Rivington Place facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rivington Place |
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| General information | |
| Type | Gallery |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Opened | 3 October 2007 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1,445 sq m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | David Adjaye |
| Architecture firm | Adjaye Associates |
| Structural engineer | Techniker Ltd |
| Quantity surveyor | Bucknall Austin Ltd |
Rivington Place is a special art center in Shoreditch, London. It was built just for showing visual arts from all over the world.
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What is Rivington Place?
Rivington Place is a modern building dedicated to art. It's a place where you can see amazing visual art. It also helps people learn about art and supports artists.
How Rivington Place Started
Two art groups, Iniva and Autograph ABP, wanted to create a new art space. They got money from the public to build it. Their goal was to make a big international art center in Shoreditch, London.
Shoreditch became a cool new area for art in the late 1900s. It was known for a group called the Young British Artists. Famous galleries like White Cube were also nearby. Iniva and Autograph wanted the new building to show and celebrate art from many different cultures.
The famous architect David Adjaye designed the five-story building. It opened to the public on October 5, 2007. The building cost about £8 million to build. It was the first new art gallery built with public money in London in over 40 years! The last one was the Hayward Gallery.
What You Can See and Do There
Rivington Place is mostly a free art gallery for everyone. It has two big rooms where they show modern art for most of the year. The building has about 1,445 square meters (or 15,000 square feet) of space.
Besides the art galleries, Rivington Place also has other facilities. There are rooms for educational programs and workshops. It also has offices for the Autograph art group.
Famous Artists Shown at Rivington Place
Many interesting artists have had their work shown at Rivington Place. These include:
- James Barnor, a photojournalist from Ghana.
- Hew Locke, a sculptor from Britain.
- Zineb Sedira, a filmmaker from France.
- Rotimi Fani-Kayode, a fine-art photographer from Nigeria and Britain.
