Curated by litigation associate, Michael O’Donoghue and art intern Lucy Cox, the temporary exhibition is the firm’s first client-facing selling show. It includes over 80 works from a range of not-for-profit institutions, many by artists in the firm’s collection, including Howard Hodgkin, Paula Rego, Rachel Whiteread, Paul Morrison, Mat Collishaw, Bob and Roberta Smith, Hurvin Anderson, Cornelia Parker and Michael Landy, as well as a host of other established and emerging artists working around the United Kingdom.
Senior partner, Colin Passmore, commented, "As a law firm, it can sometimes be hard to get into the building to see the firm's collection of over 500 pictures. We are very grateful to London Open House for providing this opportunity to share our collection, and look forward to showing visitors works by Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and a host of talented, emerging artists."
The firm will be opening its doors from 13:00-17:00 with guided tours of its permanent collection (booking recommended) at 13:15, 14:00, 14:25, 15:30 and 16:15.
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4. Simmons & Simmons has been collecting modern and contemporary art for over 30 years. The collection, which is displayed throughout their international offices, is established to support up and coming artists from the communities in which the firm works, by providing a showcase for their artworks outside of the traditional gallery environment. Visit simmonscontemporary.com for further information.
5. All proceeds from the firm’s temporary exhibition, Multiple Choices 2016: Editions in support of not-for-profit institutions. go directly to the 21 participating institutions, who are as follows: Art Fund, Camden Arts Centre, Centre for Recent Drawing, CGP London, Chisenhale Gallery, Drawing Room, Glasgow International, Hundred Years Gallery, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), Ikon Gallery, Matt’s Gallery, The Multiple Store, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, Serpentine Galleries, South London Gallery, Studio Voltaire, Tate, Transition, Vital Arts, Whitechapel Gallery and Zabludowicz Collection.