Galleries

From 2015 to 2022 Will Pirkis led projects with Caruso St John for Gagosian, working with directors, gallery technicians and contractors to respond to the changing needs of the gallery and the requirements of temporary exhibitions. These projects include new spaces in Hong Kong, in London at Britannia Street and Grosvenor Hill, and ongoing support for shows and off site events such as Frieze. 

Grosvenor Hill is Gagosian’s largest London gallery, showing work by influential modern and contemporary artists including Cy Twombly, Ed Ruscha, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Helen Frankenthaler and Jonas Wood. The galleries are naturally lit by large windows to the surrounding streets, and by an illuminated ceiling developed with Arup Lighting. LED arrays behind the glass can be used with fixed settings, or linked to the changing lux level and colour temperature of the sky outside. They provide even wall illumination, with or without track lighting, allowing for a high degree of curatorial flexibility. The gallery is a not entirely abstract environment that can accommodate different kinds of exhibitions, with a floor of dark oak end grain blocks, and long hanging walls making room like spaces.