Room 2

Since its launch in 2020, Karsten Schubert London’s Room 2 gallery has cultivated an exhibition programme driven by close collaboration with selected artists. Room 2, is in part, a continuation and revival of an idea conceived by the late art dealer Karsten Schubert: to invite visitors and collectors to view art in an informal, social and more relaxed setting than they might expect from a traditional established gallery. Select previous exhibitions include Alison Wilding: Mesmer, Again; Paul Cezanne: Drawings | Tess Jaray: Roundels and Kirsten Glass: Swimming Witches.

Room 2 is situated on the second floor of 44 Lexington Street within a Georgian, Grade II listed terraced house built circa 1719. This building, set within the historic heart of Soho, was originally founded as the headquarters of master carpenters and its rich history and location includence exhibiting artists. Artist Cathie Pilkington, speaking to Mass magazine about showing in Room 2 ahead of her exhibition commented: ‘It’s an amazing building. It’s really dilapidated, so going up the stairs almost becomes part of the show, which I love. It feels like a space I want to work in and inhabit.'

Ultimately, each exhibition connects the viewer with museum-calibre art in an unconventional gallery setting. The programme in Room 2 runs parallel to Karsten Schubert London’s off-site exhibitions and art fairs and in conjunction with Ridinghouse’s publishing activities.

Kirsten Glass

Swimming Witches

2 - 30 October 2020

Karsten Schubert London

Swimming Witches is an exhibition of new paintings by Kirsten Glass. The title of this exhibition of Kirsten Glass's new paintings is an irreverent reference to the historic witch trials when suspects were tied by ropes and thrown into deep water – if they sank and drowned they were innocent, if they floated they must be guilty.

The Covering

Cathie Pilkington, Pierre Molinier and Morton Bartlett

14 February - 3 July 2020

Karsten Schubert London

On entering Karsten Schubert London’s new exhibition The Covering: Cathie Pilkington, Pierre Molinier and Morton Bartlett, visitors to Room 2 are greeted by a rare example of American outsider artist Morton Bartlett’s plaster dolls.

Air Signs

Brian Griffiths & Frank Kent

14 January - 10 February 2020

Karsten Schubert London

Karsten Schubert London is pleased to announce our first exhibition in Room 2: Air Signs, the collaborative work of Brian Griffiths and Frank Kent. Air Signs is an ongoing series of sculptural works presented as photographs.

Room 2 Booklets

Each Room 2 exhibition is accompanied by bespoke catalogues with essays by some of today’s leading art historians, curators and critics. Recent authors include: Wells Fray-Smith, Tom Morton and Rachel Spence. With an emphasis on niche typography and high-quality printing, these exquisite, limited-run booklets are bound and hand-sewn in the UK.