# Oliver Clegg: Water has no effect on fake flowers.

> Oliver Clegg was born in Guildford, United… Oliver Clegg: Water has no effect on fake flowers. at The Journal Gallery in Downtown. On view through Dec 19.

- Venue: [The Journal Gallery](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/galleries/the_journal_gallery.html.md)
- Address: 45 White Street, New York, NY 10013 ([Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45+White+Street%2C+New+York%2C+NY+10013))
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Status: On view through Dec 19
- Section: [NYC Art Galleries](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/index.html.md)
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- Last updated: Nov 05, 2026 at 07:24 AM

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- When: On view through Dec 19
- Run: Nov 04 – Dec 19, 2026
- Source: http://www.thejournalgallery.com/exhibitions/249-oliver-clegg-water-has-no-effect-on-fake-flowers./

Oliver Clegg was born in Guildford, United Kingdom in 1980. He received a BFA from Bristol University in Bristol, United Kingdom, and a MFA from the City and Guilds of London Art School in London, United Kingdom. His solo and group exhibitions include "A Littoral Swerve" at ILHA Gallery in Lisbon, Portugal (2026); "always right, sometimes left." at The Journal Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2025); ”Don’t just do something, stand there” at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2024); “The Last Great Painting" at Martos Gallery in New York, New York (2024); “Sometimes, Forever” at MAMOTH Contemporary in London, United Kingdom (2024); "We Cat" at Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2021); "Good Pictures" at Jeffrey Deitch in New York, New York (2020); “More or Less” at Sadie Coles HQ in London, United Kingdom (2018); “Euclid's Porsche" at Rental Gallery in New York, New York (2018); “Animals” at the Charles Riva Collection in Belgium (2017); “Everything Should be OK" at Lawrie Shabibi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2016); “Life is a gassssss” at Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas (2016); Gotika at Palazzo Franchetti, 56th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy (2015); “Nightfall” at the Modem Museum in Debrecen, Hungary (2012); “The Art of Chess” at the Reykjavík Art Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland (2010); the Busan Biennale in Busan, South Korea (2010); “Something More, Something Less” at the David Roberts Art Foundation in London, United Kingdom (2008); and “Oliver Clegg: A Knight’s Move” at the Freud Museum in London, United Kingdom (2008). Work by Clegg is held in various public collections including the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas; the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland; UBS; the Zabludowicz Collection; The Bunker Art Space in Miami, Florida; The Warehouse Dallas Art Foundation in Dallas, Texas; the Walt Disney Co. Collection; The Deutsche Bank Collection; and the Start Museum in Shanghai, China. Oliver Clegg lives and works in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.