Modern Art, the London-based gallery founded by Stuart Shave in 1998, will open a new 4,700-square-foot space at 8 Bennet Street, St James’s, London SW1, on 14 November 2025. The inaugural exhibition, titled 'Polygrapher', will feature new watercolour-on-gessoed-canvas paintings by American artist Joseph Yaeger, marking his first show with the gallery. The Bennet Street location will become Modern Art’s principal London gallery, while its existing spaces on Helmet Row and Bury Street are set to close in early 2026. The gallery also maintains a location in Paris.
This expansion and consolidation matter because it signals a strategic shift for a gallery that has operated multiple London spaces for years. By bringing its entire team under one roof, Modern Art aims to streamline its programme and deepen its commitment to artist representation, production, and institutional collaborations. The move also underscores the ongoing vitality of the St James’s art district and the gallery’s ambition to present a focused, coherent exhibition schedule across London and Paris, with upcoming solo shows by Hu Xiaoyuan, Terry Winters, Andrew Cranston, Walter Price, Mohammed Sami, Karla Black, and Richard Aldrich.