EXHIBITION REVIEW
LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 – 16TH EDITION
March 27 – April 09, 2026
ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with YMX Arts, is proud to announce the great success of the 16th edition of LONDON CONTEMPORARY, a new international exhibition opened on March 27, 2026 at ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space and on view until April 09, 2026. The exhibition highlights the artistic research of international creators, reflecting on how new identities transform within contemporary spaces.

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LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 analyses the relationship between body and space, and the hybridisation between identities and cultural/physical/social/urban settings in contemporary times.

We invited artists to be inspired by the magical power of London, exploring the connection between desires, needs, and fears through rituals that bring humankind to change, transform and evolve their inner world.

Inviting viewers into a contemplative dialogue between strength and vulnerability, Alain Churlaud’s painterly approach – where landscapes and natural elements are deconstructed and reassembled into expressive compositions – brings together diverse tools and unconventional materials to create richly tactile surfaces, intensified by their chromatic depth and presence. His works are often structured through dynamic contrasts and rhythmic lines, while exploring themes of transformation, memory, and identity.

Within this framework, a meditative dimension emerges in Natalie Dunham’s systematic investigations of form, where accumulation and repetition of geometric elements generates contemplative spaces that resist the acceleration of contemporary life: each work functions as part of an ongoing archive, documenting the evolution of her investigations and preserving the continuity of her process with the aim to create contemplative environments that counter the speed of contemporary culture, encouraging slower, more attentive modes of perception.

This sense of immersion evolves further in Alfredo Bucay Atri’s large-scale abstractions, where layered transparencies and fluid gestures creates energetic surfaces that seem to breathe and expand beyond their physical limits; his works function as emotional thresholds, encouraging a direct and personal engagement with the invisible forces that shape human experience.

Concluding this trajectory, Vadim Anton’s sculptural figurines reintroduce the body in a more tangible yet equally symbolic form through a meticulous process of design, hand-sculpting, and detailed painting, where each work embodies a refined synthesis of craftsmanship and aesthetic intention, transforming the figure into an object of contemplation that bridges individuality and collective ideals of beauty.

organized by ITSLIQUID Group
curator Luca Curci
gallery manager Massimiliano Gordiani
general manager Giulia Tassi
project manager Amaride Ferrante
project coordinator Annachiara Recchia
graphic designers Marina Caracciolo, Sara De Rosa


VENUE
ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space
253 Hoxton Street, N1 5LG, London, UK
Opening hours | Tuesday – Saturday . 11:00 AM – 05:00 PM

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ABOUT US

ITSLIQUID is a web-based information platform, founded in 2001 by Luca Curci, dedicated to the worldwide distribution of information about calls for entries, exhibitions and events at some of the world’s leading art galleries, museums and foundations. ITSLIQUID has already built a readership of more than 300.000 qualified subscribers. Among them are architects, designers, artists, collectors, art critics, curators, dealers, and other personalities of the International art, architecture and design world. It provides advertising services, press office services for events and projects, articles and specials published on the website, and media partnership services.

During the last 20 years, ITSLIQUID Group has become a cultural hub between creatives, exhibition spaces and art lovers. Among our international partners, Art Now Fair, Art Vancouver, Design Tokyo, INDEX Qatar, INDEX Saudi, The Big 5 Construct Dubai, The Big 5 Construct Qatar, Photo LA Los Angeles and international magazines like Art Style. ITSLIQUID Group supports some of the most important non-profit organizations, like UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, SSCS – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, One Tree Planted, The Ocean CleanUp and Plastic Oceans, with the goal to increase public awareness about environmental issues. Click here to find out more.

ITSLIQUID GROUP includes a section dedicated to the organization of international art events, managing exhibitions of painting, photography, video art, installation and performance; it organizes solo and collective shows, art residencies and international contests. Its object is to use new technologies to globalize the language of art, and to connect artists working in every part of the world.

ITSLIQUID Group manages a variety of art spaces all over the world; among them Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello in Venice and different historical buildings, ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space in the London city centre and other different partners worldwide. Since 2001, ITSLIQUID Group has organized over 350 international events, engaging more than 10,000 artists across over 60 global venues. Its initiatives have featured prestigious museums like the CCCB – Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona in Spain, the NCCA – National Center for Contemporary Arts in Moscow, the MuMo – Museum Montanelli in Prague, and at the MUST Museum in Lecce, in addition to numerous galleries and private foundations. Thanks to its partnership with Sedition, ITSLIQUID has presented masters such as Bill Viola and Refik Anadol, offering high-level opportunities for young, mid-career, and renowned artists.

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OUR LOCATION

ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space is an itinerant project, which counts more than 5 venues in the best areas of London. The exhibition spaces will host solo and collective shows with a rich variety of contemporary painters, photographers, designers, architects, sculptors, performers and video makers. With more than 20 years of experience, ITSLIQUID Group aims to create opportunities and support artists from all over the world thanks to an exciting program of temporary exhibitions throughout the year.