Fitzrovia's Burgeoning Art Scene - Time Out London – 30 May 2008
London’s art world is on the move, again. Time Out shakes the dice and lands on Fitzrovia – the latest happening scene.
If there were an art gallery version of ‘Monopoly’, it’s not Mayfair or Shoreditch you’d want to be placing your little plastic galleries on right now, but Fitzrovia. The East End maintains its edge and Mayfair its footing in the secondary market, but galleries who have been round the board a few times realise that the area north of Oxford Street and South of Euston Road is the place to land on. In estate agent-speak not only does Fitzrovia boast a prime location near to shops, hotels and restaurants (handy for international collectors in town), but it retains a community feel and has good-sized spaces (once rag-trade showrooms), all at prices far lower than Cork Street or Piccadilly. It’s also within walking distance of Regent’s Park and the Frieze Art Fair, around which London’s art scene increasingly revolves.
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