Unit London
Unit is a contemporary art gallery based at 3 Hanover Square in Mayfair, London, with a secondary location, The Stables, in Covent Garden. It was founded by two young artists, Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt, in 2013.
History and development
Established in 2013 by Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt as a startup gallery in a 300 square foot pop-up space in Chiswick, The gallery uses social media to connect with millennials by promoting artists and their brands on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and through the use of videos and web content. Unit has attracted interest from art lovers, artists, art collectors, and figures from all creative industries, such as Jude Law, Bob Geldof, and Jean Paul Gautier, who have expressed their support for the approach by following, liking, commenting, and sharing the gallery's posts.In 2015, Unit relocated to a 4,000 square foot gallery in Soho, London, Unit has been named as one of the Top 5 Young Contemporary Galleries in London. The gallery subsequently moved location in March 2018 to Langley Street in Covent Garden.
In June 2018, the gallery opened a new 6000 square foot space in Mayfair, which is currently its flagship location. Now its main site, the venue hosts an exhibition programme showcasing the gallery's leading artists, as well as a series of cultural events. The Stables, located in Covent Garden, serves as an accessible exhibition and event space which focuses on group exhibitions, artist development, and a variety of brand-led events.
Previous exhibitions
2021- Song of Songs - Group exhibition
- Silence - Solo exhibition by Esther Janssen
- The Living Circle Us - Solo exhibition by Joshua Hagler
- Imfumbatho - Solo Exhibition by Sthenjwa Luthuli
- The other Landscape - Solo exhibition by Ziping Wang
- Rites of Passage - Group exhibition
- You Gave Me Paradise - Solo exhibition by Will Martyr
- Fragments - Solo exhibition by Jason Boyd Kinsella
- Imbolc - Solo exhibition by Mr. Jago
- Queen Mudda - Solo exhibition by Cydne Jasmin Coleby
- Wild Things Happen in Stillness - Solo exhibition by Oh De Laval
- Providence - Solo exhibition by Amadeo Morelos
- The likes of others – Solo exhibition by Jeremy Olson
- A Small Spark vs a Great Forest – Solo exhibition by Jason Seife
- David Henry Nobody Jr – Solo online exhibition
- Nicolas Holiber – Solo online exhibition
- IRL – Group exhibition
- Elsa Rouy – Solo online exhibition
- Where Art Happened: From Klint to Party – Solo exhibition by Damian Elwes
- Ziping Wang – Solo online exhibition
- The Medium Is The Message – Group exhibition
- Joshua Hagler – Solo online exhibition
- Super Disco Disco Breakin' – Solo exhibition by Liz Markus
- Big Mood – Solo exhibition by Mauro C. Martinez
- Mirror Mirror – Solo exhibition by Emily Marie Miller
- Purple Lands – Solo exhibition by Rex Southwick
- Alter Ego – Group exhibition
- Natural Order – Solo exhibition by Michael Staniak
- Drawn Together – Group online exhibition
- For Your Eyes Only – Solo exhibition by Oh de Laval
- Nothing New Under The Sun – Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- Transcend – Solo exhibition by Tom French
- FAME – Solo exhibition by Teiji Hayama
- Relic – Solo exhibition by Jake Wood-Evans
- Beyond Borders – Group exhibition
- Nothing New Under The Sun – Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- Kinesthesia – Solo exhibition by Dylan Gebbia-Richards
- Rewild – Solo exhibition by Mr Jago
- It's Her Factory – Solo exhibition by Helen Beard
- Chimera – Solo exhibition by Joshua Hagler
- Querencia – Solo exhibition by Rex Southwick
- New Paintings – Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- Come Together, Far Away – Solo exhibition by Sage Vaughn
- Earth – Solo exhibition by Zhuang Hong Yi
- Reverence – Solo exhibition by Johan Van Mullem
- Moments – Solo exhibition by Yann Houri
- Legacy & Disorder – Solo exhibition by Jake Wood Evans
- Shape Shifter – Solo exhibition by Peter Gronquist
- SIGNS – Solo exhibition by Massimo Agostinelli
- The Garden - Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- 2 Looking 4 U – Exhibition presenting eight emerging artists
- Strata – Solo exhibition by Mr Jago
- Fathoms – Solo exhibition by Will Martyr
- A Portrait of a tree – Solo exhibition by Adrian Houston
- 21st Century Women – Group exhibition of British female artists
- Reincarnation – Solo exhibition by Jacky Tsai
- Hunt Paintings – Solo exhibition by Philip Colbert
- Transitions - Solo exhibition by Jake Wood-Evans
- In God's We Trust - Solo exhibition by PichiAvo
- Wanderlust - Solo exhibition by Will Martyr
- PARALLAX - Solo exhibition by Tom French
- RAW II - Solo exhibition by Zhuang Hong Yi
- Avant Arte X Unit. Artist: Jason Seif, Lionel Smit, Henrik Uldalen, Brian Willmont, Ryan Hewett, Ivan Alifan, Sandra Chevrier, Stephan Doitschinoff, Anthony Lister, and Massimo Agostinelli.
- De Anima - Solo exhibition by Johan van Mullem
- ORDER - Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- Subjection & Discipline - Solo exhibition by Jake Wood-Evans
- Satellite Exhibition - Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- Radical Presence exhibition. Curated by Kate Linfoot. Featuring over 30 works from the past two decades by 24 leading international artists, Radical Presence delivers a global perspective on how the digital age has profoundly altered the way we perceive and interact with our environment.
- RAW - Solo exhibition by Zhuang Hong Yi
- Untitled - Solo exhibition by Ryan Hewett
- Paintguide exhibition. Curated by Henrik Uldalen. Showing 60 international artists working primarily with the medium of paint, as featured on the Instagram account @Paintguide.
- New Blood exhibition. Artists: Russell Young, Ivan Alifan, Richard Orlinski, Cécile Pleasance, Peter Gronquist, Mairi-Luise Tabbakh, Fenton Bailey, Oliver Sylvester, and Joe Webb.
- The Gold Experience - Solo exhibition by Marco Grassi
- NIL - Solo exhibition by Mr. Jago
- ‘U’ #HelloU exhibition. Artists: Mr and Mrs Philip Cath, Mark Demsteader, Henrik Uldalen, Ivan Alifan, and Jake Wood-Evans.