An Oral History of Cork Street, London’s Most Influential Gallery Row
Tom Seymour, Artsy
July 2025

This July, Cork Street in London’s Mayfair turns 100. A short and modest stretch of pavement just west of Savile Row and north of Piccadilly Circus, it has long been a core part of the British commercial gallery world. Behind its façades, radical art has been shown, movements introduced, reputations made and lost, fortunes gained and squandered. […]