7 May 2019
On December 13, 1978, two years after Chairman Mao Zedong’s death, Chinese political leader Deng Xiaoping gave a speech that envisioned a bold new future for the ancient nation, one in which the isolationist country would become an active arbiter of economic relations with the West. This “opening up”...
23 April 2019
Li Tianbing alludes to “the living dilemma” and the humanitarian crisis as his inspirations behind “URBAN SCENE.” His fascination with the forces of conflict and confrontation have fuelled this attempt at discussing what he refers to as the human’s living condition. Bing’s diverse cultural background and experiences have informed...
12 March 2019
Congratulations on becoming the first female artist to have a solo show at the JD Malat Gallery. What do you think distinguishes your work from other female artists and what do you think in particular caught the eye of the gallery? Do you feel any pressure being the first...
27 February 2019
JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present a teaser of Grey Area by Katrin Fridriks opening on the 8th of March 2019.
31 January 2019
We are pleased to announce that JD Malat Gallery has been selected to participate in the 17th edition of ZonaMaco, the leading art fair in Mexico and, now, the biggest art fair in Central and South America. Click here to download Press Release Click here to download the ZONAMACO...
30 January 2019
The Alps Arrive in Mayfair for New Exhibition Since leaving the world of fashion photography to pursue his first love of painting, Conrad Jon Godley has built a global reputation as an artist. Now the Swiss has opened his first solo show here in the capital, with a selection...
21 January 2019
Celebrated Swiss painter, Conrad Jon Godly shows for the first time in the U.K. with his show entitled, To See is Not to Speak at Mayfair’s prestigious JD Malat Gallery running from Friday 25 January till early March. Conrad Jon Godly Consisting of 15 pieces, the artwork certainly vibes both the abstract and the hyperreal,...
11 January 2019
The exhibition’s 15 extraordinary pieces expertly straddle both abstract and hyperreal, with photo-realistic mountains which drip from the canvas. Up close, viewers can enjoy Conrad’s thick and heavy impasto marks, with frosty oils mixed with turpentine and his trademark wide, sculptural brushstrokes. But step back, and you might be...
3 January 2019
Rooting his practice in an avant-garde tradition similar to the Situationists, Robert Montgomery makes work exclusively for the public. Originally co-opting commercial billboards, the artist flipped the platform on its head to trigger our imaginations—away from consumer-oriented society and toward a more earnest, hopeful direction. His poetic interventions are...
16 November 2018
London debut for Columbian artist Santiago Parra has his first UK solo exhibition at JD Malat Gallery in Mayfair. Black and white are the only colours that Columbian artist will use. He draws inspiration from the abstract expressionists of the 1950s and compares his bold powerful works to automatic writing. The...
12 November 2018
It’s clear that London-based Norwegian artist, Henrik Uldalen deals in figurative paintings (and very good ones at that), but they’re updated with a contemporary disposition. Dark, ethereal, sublime, otherworldly and other such words spring to mind on first viewing his work. The pieces have a hypnotizing and bewitching quality, and this...
8 November 2018
In the show, Parra’s 14 abstract pieces accomplish the ideal of Automatic Painting; authentically expressing himself in that precise moment and eliminating deliberation, composition and image construction in favour of pure impulse, speed and the energy of a single, honest brushstroke, which is never retouched. Before his art education...
2 November 2018
In association with Macmillan Cancer Support, JD Malat Gallery is pleased to donate the proceeds of the first 50 prints sold, of Santiago Parra’s Untitled, 2018. Please visit https://shop.jdmalat.com/ for details.
10 October 2018
A brunch and talk to celebrate Mirror of Darkness Launch by Zümrütoğlu
5 September 2018
Celebrated Turkish artist, Zümrütoğlu is bringing his first UK exhibition to Mayfair’s JD Malat Gallery from the 1st of October until the 11th November. The solo show, entitled Mirror of Darkness, is inspired by the fear and barbarism in novelist Joseph Conrad’s work, and is Zümrütoğlu’s personal Heart of...
12 July 2018
What do you get an MMA fighter for his 30th birthday? Socks? Bandages? A new shelf for his trophy cabinet? Not if you’re Lithuanian artist Aspencrow (Edgar Askelovic), who’s come up with something special for Conor McGregor – a “hyper-realistic” sculpture valued at £50,000. Askelovic – better known as...
12 June 2018
Malat’s mission is to open the door to would-be art collectors and budding artists. Known for championing emerging names, the first exhibition at the JD Malat Gallery showcases the work of Henrik Uldalen, a self-taught artist he discovered on Instagram just eighteen months ago. For Jean David-Malat, the...
24 May 2018
The JD Malat Gallery is thrilled to announce an exclusive exhibition by London based Norwegian artist Henrik Uldalen. Metanoia is a new collection of seventeen paintings that will feature at The JD Malat Gallery located on Davies Street in Mayfair, which opens to the public on Monday 11th June...
10 May 2018
Photography: Glenn Gratton Jean-David Malat is one of the most powerful men in art. At the age of 43, the Paris-born, London-dweller has built up such a fierce reputation as a tastemaker in contemporary art it is said that he can make or break an artist with the nod...
26 April 2018
There is a new sense of democracy in the art community – and it’s coming from an unexpected source. From fashion to fitness, from marketing to make-up, the social media phenomenon of Instagram has already revolutionised a number of industries. Anyone with a smartphone and a particular passion can...
