With Saatchi Gallery celebrating its 40th anniversary, we decided, together with the museum's curatorial team, to propose three works from the EFG Art Collection that relate to the underlying theme chosen to celebrate this important milestone, namely The Long Now. This is a cultural and philosophical idea that invites us to think of the present not as a fleeting moment, but as a time span that stretches across centuries or even millennia. It expands the idea of “now” to include the deep past and the distant future, encouraging long-term responsibility and awareness.
EFG Art Collection at Saatchi Gallery: The Long Now
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EFG Art Collection at Saatchi Gallery: The Long Now
Saatchi Gallery’s latest exhibition celebrates 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.
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The EFG Art Collection featured at Saatchi Gallery
Steven Parrino (1958, New York – 2005, Brooklyn, NY)
Entropic Derelict, 1995
Enamel on canvas, 46 x 46 cm
In Entropic Derelict, the canvas is distorted in a way that recalls both the defilement of vandalism as well as the precision of restoration. With one dramatic gesture, the New York artist Steven Parrino (1958 - New York - 2005) degrades the smooth, flat monochrome surface while conserving all its potential energy and reaffirming its vitality.
Alex Katz (b. 1927, Brooklyn, New York, US)
Vivien, 2003
Oil on canvas, 183 x 153 cm
The portrait of Vivien by the American artist Alex Katz (b. 1927, Brooklyn, New York, US) sums up his thinking, the driving force behind a style of painting that has always been detached and impervious to contemporary trends. This is a portrait without place or time, a symbol that must express many things simultaneously, despite having only one image.
Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967, Kopenhagen, Dänemark)
Seeing tilting mirrors, 2004
Stainless steel, glass with mirror, 255 x 248 x 23 cm
The unusual wall installation Seeing Tilted Mirrors, by the Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967, Kopenhagen, Dänemark) consist of three overlapping mirrors that create a sense of alienation in the viewer. It invites us to re-examine how we perceive reality—fractured, multiplied, and constantly shifting. It evokes a reflection on the precarious balance between permanence and collapse.
The latest exhibition will take place until Sunday, 01 March 2026.
Learn more about the EFG Art Collection here.