The Dawn of the Golden Age
Louis Pohl Koseda exhibition
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Event date 10 - 14 February -
Event location London
The Dawn of the Golden Age is the first solo exhibition by Louis Pohl Koseda, Royal Drawing School alumnus and winner of the Christie’s Award 2024-25.
Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape —housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces — rendered as a sequence of drawings.
Each work juxtaposes the intangible, spiritual, and mythological with the visceral, often brutal realities of human life. Drawing on his East London upbringing and ancient Hindu and Christian texts, Pohl delves into ethical challenges, societal paradigms, and volatile, comedic moments. His fine-line drawings bring to life imagined figures and scenes, culminating in a striking “Last Judgement” image where reality and the ineffable converge.
With sharp social commentary, autobiographical reflections, and vivid storytelling, the exhibition presents a turbulent yet interconnected portrait of modern London.
The Christie’s Award is given annually to a recent graduate of the Royal Drawing School’s postgraduate-level programme, The Drawing Year, supporting them in making new work and developing their practice.
To purchase artworks visit royaldrawingschoolexhibits.org, or email drawingsales@royaldrawingschool.org.
Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape —housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces — rendered as a sequence of drawings.
Each work juxtaposes the intangible, spiritual, and mythological with the visceral, often brutal realities of human life. Drawing on his East London upbringing and ancient Hindu and Christian texts, Pohl delves into ethical challenges, societal paradigms, and volatile, comedic moments. His fine-line drawings bring to life imagined figures and scenes, culminating in a striking “Last Judgement” image where reality and the ineffable converge.
With sharp social commentary, autobiographical reflections, and vivid storytelling, the exhibition presents a turbulent yet interconnected portrait of modern London.
The Christie’s Award is given annually to a recent graduate of the Royal Drawing School’s postgraduate-level programme, The Drawing Year, supporting them in making new work and developing their practice.
To purchase artworks visit royaldrawingschoolexhibits.org, or email drawingsales@royaldrawingschool.org.
Highlights
Exhibition

Location
Christie’s London
8 King St., St. James’s
London, SW1Y 6QT
Viewing
10 February 9am – 5pm
11 February 10am – 8pm
12 February 9am – 5pm
13 February 9am – 5pm
14 February 9am – 1pm
Contact
+44 (0) 20 7839 9060
info@christies.com
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ALL IMAGES: © Louis Pohl Koseda