City Racing

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City Racing was a not-for-profit art gallery in a former betting shop premises in Kennington, near the Oval cricket ground, South London between 1988 and 1998. It was a cooperative by five artists Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry and Peter Owen. City Racing became an important and renowned exhibition space; its openings provided a networking opportunity for many artists.

Artists who had early exhibitions at City Racing include Douglas Gordon, Sarah Lucas, Fiona Banner, Lucy Gunning, Ceal Floyer and Gillian Wearing. In 1993 the space received some funding from the London Arts Board. A retrospective book was published by Black Dog, called City Racing, The Life and Times of an artist Run Gallery.

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