual puns and bawdy humour by incorporating photography, collage and found objects. ...

’s exhibition ‘The Law’ in lofts on St John Street. Between 2010 and 2013, Sadie Coles HQ was located at both New Burlington Place – a space on the site of Nigel Greenwood's gallery during the 1980s and 90s – and on South Audley Street. In 2013, Sadie Coles HQ moved to its current location, a first floor gallery on

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in what was formerly the ''La Valbonne'' nightclub. In November 2015, it opened a third location in a glass-fronted space on Davies Street in

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designed by 6a architects Since her inaugural exhibition, Coles has followed the same formula for each of her invitations. Taking the graphic identity of the gallery itself – a grey block that represents the gallery space and is found on all her branded material – she uses the same block on the invitations, allowing each artist to choose their own colour. A piece of the artist’s work is then shown on the inside of the card. In 2014, Sadie Coles was listed as one of 'the most powerful people in the art world' by ''The Guardian''.

Artists

Coles has worked with Sarah Lucas since the founding of Sadie Coles HQ.Alice Rawsthorn, "Space women", Guardian, 12 October 2006, http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/oct/12/art.gender From February to December 2012, Situation, a temporary space, showed works by Lucas. The extended display will include works both new and historical, mainly by Lucas and occasionally involving other artists. Artists represented include

Carl Andre Carl Andre (born September 16, 1935) is an American minimalist artist recognized for his ordered linear and grid format sculptures and for the suspected murder of contemporary and wife, Ana Mendieta. His sculptures range from large public art ...

Matthew Barney Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing. His works explore connections among geography, biology, geology and mythology as well ...

Alvaro Barrington Alvaro Barrington (born 1983) is a London-based artist. Primarily a painter, Barrington often incorporates yarn, wood and other media into his work. Early life and education Alvaro Barrington was born on 1 February 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela, the ...

Avner Ben-Gal Avner Ben-Gal (born 1966) is an international painter and artist, working mainly from Tel Aviv, Israel. His works depict various intense, often neglected locations such as agricultural fields, prisons and smoky interiors, whereby theatrical scenes ...

, Frank Benson,

John Bock John Bock (born 1965 in Schenefeld, Germany) is a German artist. He studied in Hamburg, Germany and lives and works in Berlin. Work Bock is a multi-media artist primarily known for his performances. Since 1991, he creates environments hand cr ...

, Don Brown,

Spartacus Chetwynd Monster Chetwynd (born Alalia Chetwynd, 1973, best known as Spartacus Chetwynd and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd) is a British artist known for reworkings of iconic moments from cultural history in improvised performances. In 2012, she was nominated for ...

, Steven Claydon, William N. Copley,

, Sam Durant,

Angus Fairhurst Angus Fairhurst (4 October 1966 – 29 March 2008) was an English artist working in installation, photography and video. He was one of the Young British Artists (YBAs). Life and work Angus Fairhurst was born in Pembury, Kent. Having attended ...

Urs Fischer Urs Fischer (born 2 May 1973) is a Swiss-born contemporary visual artist living in New York City. Fischer’s practice includes sculpture, installation and photography. Education and early career Born to two doctors as the second of two children ...

, Jonathan Horowitz, David Korty, Gabriel Kuri, Jim Lambie,

Lawrence Lek Lawrence Lek (;) is a multimedia artist, filmmaker, and musician based in London. His works include the films "AIDOL", "Geomancer", "Sinofuturism (1839–2046 AD)", the open world video game simulations "2065", "Europa, Mon Amour (2016 Brexit Editi ...

, Hilary Lloyd,

, Hellen van Meene, Victoria Morton, JP Munro, Laura Owens, Simon Periton,

Raymond Pettibon Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn, June 16, 1957) is an American artist who lives and works in New York City. Pettibon came to prominence in the early 1980s in the southern California punk rock scene, creating posters and album art mainly for ...

, Elizabeth Peyton,

Richard Prince Richard Prince (born 1949) is an American painter and photographer. In the mid-1970s, Prince made drawings and painterly collages that he has since disowned. His image, ''Untitled (Cowboy)'', a rephotographing of a photograph by Sam Abell and ...

, Ugo Rondinone, Wilhelm Sasnal,

Gregor Schneider Gregor Schneider (born 1969 in Rheydt) is a German artist. His projects have proven controversial and provoked intense discussions. In 2001, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for his infamous work ''Totes Haus u r'' exhibited ...

Daniel Sinsel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

, Andreas Slominski, Christiana Soulou,

Helen Marten Helen Elizabeth Marten (born 1985 in Macclesfield) is an English artist based in London who works in sculpture, video, and installation art. Marten studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at the University of Oxford (2005–2008) and ...

, Rudolf Stingel, Ryan Sullivan, Martine Syms (since 2017), Nicola Tyson, Paloma Varga Weisz, TJ Wilcox, Jordan Wolfson,Alex Greenberger (6 April 2022)
Gagosian to Share Representation of Controversial Artist Jordan Wolfson with David Zwirner, Sadie Coles
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''. Steve Dowson, and Andrea Zittel.

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