a. SQUIRE
London, United Kingdom
Contemporary
About the Gallery
a. SQUIRE, established in London in February 2023 by Archie Squire, is a distinguished private gallery committed to championing critical artistic practices. The gallery prioritizes works that offer prescient, historically rooted perspectives on contemporary issues, with a particular focus on mobilizing social and ecological discourses. It serves as a vital platform for significant artistic introductions and discussions.
Having hosted at least 12 exhibitions, including 10 solo and 2 group shows, a. SQUIRE primarily showcases artists from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. The gallery actively participates in international art fairs, notably Liste Art Fair Basel. Recent exhibitions have featured artists such as Ceidra Moon Murphy, known for interrogating state-contracted technologies and informational slippages, and Evangeline Turner, whose work explores troubled modern moralities with distinctive bluntness. a. SQUIRE also presented a rare "visionary" painting by Forrest Bess, *Trees in Snow* (1946), marking a pivotal moment in the artist's exploration of the unconscious mind.