London salon is also an art installation

Published 31st Jul 2017
London salon is also an art installation DKUK in Peckham, London, is a salon with a difference; instead of a mirror, clients look at art while they get their hair cut, seated within an exhibition installation. The tiny space – London’s smallest gallery at 2m x 5m – was opened in 2014 by artist/hairdresser Daniel Kelly, who worked at Toni&Guy before training as an artist. When Daniel combined these two separate areas of his life he stumbled upon a new way to look at art in the environment of a hairdressing salon. DKUK uses the income from the hairdressing salon to support an exciting exhibition programme. It is gender-neutral, offering haircuts and colour services by highly trained and experienced stylists, with a price structure based on hair length. As well as presenting existing works and new commissions from early career and established artists, such as Alan Kane, Ian Breakwell, Jack Strange and Ilona Sagar, DKUK has toured its unique project to other arts venues and festivals, including Manifesta 11, Glasgow International and Entrée Gallery in Norway. Its exhibition programme is supported by Arts Council England. DKUK has recently been entirely refurbished by Sam Jacob Studio.

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