LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR – 17TH EDITION 2026
April 24 – May 07, 2026
ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space
ITSLIQUID Group, is pleased to announce the opening of the 17th edition of LONDON
CONTEMPORARY, which will take place in London at ELEMENTS Contemporary Art
Space from April 24 to May 07, 2026. This edition brings together a compelling selection of
international artists whose practices engage with memory, identity, emotion, and narrative,
offering an immersive exploration of the contemporary visual landscape.
LONDON CONTEMPORARY 2026 centers on the evolving dialogue between body,
identity, and space, investigating how contemporary individuals perceive themselves and
relate to the environments they inhabit, both physical and psychological. Structured around
the curatorial frameworks of LIQUID ROOMS and FUTURE LANDSCAPES, the exhibition
brings together international artists whose practices explore the fluidity of perception, the
fragmentation of identity, and the continuous negotiation between inner experience and
external reality. Through this lens, the fair becomes a space of reflection on how
consciousness is shaped by cultural, emotional, and spatial conditions, inviting viewers to
reconsider the boundaries between the self and the world.
Within this context, Derin Çokşenim develops a visual language rooted in figurative
expression and psychological inquiry, translating rational questioning into images that
balance clarity and emotional depth; her practice reflects an early and consistent
engagement with painting and photography, proposing a contemplative approach to the
human figure, where observation becomes a tool for interpreting inner states through a
structured yet sensitive pictorial language. A similar poetic and introspective dimension
unfolds in the work of Silvia Mariani, where absence, memory, and longing converge into
fragile visual narratives suspended between presence and disappearance: her imagery
operates as a subtle threshold between emotional states, inviting the viewer into a
contemplative space where identity is continuously reshaped through loss, desire, and the
search for connection.
The late practice of Gavino Pedoni (1945 – 2025) emerges from a profound connection to
Sardinian landscape and culture, developing a figurative language that resists narration in
favor of transformation. Working primarily with oil on canvas and mixed techniques, Pedoni
constructs compositions in which matter and color become emotional carriers, generating
a silent yet powerful tension between equilibrium and depth – a deliberate withdrawal from
visibility, affirming painting as an intimate and necessary act rather than a pursuit of
exposure. Within a broader exploration of visual culture and symbolic imagery, Arthur
Mirzoyan merges academic painting traditions with cinematic sensibility, creating
compositions that oscillate between figuration and abstraction. Through refined drawing,
layered color structures, and symbolic references to classical European art, he constructs images that evoke both timelessness and contemporary reinterpretation, exploring the
tension between narrative construction and visual immediacy.
Expanding the field of contemporary practice, Papia Ghoshal develops a multidisciplinary
approach spanning painting, poetry, performance, music, and academic research; her
work is deeply informed by Tantric philosophy and the spiritual traditions of Bengal,
particularly the Baul and Fakir practices through which she constructs visionary
environments where philosophy, body, and artistic experimentation converge, transforming
artistic expression into a lived and performative experience. A similarly experimental
approach to material and process characterises the practice of Pilar Xercavins Casas,
whose abstract works emerge from an intimate dialogue with natural elements and organic
transformation, used to reflect a deep engagement with nature as both medium and
collaborator, where chance, time, and environmental forces shape the final composition.
Together, the selected artists articulate a multifaceted reflection on identity, memory, and
perception, each contributing a distinct visual and conceptual approach to the evolving
understanding of the human condition.
OPENING
April 24, 2026 | 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
RSVP: info@itsliquid.com
Free entry – Register here
EXHIBITION DAYS
April 25 – May 07, 2026
Tuesday – Saturday | 11.00 AM – 05.00 PM
ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space
253 Hoxton Street, London N1 5LG
