The art-dealing duo draping art over London’s hospitality

Artfarm, the owners of mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth, are bringing their curatorial eye to the cut-throat world of hospitality, opening sceney pubs, a Scottish hotel and even a Mayfair farm shop. The result is resonating far beyond the walls of the white cube.

You’d need a keen eye to know that the vivid ceiling of The Audley in London is a custom work by artist Phyllida Barlow (pictured above). But this isn’t your typical pub: few of the after-work punters sipping Guinness on your average weekday would know that it’s run by the owners of Hauser & Wirth, one of the biggest art galleries in the world. That’s sort of the point. The Audley only whispers its art world credentials, free from the visual clickbait (mirrors made for selfies! Viral desserts!) that plague dining out in 2024. Call it quiet luxury, made palatable.

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