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Every so often, I go rooting through the old spreadsheets. Quiet archaeology. To see who bought what, when, and whether it’s time to reconnect. I like keeping a feel for it – for the rhythm of a collector’s eye over time. What they were drawn to, what they paired and grouped together, what they circled […]

This time of year has always marked the start of something at New Blood Art. It’s when I begin planning the degree show tour – train routes, flights, car journeys. Sometimes 40, even 50 shows in just a few weeks. It’s intense, and a little bit mad, but it matters. Because that effort – that […]

Curating art is a curious process.. that feels like a dialogue between the artworks and the space in which they live. When I look through works – whether on the website or in the flesh – I often encounter pairings and groups that naturally complement each other, seeming to have an unspoken understanding between them, a shared energy, working […]

Explore the Directors’s Picks section to view Sarah’s latest curated selection. Scroll down to discover videos with in-depth reflections on individual pieces.

A space for early signals – where artists often appear before their rise becomes visible elsewhere.

Artworks for sale, currently on show at StART Art Fair, Saatchi gallery London

Artist Günther Förg described painting as a ‘resilient practice’ — always in the now, and expanding rather than ever truly changing. There’s something both comforting and exciting about this. Exciting, because there really are endless possibilities, and comforting because it’s deeply rooting knowing that a contemporary painting can embody all that comes before it in the most subtle of ways. 

It’s a natural human trait to find stories in the world around us. From justifying our experiences with “everything happens for a reason” to pointing out shapes in cloud formations, creating a narrative is both instinctual and imaginative.

In these works of people, you’ll find introspection, psychedelia, monumental figures, vulnerable ones, groups at table and couples in a world of their own.