A special thanks to: Hobby Limon (and TAG Fine Arts); Tabitha Philpott-Kent and Bernard Shapero (Shapero Modern) & Simon Lawson (Huguenot Editions) for printing the artwork.
Mayfair and St James’s , 2016, is pictorial map of the two London districts and celebrates many of its buildings, institutions, architectural features and green spaces. All the art galleries and museums are shown alongside its clubs, hotels, embass
Some curious historical events are noted, such as the Millennium Hotel on Grosvenor Square, and the infamous poisoning of Litvenenko in 2006. The map shows the routes of the new Crossrail tunnels and the Victoria and Jubilee Lines as well as the rou
It is a place synonymous with wealth, luxury and grand houses, with many properties now being turned back into residencies following the post-war period that saw many of its building turned into offices and board rooms. Foreign investors have helped
All the source imagery for this work came from my own photography. I walked every inch of both Mayfair and St James’s, marking off every road and alleyway in the area. The most striking architectural features that I noticed were the doors, windows a
Phileas Fogg and the Reform Club, Nell Gwynne, The Whigs, Beau Brummel, Oscar Wilde, Anthony Gormley, Banksy and Danger Mouse all get a look in alongside the institutions and establishments of Mayfair and St James’s…
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