賽迪HQ畫廊（Sadie Coles HQ）：以英倫大本營，海納百川的畫廊強權

「我希望人們打電話來畫廊，我有時間自己接電話跟大家聊天。」1997 年，賽迪．科爾斯（Sadie Coles）在好友奧立佛．佩頓（Oliver Peyton）、莎拉．盧卡斯（Sarah Lucas） 及約翰．柯林（John Currin）的鼓勵下成立了賽迪HQ 畫廊。「那時的倫敦有種迫切和興奮的雙重氛圍，充滿了各種可能性。」科爾斯回憶到：「策劃展覽或與藝術家合作時，我總是尋找能讓我驚訝的事物 —— 一種原創、擾動、促動反思的展現。」科爾斯最為人稱道之處在於有效地聯結藝圈裡高端及新銳兩個端點，合作的藝術家也極受學術界肯定。 

賽迪HQ 畫廊在「台北當代」充份呈現畫廊跨越市場區塊的特質，帶來繪畫與雕塑、具象與抽象藝術作品、已成名與新銳藝術家並陳的聯展。其中，居住在倫敦的德國藝術家丹尼爾．辛瑟爾（Daniel Sinsel），以探索平面與空間幻覺、身體與物件界限的抽象繪畫著稱，2018年甫加入畫廊的卡蒂．赫克（Kati Heck）則以人物畫為人所知。科爾斯表示：「能夠在國際場域呈現年輕藝術家十分令人興奮，這也是畫廊一向的宗旨之一。」除此之外，2015 年威尼斯雙年展（La Biennale di Venezia）英國館（British Pavilion）代表藝術家莎拉．盧卡斯（Sarah Lucas）亦將有雕塑作品《歡樂》（Jubilee）展出，是藝術家以人體局部及日常物件為題材，提出性別政治與家庭生活想像的典型雕塑作品。善於以輕盈色彩將青春迷離的纖細情感凍結於一瞬的伊莉莎白．佩頓 （Elizabeth Peyton），也有新作呈現。

By Isabelle Kuo

A facilitator for many of the art world's leading superstars, Mrs. Sadie Coles had refrained from setting up new branches abroad but is now an excellent international art dealer. She said, "Sometimes I wish people would call the gallery so I could talk to them in person." Encouraged by her friends Oliver Peyton, Sarah Lucas, and John Currin, Coles founded Sadie Coles HQ in 1997. "There felt to be a dual sense of urgency and of excitement in the London art world as if anything was possible," she reminisced, "When considering programming or representation, I am looking for something that surprises – a manifestation of original thought, something that disrupts and rethinks." Coles identifies artists who have received academic recognition, and works with both high-profile, established artists as well as emerging artists.

Sadie Coles HQ now represents 50 artists and, on top of its commercial success, is committed to supporting young artists. Through its recent Condo artist exchange program, the gallery has pushed for international exchange between London, New York, and Shanghai.

At Taipei Dangdai, Sadie Coles HQ presents a group exhibition that features an eclectic selection of abstract and figurative paintings and sculptures by both established and emerging artists. Among the artists, Dusseldorf-born and Belgium-based Kati Heck, who joined the gallery in 2018, is known for her portraitures; and London-based German painter Daniel Sinsel is known for his abstract paintings exploring two-dimensional spatial illusion and body-object relations. "The opportunity to increase the exposure of younger artists amongst an international audience is an exciting – and intrinsic – part of our role as a gallery," said Coles. Works from established artists are also present at Taipei Dangdai, including a sculpture titled Jubilee by Sarah Lucas, who represented Britain at the 2015 Venice Biennale, and an enchanting portrait Roseborg, (Elias) by Elizabeth Peyton.