OPERA GALLERY CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY AT PAD 2019 WITH THE BEST ART FOR INTERIOR DECORATION
30TH SEPTEMBER – 6TH OCTOBER 2019
BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON W1
PABLO PICASSO / MARC CHAGALL / MANOLO VALDES / FRED EERDEKENS / PIERRE SOULAGES / JEAN DUBUFFET / FERNAND LEGER / GEORG BASELITZ / JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT / ALEXANDER CALDER
Opera Gallery will return to PAD London as one of the few exhibiting fine art galleries. The only event of its kind, PAD is the best place to discover and acquire pieces of museum quality art with a distinct history. Opera Gallery will offer the finest French and Spanish domestic art as they re-create PAD’s boutique setting that is designed to inspire collectors, art consultants, museum experts, interiors specialists, design practitioners and the public alike.
As part of London’s leading fair for 20th Century art, design and decorative arts, Opera Gallery’s booth will be curated by Federica Beretta, Director of Opera Gallery, to present an impressive selection of luxury works that celebrate how art and design can create and transform the most extraordinary interiors.
Earlier this year, Opera Gallery revealed the brand-new public sculpture ‘Butterflies’ by Manolo Valdes in Berkeley Square that visitors to PAD can enjoy as they make their way into the fair. This colossal sculpture, weighing over five tonnes, places Opera Gallery as the must-see gallery at PAD as they return for the second time to their very own Borough of art and design.
Artworks will range from 20th Century masters such as Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall to the Henry Moore of Spain Manolo Valdes, and Belgium’s most celebrated contemporary artist Fred Eerdekens’ with his light source artworks that bring the vivacity to the heart of London’s Mayfair.
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Alongside intricate drawings from the 80s by Georg Baselitz and Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of this year’s highlights in Opera Gallery’s display at PAD is Fred Eerdekens’ elegant sculptural shadow art which are contemporary manipulations of form, language and light. Using shadow and light as ink and paper, his metal work is composed of single word or short sentence, of which the meaning projects in the space surrounding the object. Eerdeken sculpts the abstract undulating, angular forms that, once in the light, reveal a word or a sentence.
With prices ranging from £27,800 to £2million, Opera Gallery’s wonderfully versatile selection of works truly embody their position as the leading experts of global contemporary and modern art.
Federica Beretta, Director of Opera Gallery London, said: “This year, Opera Gallery have celebrated 25 years and we are thrilled to be welcomed back for the second time at PAD London on the same site where we installed the colossal “Butterflies” sculpture by Spanish artist Manolo Valdes. Just around the corner from our gallery space on New Bond Street, Mayfair is our very own borough of art and design. Our specially curated boutique approach will showcase a selection of high-quality works as we seek to revitalise the classic masterpieces by offering a diverse range of the best domestic art from across the globe.”
Opera Gallery’s participation at PAD London will preview a selection of new works that will form part of the brand-new solo show for Manolo Valdes which will open at the New Bond Street gallery space from 24th October – 15th November 2019.
About Opera Gallery
Founded by Gilles Dyan in 1994, Opera Gallery is one of the leading international dealers and representatives of Modern and Contemporary Art. Opera Gallery is established worldwide with galleries in locations including New York, Miami, Aspen, Paris, Monaco, Geneva, Zurich, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Beirut and Dubai. Opera Gallery offers museums, foundations and private international art collectors unique access to a diversity of Modern and Contemporary artists through an exciting programmer of curated exhibitions and high-profile art fairs. Notable exhibitions include Pablo Picasso in Monaco, Marc Chagall in London, Jean Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol in Geneva, Jean Dubuffet & Alexander Calder in Geneva and three major Manolo Valdés exhibitions in Paris, Singapore and Dubai.
About PAD London
Set in the vibrant heart of Mayfair, PAD is London’s leading fair for 20th Century art, design and decorative arts. PAD epitomizes how modern art, photography, design, decorative and tribal arts interact to reveal astonishing combinations and create the most individual and staggering interiors. Prominent international galleries from major cities across Europe, North America and Asia come together to offer an exceptional panorama of the most coveted and iconic works available on the market today.