A recreation of The Glory doors by the incredible artist Fiona Connor
@fconnor.studio featured in her new project “Closed Down Clubs”
“Closed Down Clubs, The Glory, 2026
wooden door, hardware, surface coatings
Original Site: 281 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8AS,
United Kingdom
‘Closed Down Clubs’ forms part of an ongoing archive composed of one-to-one reproductions of doors from now-closed nightclub or community establishments. Encountered in situ by her, these sites are minutely documented and faithfully re-rendered as freestanding sculptures. Signs of daily wear are maintained, along with paper ephemera, which she recreates and then silkscreens onto aluminium foil. These notices span flyers, eviction notices, stickers, and letters of closure, accentuating the situational and socially constructed nature of space.
The works draw from sites across London, Los Angeles, Toronto, and remote Aotearoa New Zealand. Among them, The Glory recreates the door of the East London LGBTQ+ bar situated on Kingsland Road, which ran from 2014 to 2023.
@thegloryldn
Available to see now at:
Maureen Paley, 4 Herald Street, London
28 March – 16 May 2026”
