Description

Viewed from the entrance platform 20:50 appears as a holographic field: simultaneously a polished floor, infinite clear pool, an expansive and indefinable virtual space that clinically absorbs and mirrors the gallery architecture. The room is in fact entirely flooded in oil. Through this altered perspective 20:50’s phantasmical aura is enhanced, amplifying the disorientating and mesmerising experience of the space, and further confounding physical logic. 20:50 takes its name from the type of recycled engine oil used. It is thick, pitch black, and absolutely indelible.

THE LONG NOW: Saatchi Gallery at 40
Celebrating four decades of ground-breaking contemporary art and creativity, The Long Now is an expansive group show featuring iconic and new works by artists closely associated with Saatchi Gallery’s dynamic history alongside fresh voices from a new generation.