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Cerith Wyn Evans brings 30 new wind chimes to JW Anderson for Frieze Week
Fashion designer Jonathan Anderson will host 'A Composition', an exhibition curated with Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans, at the JW Anderson flagship on Pimlico Road from 15 to 20 October, coinciding with Frieze London. The show centers on 30 new wind chimes made for the brand, alongside works by Akiko Hirai, Mary Stephenson, and Shawanda Corbett.
JW Anderson will stage 'A Composition', an exhibition organized around Welsh conceptual artist Cerith Wyn Evans, at its flagship store on Pimlico Road in London. Open to the public from 15 to 20 October, the show is timed to coincide with Frieze London, with a dedicated preview on 14 October for American Express Platinum cardmembers, the exhibition's presenting partner. The centerpiece is a new series of 30 wind chimes that Wyn Evans developed specifically for the brand, shown alongside selected works by the artist courtesy of White Cube, his representing gallery. The exhibition also gathers designers and long-standing collaborators from Jonathan Anderson's creative circle, including ceramics by Akiko Hirai, paintings by Mary Stephenson, and sculptures by Shawanda Corbett. The project extends Anderson's deep involvement in the art world as both collector and curator. His personal collection includes ceramic works by Lucie Rie, Jennifer Lee, and Sara Flynn, alongside figures of the 1980s such as Peter Hujar and David Wojnarowicz. He has curated exhibitions for the Hepworth Wakefield, the Holburne Museum, and London's Thomas Dane Gallery, and in 2023 organized the group show 'On Foot' at Offer Waterman. Frieze Week has increasingly become a stage for cross-disciplinary ventures, with fashion houses using the fair's gravitational pull to reach art audiences. By placing the exhibition in a retail flagship rather than a gallery, Anderson continues a pattern of blurring the boundaries between commerce, craft, and contemporary art — a strategy that has defined his tenure across both fashion and curatorial projects. For visitors navigating the crowded Frieze calendar, the Pimlico Road show offers a quieter, more intimate stop: glass, ceramic, and sound, assembled by a designer whose eye for material culture has made him one of fashion's most credible art-world interlocutors.


