The Saatchi Art Opus is to Be Exhibited at Manchester Art Fair 2018

Never before exhibited outside its namesake gallery, The Saatchi Art Opus, weighing in at over 40kg and costing £3,000, will be on display and available to buy at Aviva Investors Manchester Art Fair

By Manchester's Finest | Last updated 3 December 2018

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The Saatchi Art Opus is the largest and most comprehensive celebration in book form of the Saatchi Gallery, London and its enviable art collection.

Comprised of 850 pages each measuring half a metre square, The Saatchi Gallery Art Opus chronicles the work exhibited at The Saatchi Gallery over the past two decades including the work of hugely influential artists including; Lucian Freud, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Zhang Xiaoghang.

A seminal selection of contemporary art, the Opus will be available to be viewed and purchased at Aviva Investors Manchester Art Fair, including The Manchester Contemporary, on 12-14 October 2018 at Manchester Central.

Visitors are invited to come and experience contemporary art in this radical new literary format. Opus Media CEO, Karl Fowler, invites art fans to interact with The Saatchi Art Opus and appreciate the craftsmanship of the book’s structure, the images and essays included, and the sheer task of creating such a mammoth collection of art history.

Only 100 copies of the Opus have been created for worldwide release, with seven allocated for sale at Aviva Investors Manchester Art Fair.

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Manchester Art Fair
@Manchester Central
12th-14th October 2018
Tickets: £5 / £12 for VIP Preview Night

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