What Marcel Duchamp Taught Me

10 Oct - 5 Nov 2014 Marking the centenary of Duchamp's readymade, The Fine Art Society was proud to present a major group exhibition What Marcel Duchamp Taught Me. It was the largest show in the history of the gallery at 148 New Bond Street, taking over the entire five floors of the townhouse as over... Read more

Samuel Bough RSA RSW 1822-1878

3 Oct - 8 Nov 2014 Edinburgh Although not a native Scot - he was born in Carlisle - Sam Bough is one of the most influential figures in the development of nineteenth-century Scottish landscape painting. He was a largely self-taught artist: the early part of his career was spent painting theatrical sets in Manchester and Glasgow.... Read more

The John Scott Collection

Truth, Beauty, Power: The Designs of Dr. Christopher Dresser 11 Sep - 2 Oct 2014 London This exhibition presented the exceptional designs of Dr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), widely regarded as Britain’s first independent industrial designer and one of the most influential figures in nineteenth-century design. Drawn from the John Scott Collection, the exhibition included a large number of rare and important pieces that had been exhibited... Read more

The Seven And Five Society 1920-1935

9 - 31 Jul 2014 London With exhibitions spanning from 1920, date of the formation of the society, to 1935, when their last exhibition was held at Zwemmer's Gallery, The Seven and Five Society included a total of eighty-seven artists in its fourteen exhibitions, which would go on to shape British Art for decades to come.... Read more

John Byrne RSA

Dead End 3 Jul - 1 Sep 2014 Edinburgh John Byrne's artistic career began in 1967 when he assumed the identity of the naive painter 'Patrick' for a series of shows at the Portal Gallery, London. A true renaissance man, Byrne is an artist, playwright and theatre designer whose paintings feature in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh and... Read more