The concluding show of the Young Masters Tour 2010 which has, over the last year, toured an excerpt of The Young Masters Art Prize 2009 internationally. Young Masters Revisited features emerging and newly established artists whose work is inspired by Old Masters. Through painting, photography, sculpture, and installation, each artist engages closely with elements of the established art historical canon, either through technique, subject matter, or medium. However, their practice is undeniably contemporary – chopping up, rework... Read more

The concluding show of the Young Masters Tour 2010 which has, over the last year, toured an excerpt of The Young Masters Art Prize 2009 internationally.

Young Masters Revisited features emerging and newly established artists whose work is inspired by Old Masters. Through painting, photography, sculpture, and installation, each artist engages closely with elements of the established art historical canon, either through technique, subject matter, or medium. However, their practice is undeniably contemporary – chopping up, reworking, and constantly re-evaluating the relevance of their artistic tradition within the plurality of today’s cultural environment.

The Young Masters Art Prize is an initiative conceived by Cynthia Corbett, Director of The Cynthia Corbett Gallery. The Young Masters exhibition 2009 was curated by Beth Colocci and Constance Slaughter and was the official launch for the inaugural Young Masters Art Prize sponsored by AXA UK, which will run biannually. In 2009 The Young Masters Art Prize was awarded to co-winners Hector de Gregorio and artist duo, Ghost of a Dream, who were selected by an independent judging panel including artist Tom Hunter, and Lock Anderson Kresler, Head of Sales, Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art department.

In October/November 2010, Young Masters Revisited, curated by Matthew Reeves, will open over three venues:

Part 1 will open at: Sphinx Fine Art, Old Master Dealer, Kensington W8.
Various artists including Leigh Chorlton, David Roche, Chris Antemann (courtesy of the Ferrin Gallery, USA) and Charlotte
Bracegirdle will respond directly to the collection held by Sphinx and explore the concepts of collecting and connoisseurship.
Presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery and Hosted by Sphinx Fine Art.
125 Kensington Church St, London W8
Private View: Tuesday 5 October 2010 | 6 – 9pm | rsvp
Open Monday to Friday 10am – 6pm & Saturday 11am – 4pm
Nearest tube: Notting Hill
Exhibition runs: 6 October – 19 November 2010
Lluis Barba, La muestra de Gersaint Watteau, 2010

Part 2 will open at The Old Truman Brewery, London E1 as part of PHOTOMONTH 2010.
This space will explore the relationship between object and environment through contemporary and historical display. Artists
including Ghost of a Dream and Lluís Barba will hang alongside new additions to the Young Masters Tour, including
Katsutoshi Yuasa (courtesy of TAG Fine Art) and Claire Partington (courtesy of Sesame Gallery).
Presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery.
The Old Truman Brewery, F BLOCK T2, Hanbury Street, London E1
Private View: Thursday 14 October 2010 | 6 – 9pm | rsvp
Open daily 11am – 6pm
Nearest tube: Liverpool Street /Aldgate East
Exhibition runs: 15 – 25 October 2010

Part 3 will open at The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, WC2.
This exhibition coincides with the 2010-2011 exhibition Exhibitionism: The Art of Display (visit www.eastwingnine.co.uk),
where an excerpt of Young Masters 2009 presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery is currently on display. Lluís Barba will
display works relating to the history of academic painting and the space of the salon. Hosted by East Wing IX “Pop Up” space
Presented by Matthew Reeves and The Cynthia Corbett Gallery.
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, WC2R 0RN.
Private View: Saturday 16 October 2010 | 6 – 9pm | rsvp
Open Weekend: Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 October 2010 | 11am – 5pm
Nearest tube: Temple /Embankment