Gallery: Art Projects and The Catlin Guide at the London Art Fair

The London Art Fair may not have the international heft or VIP glamour of Frieze, but for 25 years it’s been the place to see and buy the best of British modern art. While the main fair features 100 established galleries – including Browse and Derby, specialists in mid twentieth-century British figurative art, and Pangolin, one of the few galleries in the UK dedicated to sculpture – there are two curated sections that are worth spending time in: Art Projects provides a compelling snapshot of contemporary art now, while the Catlin Guide features a selection of the UK’s brightest graduates.

Both sections are wonderfully diverse, ranging across painting, sculpture, installation and performance. And there’s been some imaginative curating. For Art Projects, Limoncello have organised a display inspired by ITV’s dating show Take Me Out (with a ratio of 30 female artists to one male, as one work is sold by a female artist it's replaced by another). Meanwhile, The Sunday Painter transforms its booth into an “interior showroom”, complete with hand-painted carpet, vases and artworks by Samara Scott.  And for its fourth year, the Catlin Guide shows some outstanding work by 40 graduates from art schools across Britain. Both sections will definitely add value to your visit. 

•  The London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre 16-20 January

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Alex Ball, Vinyl (Catlin Guide; Slade School of Fine Art)

Conall McAteer, Crate (Catlin Guide; Central Saint Martins College of Art)

Geoff Diego, Litherland (Catlin Guide; Goldsmiths College)

Lucy Tomlins, This is not just any food I (Catlin Guide; Royal College of Art)

Pia Abad, Dazzler (Catlin Guide; Royal Academy Schools)

Steven Allan, We're All In This Together (Catlin Guide; Royal College of Art)

Theresa Moerman Ib, Emergency Exit (Catlin Guide; Glasgow School of Art)

Tom Railton, Unction (detail) (Catlin Guide; Chelsea School of Art and Design)

Krister Klassman, Reverse Golden Alignment (Art Projects; COLE)

Andrew Salgodo, If One Man's Joy... (Art Projects; Beers Lambert Contemporary)

Bella Easton, Rule 174 (Art Projects; Lubomirov-Easton and ALISN)

Samantha Donnelly, Homeware Vanity (1); (Art Projects; Ceri Hand Gallery)

Edgar Martins, The Accidental Theorist (Art Projects; The Wapping Project)

Hannah Know, Hyper (Art Project; Ceri Hand Gallery)

Lucy Clout, Example Laces (Art Projects; Limoncello)

Samara Scott, Hand painted carpet (Art Projects; The Sunday Painter)

Sarah Tew, Untitled (Art Projects; La Scatola Gallery)

Vanessa Billy, Detachement (collage) (Art Projects; Limoncello)