Viewing What’s Up/ l’univers d’un collectionneur

The millennial art advisor Lawrence Van Hagen is having a moment. Since staging his first What’s Up exhibition in 2016, he’s been the go-to source for first-time collectors looking for the next big thing in art. He brings together emerging or mid-career artists and more established names to create a dialogue across colours, mediums, techniques, countries and generations. ‘I do the shows this way because I think it’s interesting and I believe that in order to attract people to a show with emerging artists, you need work by household names as well,’ he explained. ‘Also, when you have younger artists at a show, it keeps the older generation more current.’ 

Now on display at 80 Grosvenor Street in Mayfair is Van Hagen’s latest edition of What’s Up, bringing together art and design pieces from the 1950s to the present day. You’ll find paintings by Günther Förg and Kenneth Noland nestling happily alongside sculpture and design pieces by Jorge Zalszupin and Jose Dávila. Rising stars for your radar include Sara Anstis and Poppy Jones, whose practice blends traditional printmaking techniques, tools and materials with digital printing. Stepping inside this beautifully curated haven is enough to make you want to redecorate immediately.