Carter Presents

Carter Presents is a secret gem of the Hoxton galleries for me, and one that is about as far off White Cube as possible — which is, well, good.
Hidden off Orsman Road by the canal, it’s small, could be someone’s living room (admittedly a very cool one), and has a great space outside for larger installations, drinking in private views and generally enjoying the summer evening, when it’s summer.
Their roster of artists are generally pretty mental and i’ve seen stuff ranging from bizarre organic creations from Dallas Seitz to Derek Ogbourne’s disaster/​destruction series of photographs and film work.
I also saw their pitch at the London Art Fair — and it was pretty raucous — sort of a mixture of cartooned glamour and ultraviolence graffiti.
So, in short, great gallery. Oh, and there’s a nice Banksy on the wall on the way to the loo.