Chihuly, Halcyon Gallery, Mayfair, London

What/Why:

Halcyon Gallery will open the doors to its magnificent new gallery at 144-146 New Bond Street on 5 December 2011, with a major exhibition by internationally celebrated artist Dale Chihuly.
Chihuly is widely regarded as the most exciting and spectacular artist working in contemporary glass, credited with elevating the medium from the realm of craft to groundbreaking fine art. A prodigiously prolific artist, whose work balances content with thorough investigations in to the properties of glass, Chihuly began working with the material at a time when reverence for glass-making and technique was paramount.