How Gagosian's east London Christo show proved the power of the pop-up exhibition
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How Gagosian's east London Christo show proved the power of the pop-up exhibition Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art market comment How Gagosian's east London Christo show proved the power of the pop-up exhibition Who says something eye-catching and short-term can’t also be serious? Melanie Gerlis 7 December 2023 Share Installation view of Christo's Dolly (1964) at Gagosian Open, 4 Princelet Street, October 2023 © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation Even as new galleries seem to open faster than ever, there is plenty of movement away from the white cube. When Gagosian gallery revealed that it was closing its vast space in London’s Kings Cross , it also announced the launch of Gagosian Open , a nomadic exhibition programme that began last month with a two-week show of objects bound by Christo and displayed in an east London building that became a home (and manufacturing base) for a persecuted Huguenot community.