Stuart Lochhead Sculpture celebrates the opening of its new gallery on Old Bond Street with Second Nature, a special exhibition held during London Art Week. Curated by art historian and author Sophie Richard, the show presents contemporary Japanese art alongside rare Old Master works.

The exhibition highlights the work of Kyoto-based artists Shota Suzuki and Satomi Den, whose creations are deeply inspired by the natural world. Suzuki’s metal sculptures feature intricate depictions of wildflowers and plants, capturing the delicate beauty of nature and revealing the infinite possibilities of the medium. His works evoke the passage of time, with details like the bloom of a cherry blossom or the dispersal of dandelion seeds offering moments of fleeting beauty.

Making her UK debut, Satomi Den transforms nature into stunning glass sculptures. Her pieces, which range from magnolia leaves to abalone shells, are cast from hand-carved wax models. Fired in crystal glass, each work is unique. Some of her creations also serve as functional vessels, like wall-hanging vases shaped like folded lotus leaves.

Suzuki’s and Den’s creations will be showcased in the new gallery space, designed by Kodai and Associates, which blends elegance and modernity, reflecting architect Yuichi Kodai’s Japanese heritage. Alongside these works, the gallery will showcase a great Italian symbolist work by Adolfo Wildt (1868-1931), first exhibited at the Biennale Romana in 1925, and a remarkable masterpiece in terracotta by the great French Revolutionary sculptor Joseph Chinard (1756-1813).