Alison Jacques: Pub in Mayfair, London

Alison Jacques is an art venue in W1S, with programming that tends to centre on individual artists. You go in to spend time with one body of work rather than a crowd of ideas. That makes it a place for slow looking. Come with some time. Walk the room once, then go back to the piece that stopped you. The crowd tends to be people who already care about contemporary art, including collectors, students, artists, and regulars who like to see what a gallery is backing. You will also find people who wandered in and stayed longer than they planned. Go without a checklist. The best visits are the ones where you leave with one thing you keep thinking about.