【IfyouareamodernartloveryoushouldbesuretodropbytheSaatchiGalleryduringyourvisittoLondon.TheoriginalgallerywasbyCharlesSaatchiaBritishartcollectorforfoundingtheSaatchiandSaatchiadvertising】
IfyouareamodernartloveryoushouldbesuretodropbytheSaatchiGalleryduringyourvisittoLondon.TheoriginalgallerywasbyCharlesSaatchiaBritishartcollectorforfoundingtheSaatchiandSaatchiadvertisingagencywithhisbrother.ItmovedfromitsoldinSt.John’sWoodtoitsnewhomeinCountyHallneartheThamesinthespringof2003.
AnyonewhohasheardinthepastoftheoftenshockingbutalwaysinspiringworksonattheSaatchiGallerywillnotbewhenvisitingthegallery’snewlocation.AlongwiththeofnewBritishartiststhegallerystilltheworksofDamienHirsttheChapmanbrothersandTracyEmininitspermanent.
OftheartworksonecanseeintheSaatchiGalleryHirst’sworksareprobablythemost.Hirst’sworkfirstmadeheadlinesintheearly1990swhenheartfromdeadanimals.
AlongwithHirsttheChapmanbrothersDinosandJakealsoacertainamountoftheirfametotheSaatchiGallery.ItwasthroughSaatchithesetwobrotherscametopublicattention.Atthegalleryvisitorscanseethebrothers’visionofHellmadefrom30000plastictoysoldiers.
AnotherartistfeaturedatthegallerywhohasgrabbedwithherartisTracyEmin.In1998EmingavetoargumentwhenshesoldhermessyunmadebedtoSaatchiasaworkofartMyBedat£150000.
Areanyoftheseworksreallyart?ThatisaquestionyouwillhavetoanswerforwhenyouvisittheSaatchiGallery.CharlesSaatchihimselfsays“Idon’thaveanygroundrulesforart.Sometimesyoulookanddon’tfeelverywithit—butthatdoesn’ttellyouverymuch.Itdoesn’trevealmuchaboutthequalityofthework.”
1.A.repairedB.openedC.builtD.rented
2.A.keenB.suitableC.eagerD.famous
3.A.locationB.historyC.cityD.society
4.A.concertsB.reportsC.rumorsD.advice
5.A.storeB.boardC.displayD.sale
6.A.addictedB.interestedC.disappointedD.worried
7.A.businessB.storyC.exhibitsD.tradition
8.A.producesB.publishesC.revisesD.includes
9.A.collectionB.stationC.memoryD.basement
10.A.ready-madeB.well-knownC.well-preparedD.easy-going
11.A.copiedB.createdC.inventedD.discovered
12.A.devoteB.suggestC.bringD.owe
13.A.whenB.