The North American Pavilion is an exhibition of eight young galleries from the United States, México and Canada. The galleries — all under five-years-old and hailing variously from New York City, Los Angeles, México City, Atlanta, and Montréal — will each occupy an entire room in the former townhouse- turned-exhibition space, with the simple brief to represent their unique North American perspective of curation and narrative.
The guiding principle behind the North American Pavilion is a celebration of the cultures existing side-by-side in the vast North American landmass, and exposing a British audience to this visual history. Curated by Alex Tieghi-Walker, gallerist, curator, and founder of design platform TIWA Select, the assemblage of galleries was selected for their directive in straddling the space between art, design and craft: “Presenting galleries with a wide range of perspectives from the place I now call home, within the beloved context of the place I called home for most of my life is an exciting opportunity to connect British design enthusiasts with the unique sensibilities coming out of North America,” says British-born and -raised Tieghi-Walker. “I think the way these galleries invite viewers into unexpected worlds will resonate with a British audience, and will further strengthen the connection between communities from either side of the Atlantic.”
The exhibition will include works presented by Los Angeles-based NOON Projects, who place queerness and social practice at the heart of their program, and will showcase artists Ben Borden and Matt Momchilov alongside ceramics from Maddy Inez Leeser and Will Moss. Marta will bring works by North American design-world luminaries including Minjae Kim and Wentrcek–Zebulon, alongside land- scapes of the American East Coast by the Hamptons- based Swedish artist Virva Hinnemo. Meanwhile,TIWA Select, based in New York City, will demonstrate storytelling through textiles made across the USA, from intricate Navajo and Diné weavings to Applachian quilts and works by the Gee’s Bend quilting collective. The North American Pavilion will also illustrate the ongoing growth of North American galleries that specialise in and show collectible design, with additional participation from Bruises Gallery, Emma Scully Gallery, Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery, OF THE CLOTH, and Studio IMA.
