New beginnings

THE past couple of years have been an extended hibernation, punctuated by occasional sunlit forays. Many of us have tried to use the time to get on with creative projects, such as long-projected books, but they have taken much longer than they should. As one such laggard, I am full of admiration for people who have simply got on and done whatever it was. Among them have been several art dealers who have set up new businesses, or at least new premises.

I wrote here about Jenna Burlingham’s move to). An opening at much the same time was that of GBS Fine Art on the first floor of 13, Sadler Street, Wells, Somerset. This is a new venture by Giles Baker-Smith, who ran the Blue Gallery in London between 1994 and 2006 to promote then comparatively little-known figures, such as Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry. His Wells gallery will do the same for a new generation.