WSJ_Francesca Anfossi_Spring 2025

THE ROOM / FRANCESCA ANFOSSI

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THE ROOM is a solo presentation by Francesca Anfossi featuring a new series of ceramic

Will Calver’s still life

and wood side tables, alongside ceramic and blown glass lamps, plates, bowls and

utensils. Beginning in the gallery’s window display, The Room offers a preview of

paintings convey the

Francesca’s vision before unfolding into an interior that resembles a living room.

quietude and monumentality

Inspired by the adaptability of clay, Francesca’s work bridges the gap between art and

utility, encouraging interaction and redefining the traditional gallery. The Room expands

on her ongoing exploration of shared and domestic spaces; presenting ceramics not only

that characterise everyday

as sculptural objects, but also as functional elements of a lived-in environment. By

incorporating elements of domestic objects that invite interaction and use within this

objects.

environment, ceramics – Francesca’s primary medium – take on both artistic and practical

roles, reflecting a deep interest in craft, collaboration and communal spaces.

THE ROOM / FRANCESCA ANFOSSI

Exhibition runs from March 10 to 31

WSJ Gallery

71 Westbourne Park Road

London W2 5QH

Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm or by appointment

mail@wsjgallery.com

@wsjgallery_london

See more at wsjgallery.com

Available on receipt of catalogue

Cover: Psilocybin side table, £3,300

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FRANCESCA ANFOSSI / ITALIAN / B 1980

Francesca lives and works in London as an artist and educator. She is the director of

Rochester Square, a dynamic space in London dedicated to socially-engaging projects and

artistic collaborations.

Francesca’s interdisciplinary practice takes the tradition of crafts as a starting point to

make and collaborate, using ceramic as a core material. Inspired by the very nature of clay

— a versatile, inclusive and non-hierarchal material — her projects are conceived in direct

collaboration with communities and evolve according to their needs. Her work most often takes

the form of workshops, cooking classes or communal events, and offers participants involved

opportunities to learn new skills and form new social bonds.

PHOTO:ROBERT FAIRER

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HELIANTHUS

LAMP

HEIGHT: 75 CMS

DIAMETER: 28 CMS

EARTHENWARE, HANDBLOWN GLASS & ELECTRICAL PARTS

£5,000

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DAHLIA

SIDE TABLE

EARTHENWARE & RECLAIMED WOOD

57 X 45 X 43h CMS

£3,300

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TRIFOLIUM

SIDE TABLE

EARTHENWARE & RECLAIMED WOOD

44 X 44 X 48h CMS

£3,300

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PSILOCYBIN

SIDE TABLE

EARTHENWARE & RECLAIMED WOOD

31 X 31 X 52h CMS

£3,300

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MARIGOLD

SIDE TABLE

EARTHENWARE & RECLAIMED WOOD

44 X 40 X 44h CMS

£3,300

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CALENDULA

SIDE TABLE

EARTHENWARE & RECLAIMED WOOD

42 X 54 X 48h CMS

£3,300

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SET OF SIX PLATES

EARTHENWARE

DIAMETER 20 CMS

£360

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SMALL PLATTER

EARTHENWARE

DIAMETER 24 CMS

£75

LEMON BOWL

STONEWARE

DIAMETER 30 CMS, HEIGHT 16 CMS

£500

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LARGE MUSHROOM BOWL, EARTHENWARE

DIAMETER 35 CMS, HEIGHT 10CMS £150

LARGE PLATTER, EARTHENWARE

DIAMETER 55 CMS, HEIGHT 10CMS £200

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UTENSILS

EARTHENWARE

£40 EACH

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EDUCATION

2006-08

MFA Painting, Slade School of Art, London, UK

2001-2004

BA Fine Art, Middlesex University, London, UK

SELECTED PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS

2024

Subject Platter, Corner7, London, UK

NADA, Whitechapel Gallery, Miami, USA

Pop-Up, Kate MacGarry, London, UK

Arcade, Canopy Collections, London, UK

Domani e’ un altro giorno, Spazio Giallo, Rome, Italy

Muda 10, Ten years of Museo Diffuso Albisola, Italy

Pourquoi London, Gertrude x Canopy Collections,

London, UK

2023

A house A Home A Landscape, Ebba and Aora,

Georgie Wolton House, London, UK

Mermaids, Corner7, London, UK

A tavola con Rochester Square, Museo della

Ceramica Savona, Italy

2022

Animal of your lips Banquet, with Bea Bonafini,

Bosse & Baum, London, UK

Paper & Clay, Canopy Collections, Cromwell Place,

London, UK

SupaVenezia, A plus A gallery, Venice, Italy

2021

Slingbacks and Sunshine, SupaStore Southside,

South London Gallery, London, UK

The Dinner Table, San Mei Gallery, London, UK

The Shape of Colour, The Room/Turnbull & Asser,

London, UK

Short Line and Tall Shapes, Rosegger Grundschule,

Berlin, Germany

2020

Winner, Whitegold International Ceramic Prize, UK

Square meal, Frieze art fair VIP Programme, London, UK

Do not Swear by the Moon, Canopy Collections,

London, UK

How small a thought, curated by Andrew Child &

Anne Ryan, Margate, UK

Living Well is The Best Revenge, Canopy Collections,

London, UK

2019

Salone del mobile, collaboration with CO-TE fashion

brand, Milan, Italy

Clay Picnic, Jamboree, Darlington, UK

Mustafa Hulusi Posters, Hoxton Square, London, UK

2018

Square Meal, Art Licks Weekend, London, UK

Clay Picnic, Jamboree, Darlington, UK

Mustafa Hulusi Posters, Hoxton Square, London,UK

Implements for Distraction, CAVE,

University of Leeds,UK

2017

Studio Ceramic, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK

Summer Takeover, Camden Arts Centre, London

(education programme), UK

2012

Endogenous, Maria Stenfors Gallery, London, UK Golf

sale, The Bowery, New York, USA

2010

Francescassecretkitchen, Supper Club,

(w/ Francesca Astesani) London, UK

Petrified Paper, Cardi Black Box, Milan, Italy Dazed ×

Converse Emerging Artist Award, Stephen Friedman

Gallery, London, UK

Loops, Chelsea SPACE, Chelsea College of Art and

Design, London, UK

2009

Rob Pruitt’s Flee Market, Tate Modern Live, London, UK

...Goodbye Edelweiss, (solo) Hayward Gallery Cafe,

London, UK

2008

In from the Cold, (solo) Igloo Cinema,

Royal Festival Hall, London, UK

Flux Capacitor, Galleria Extraspazio, Rome,Italy

S.T.O.R.A.G.E, The Agency, London, UK

Sunspot Mirage, Bishoff/Weiss, London, UK

Soul Stripper, Projet Midi, Brussels, Belgium

2007

Kurzfilmsalon 1., Short film festival, Vienna, Austria

Avalanche!!!, Alsop’s Architect Space, London, UK

2006

SV06 Annual Member’s Exhibition, Studio Voltaire,

London, UK

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