When Alison Jacques took on her new gallery in Mayfair it was an empty concrete shell with no floor and no electricity.
In October, after a total transformation, the 6,000sq ft space will open with an exhibition of work by the American artist Sheila Hicks, who at 89 is the hottest thing in textiles. The show is called Infinite Potential.
The title is a good summing up of the UK art market. Jacques is bullish: “I wouldn’t be making this move if I didn’t have total confidence in London.” Even after Brexit? “I’m almost ashamed to say it because I was a staunch Remainer,” she said. “But if I’m honest we have benefited business-wise. It has been a massive boost for us.”
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