The Saatchi Gallery is a
London gallery for
contemporary art, opened by
Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the
South Bank by the
River Thames, and finally in
Chelsea, its current location. Saatchi's collection—and hence the gallery's shows—has had distinct phases, starting with US artists and minimalism, moving to the
Damien Hirst-led
Young British Artists, followed by shows purely of painting, and then returning to contemporary art from America in
USA Today at the Royal Academy in London. A 2008 exhibition of contemporary Chinese art formed the inaugural exhibition in the new venue for the gallery at the
Duke of York's HQ.