City Racing
| Established | 1988 |
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| Founders | Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry, Peter Owen |
| Extinction | 1998 |
| Type | artist-run space |
| Focus | contemporary art, pop art, |
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Key people
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Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry, Peter Owen, Sarah Lucas, Fiona Banner, Lucy Gunning, Ceal Floyer, Gillian Wearing |
Coordinates: 51°28′58″N 0°6′50″W / 51.48278°N 0.11389°W
City Racing was an artist-run space in Kennington, South London which was active between 1988 and 1998. It was a cooperative by five artists Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry and Peter Owen. They set up the gallery in a former betting shop near The Oval Cricket Ground, hence the derivation of the gallery name. City Racing became an important and renowned exhibition space; its openings provided a networking opportunity for many artists.
A show was organised by Keith Coventry and Peter Owen as a way to show their work without having to court commercial West End galleries, which could be difficult and intimidating to approach without a reputation. Matt Hale became involved in the second show, which was the derelict betting shop which Coventry was using as his studio. Matt Hale said "We tried to make it as white-cube like as possible, as gallery-like as possible. "
Artists who had early exhibitions at City Racing include Sarah Lucas, Fiona Banner, Lucy Gunning, Ceal Floyer and Gillian Wearing. In 1993 the space received some funding from the London Arts Board.
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