Come and Visit the New Saatchi Gallery in 2009

The new Saatchi Gallery just off the trendy KingsMother.
Road in Chelsea is already becoming a “mustIn the basement is a hypnotic installation of life-size
see” destination for visitors to London.elderly state leaders, past and present, including
Admission is free to this amazing display ofArchbishop Makarios and Fidel Castro. These ancient
contemporary art.characters are displayed in their declining years
The imposing location at the Duke of York HQ is just aslumped in motorised wheelchairs. They move and
few minutes walk down Kings Road from Sloanecollide randomly in the space providing a strangely
Square underground station and just 10 minutes walkmesmerising display.
from Victoria station.Outside on the plaza is an open air café and on
Currently on display is a stunning exhibition of pictures,Saturdays in the plaza there is Chelsea market - a
sculptures and installations by 24 of China’s leadingveritable bustling melee of stalls cooking and selling
artists - mainly based in Beijing. Many of thesedelicacies from many of the major cuisines of the
innovative works are stunning and thought provokingworld. The aroma from the wonderful food permeates
and even humorous.the square where you can buy delicious produce such
Of note are some very realistic wax sculpturesas French cheeses, juices, Middle Eastern, Thai and
including one of an elderly angel lying prone withSpanish food, as well as organic meat, whole food
realistic fleshy “poultry-looking” wingswraps and good Olde English pies.
which appear to be almost real. There are someA trip to London is not complete without a Saturday
witty paintings of Chairman Mao in unlikely locationsstroll in this bustling area of London. You can shop in
including Venice (enjoying the sun with a bikini-cladthe eclectic collection of designer boutiques, enjoy
companion), the Yalta Conference, the McCarthygood food and complete your day with a memorable
hearings and riding in an open carriage with the Queenvisit to the excellent and unforgettable Saatchi Gallery.