photo: Tanguy Beurdeley
We catch up with Rowena Chiu, Gallery Director of Perrotin London about her favourite things to do and see in the city.
Rowena Chiu joined Perrotin as Director of its London location in October 2025. She previously worked at galleries, museums and artist studios internationally. Perrotin is a global gallery founded in 1990 with galleries in nine cities across four continents.
Restaurant: Koya
50 Frith St, London W1D 4SQ
Koya is a fantastic spot in Soho for a quick lunch. It is styled like a Japanese izakaya and specialises in udon, served hot and cold.
Bar: The Fumoir
Claridge’s Hotel, Brook St, London W1K 4HR
The Fumoir at Claridge’s, where our gallery is located, is an intimate Art Deco hideaway which does the best negroni in town.
Shops: Liberty
Regent St, London W1B 5AH
Liberty is always a pleasure to wander around; it is increasingly rare to have a retail experience that integrates merchandise with such an atmospheric interior. I particularly love browsing its Oriental Carpet Department, which feels like Aladdin’s Cave.
Hotel: Claridge’s
Brook St, London W1K 4HR
Claridge’s hotel is legendary for good reason!
At the gallery:
Perrotin, Brook’s Mews, London W1K 4HR
We are excited to be presenting Swedish artist Sigrid Sandström’s first solo exhibition in London, ‘Squall’. The exhibition brings together a new body of paintings in which the artist explores expansive, atmospheric abstractions that evoke shifting skies, turbulence, and fragile states of equilibrium. Please come and visit us soon!
In The Neighbourhood is a regular feature on GalleriesNow where we chat with art world people about their city and get recommendations for locals and visitors.
