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Known Unknowns

A peek inside the exhibition that looks at the status of an artist in the mainstream art world.

KIRSTINE ROEPSTORFF, Hidden Truth, 2002. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2002
KIRSTINE ROEPSTORFF, Hidden Truth, 2002. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2002

The major exhibition showcasing international artists, born between 1966 and 1990, all from the London Gallery’s private collection.

The title of the show draws references to the artists’ status in the mainstream, commercial art world – whilst the group is largely unknown, their respective practices are admired by their artistic peers and seen as leaders when it comes to breaking new ground.

Featuring a diverse range of art mediums including painting, sculpture, video and mixed media, the artworks deal with a wide-range of themes that investigate the visual conditions of contemporary life, looking at but not limited to the representation of the body in the age of the internet, the constant bombardment of images, and the ethics of viewing and voyeurism.

The artists included in “Known Unknowns”(21 March 2018 – 12 August 2018) are Tom Anholt, Francesca Dimattio, Maria Farrar, Chris Hood, Jill McKnight, Mona Osman, Ben Schumacher, Isobel Smith, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Alida Cervantes, Theo Ellison, Stefanie Heinze, Rannva Kunoy, Stuart Middleton, Kirstine Roepstorff, Tamuna Sirbiladze and Bedwyr Williams.

Here, we present artworks and installation views from the exhibition “Known Unknowns” at the Saatchi Gallery.

TOM ANHOLT, The Lion’s Second Dream, 2017. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2017
TOM ANHOLT, The Lion’s Second Dream, 2017. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2017
KIRSTINE ROEPSTORFF, Hidden Truth, 2002. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2002
KIRSTINE ROEPSTORFF, Hidden Truth, 2002. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2002
MARIA FARRAR, Saving My Parents From Drowning in the Shimonoseki Straits, 2016. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2016
MARIA FARRAR, Saving My Parents From Drowning in the Shimonoseki Straits, 2016. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2016
MARIA FARRAR, Baguette, 2016. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2016
MARIA FARRAR, Baguette, 2016. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2016
THEO ELLISON, Entombment, 2017. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2017
THEO ELLISON, Entombment, 2017. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2017
TAMUNA SIRBILADZE, Map 4 - Kotzen, 2005/8. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2008
TAMUNA SIRBILADZE, Map 4 - Kotzen, 2005/8. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2008
CHRIS HOOD, Untitled, 2015. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2015
CHRIS HOOD, Untitled, 2015. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2015
BEN SCHUMACHER, Undersea Cables, Reflected Ceiling Plans. With John Keenan, 2013. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2013
BEN SCHUMACHER, Undersea Cables, Reflected Ceiling Plans. With John Keenan, 2013. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2013
SASKIA OLDE WOLBERS, Interloper, 2003. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2003
SASKIA OLDE WOLBERS, Interloper, 2003. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2003
STEFANIE HEINZE, Ain't St.Nobody, 2014. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2014
STEFANIE HEINZE, Ain't St.Nobody, 2014. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2014
RANNVA KUNOY, Spoofing, 2015. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2015
RANNVA KUNOY, Spoofing, 2015. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2015
MONA OSMAN, I Am Only Doing This Because I Love You, 2017. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2017
MONA OSMAN, I Am Only Doing This Because I Love You, 2017. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2017
STUART MIDDLETON, Sad Sketches 2, 2014. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2014
STUART MIDDLETON, Sad Sketches 2, 2014. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © the artist, 2014
(l–r) ISOBEL SMITH; MARIA FARRAR (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
(l–r) ISOBEL SMITH; MARIA FARRAR (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
(l–r) CHRIS HOOD; STUART MIDDLETON (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
(l–r) CHRIS HOOD; STUART MIDDLETON (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
MONA OSMAN (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
MONA OSMAN (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
(l–r) STEFANIE HEINZE; FRANCESCA DIMATTIO (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
(l–r) STEFANIE HEINZE; FRANCESCA DIMATTIO (installation view). Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
KIRSTINE ROEPSTORFF (installation view. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018
KIRSTINE ROEPSTORFF (installation view. Courtesy the Saatchi Gallery, London. © Justin Piperger, 2018