History
A show was organised by Keith Coventry and Peter Owen as a way to show their work without having to court commercial West End galleries, which could be difficult and intimidating to approach without a reputation. Matt Hale became involved in the second show, which was the derelict betting shop which Coventry was using as his studio. Matt Hale said "We tried to make it as white-cube like as possible, as gallery-like as possible."
Artists who had early exhibitions at City Racing include Sarah Lucas, Fiona Banner, Lucy Gunning, Ceal Floyer and Gillian Wearing. In 1993 the space received some funding from the London Arts Board.
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