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<\/a><\/p>\nFounded during the surge of Young British Artists in the 1980s, the Saatchi Gallery opened in 1985 in a former paint factory in St John\u2019s Wood, later relocating to County Hall on the Southbank in 2003 and \u2014 after a rather fraught departure \u2014 to its current Chelsea home in 2008.<\/p>\n
For this anniversary show, the gallery has assembled a mix of long-associated artists, blending new commissions with familiar works from its past.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a difficult exhibition, more of a buffet selection of a wide range of art, aimed to ensure something will please everyone. You might not like the egg sandwiches, but gravitate to the prawn sandwiches, while the vegan selection will probably be pasta and soup.<\/p>\n
A bit like the buffet, as you wander around you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed with the selection on offer and wondering if that one is nice or going to be the bit you leave over on the plate.<\/p>\n
Being modern art, some of the works manage to live up to the stereotype of being seemingly meaningless lumps and canvases that need a PhD in art theory to understand. Others just hit in the gut and make you gasp in delight.<\/p>\n A warning sign next to a mirrored labyrinth that \u201cvisitors enter and engage with the installation at their own risk\u201d is more of an invitation to explore than a warning. And it\u2019s good fun to wander through.<\/p>\n Even if they did call it a maze, which it ain\u2019t.<\/p>\n As you wander around, a smell starts to permeate your senses, of old car garages and petrol stations.<\/p>\n For up here are two amazing works.<\/p>\n Allan Kaprow\u2019s Yard \u2013 a collection of tyres you can jump around on, fills a room as spinning overhead is Conrad Shawcross\u2019 upside down car, Golden Lotus, also pumping out a soundtrack by Mylo. It\u2019s quite a stunning effect and one that can only be understood by standing in the room, feeling not unlike an edgy nightclub scene.<\/p>\n \n Upstairs, almost directly above this is Richard Wilson\u2019s iconic 20:50, a huge room filled with raw unrefined oil. The mirrored effect is almost incidental to the smell rising from the oil, which transforms the space from contemplation into one almost of revulsion.<\/p>\n But also quite captivating.<\/p>\n As an exhibition, they\u2019ve filled two whole floors and nine large rooms, so most people are bound to find at least one thing they will like.<\/p>\n However, as a snapshot of what artists are up to at the moment, the good, the bad and the ugly, it\u2019s hard to beat.<\/p>\n The exhibition, The Long Now<\/a> is at the Saatchi Gallery<\/a> until 1st March 2026.<\/p>\n Standard Ticket: \u00a315<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nConcession: \u00a310
\nFamily (2 Adults & 2 Children): \u00a334
\nChild Under 6: Free<\/p>\n