The best new gallery openings in the UK

Tucked just off Latimer Road in Notting Hill’s former People’s Hall you’ll find Brink. According to its curator and designer, architect Richard Parr, the space is ‘equal parts workshop, library, laboratory and gallery’. Founded with a clear creative vision and architectural sensitivity, the walls of the former temperance hall are washed in a fiery red paint by Graphenstone – a nod to the building’s original bricks. Works are spotlit by Viabizzuno lighting, while a kitchen by Molteni & C is able to cater for intimate gatherings and events. Between 21 October and 7 November, the gallery will host ‘Console Rights’, a series of works by multidisciplinary artist Kay Gasei and Parr that pairs Gasei’s dynamic figures with Parr’s landscapes. The People’s Hall, 2 Olaf Street, London W11, brinklondon.com

Following years of activity across London, this popular art gallery has just set up camp in rural Wiltshire – the North Wessex Downs to be specific. It’s the ideal place if you want a cultural fix somewhere outside the Big Smoke. Situated close to an existing drawing centre and a local creamery, the rustic barn houses two spaces where the gallery can showcase between four and five exhibitions a year as well as its burgeoning selection of international artists and estates that celebrate Huxley-Parlour’s specialism in postwar and contemporary painting and photography. Celebrated ceramicist Lucy Rie (whose work we explore on p52) and London-based artist Nina Silverberg were the subjects of the gallery’s inaugural exhibitions. Mildenhall, Marlborough SN8, huxleyparlour.com

When Leah Forsyth-Steel and Victoria Spicer opened this archival objects gallery in Leyton in 2020, the pair had no idea it would grow into a full sourcing, curation and styling service with an impressive roster of local and international clients. Fast-forward five years, and that’s exactly what it has become. To meet growing demands, the duo is migrating Monument to a much bigger space in Leyton Industrial Village, which will open this November. Though there will still be a focus on works from the 1980s and commissions made out of steel, stone and wood, the new space will also feature pieces from the likes of Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Jonas Bohlin, Ed Zelenak, Christoph Siebrasse and Michael Hoppe. Leyton Industrial Village, Unit 9, 6 Argall Avenue, London E10, monumentgallery.co.uk

As The Whiteley reopens its doors after a five-year transformation, it’s not just its residences and fine dining that are making headlines: contemporary art is now part of the attraction. One of Hong Kong’s leading voices in Chinese contemporary art, 3812 Gallery, is relocating from Mayfair to a 260-square-metre space within the building. Split over two levels, the gallery marks 3812’s growing international presence and its effort to build a cultural bridge between East and West, says Mark Peaker, one of the gallery’s co-founders. ‘W2 is confirming its status as a vibrant art postcode,’ he adds. The space opens with two major exhibitions: a solo show (pictured) by former dissident artist Ma Desheng, and a retrospective of Hong Kong artist and award-winning designer Stanley Wong. The Whiteley, Queensway, London W2, 3812gallery.com

After introducing Brazilian design online to the UK, Eduardo Alves has opened Cobogó Gallery’s first physical space in London’s Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. The gallery brings together modernist works and contemporary design through exhibitions, curatorial research and re-edition projects developed in collaboration with designers’ families and estates. This month catch ‘Ivan Moraes: Bahia of Gold and White’, where lace garments, dizzying patterns and festive colours come together to form portrayals of Bahian women and Afro-Brazilian culture. Fifth Floor, Units 512 and 513, Design Centre East, London SW10, cobogogallery.com