Christie’s is partnering with the South London Gallery (SLG) on a special selling exhibition featuring works donated by 28 artists, including Tracey Emin, Frank Bowling, Katharina Grosse, Alvaro Barrington, and Ryan Gander. The exhibition is part of SLG’s “SLG Forever” fundraising campaign, which aims to raise £2 million ($2.7 million) to renovate the gallery’s historic Victorian building and support its outreach programs. The show will be open to the public at Christie’s London from June 5–25, with extended hours during London Gallery Weekend, and will continue online until September 30.
The sale matters because it addresses critical financial needs for a beloved U.K. institution that has remained free and open to all since its founding in 1891. The funds will repair the gallery’s leaky roof, support exhibition programming, commission new works, and sustain its community and learning initiatives. The strong response from artists—many of whom have local studios or deep ties to SLG—underscores the gallery’s embedded role in the Peckham and southeast London community, and the collaboration with Christie’s Private Sales positions SLG for long-term stability.