LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 – 17TH EDITION April 24 – May 07, 2026

About this Event

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