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...
22 February 2018
We are proud to announce JDMalat Gallery have been appointed curator for BXR London. About BXR London BXR London, the world’s first high-end boxing gym, launched in January 2017, in Marylebone, W1. Dedicated to developing a championship mindset, we offer our members the standard of training, facilities and...
Edgar Askelovic is giving RiRi the silicone doppelgänger to celebrate her 30th birthday.
15 February 2018
Jean-David Malat, internationally renowned art dealer and curator, is pleased to announce that he will be opening a brand-new art gallery in May 2018. The JD Malat Gallery will be located in Mayfair, near London’s prestigious Berkeley Square. Born in Paris but now London-based, Jean-David has over twelve years’...
17 November 2017
Jean-David Malat is an internationally renowned celebrity art dealer and curator, who has established himself at the centre of London’s art scene. Branded “the most well-connected man in London” by The Times, Malat is an art dealer and personal advisor to everybody from members of the Royal family, to...
27 June 2017
Jean-David Malat's home is full of other people’s stories. The world-famous art dealer and tastemaker is showing us around his 1840s house in Lancaster Gate, going from one revered work to the next, whether it is an original Expressionist painting by Bernard Buffet, a limited-edition Damien Hirst print or...
