Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement
The world premiere of a new multi-screen installation
María Berrío, Caroline Walker, Flora Yukhnovich
A summer group show in association with The Great Women Artists featuring three young painters
Howardena Pindell at Victoria Miro Mayfair
The artist's first solo exhibition in the UK
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: “The Beautyful Ones” at Victoria Miro Venice
The most recent works from the artist's acclaimed, ongoing series.
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The latest from Victoria Miro artists around the world
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Exhibition
Posted
7 June 2019
Conrad Shawcross’ Chord on view at The Jute Shed, Halifax
Shawcross exhibits Chord at the Jute Shed (22 June–21 July 2019), part of the vast and historic Dean Clough Mills in Halifax. This is the first time the work has been shown since 2009. The Jute Shed, Halifax -
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Interview
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24 June 2019
Isaac Julien is interviewed by Nick Compton for Wallpaper* – now online
‘That was one of the things I realised at SESC Pompéia; there was a choreographic conversation happening in the way Lina Bo Bardi worked scenographically,’ Julien says. ‘I had a light bulb moment in relation to my thinking about space and architecture and the distribution of images in space.’ Nick Compton, Wallpaper* -
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Exhibition
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14 June 2019
Billboards by Stephen Willats feature as part of Going out of Circles, Berlin
Willats' series In Isolation leben (on display 14 June–17 August 2019) was created in 1979/80 on Berlin's Gropiusstadt housing estate in collaboration with the resident Klaus Müller, whose large apartment in a high-rise tower is a symbol of isolation in Willats' four images. Hellersdorf, Berlin -
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Exhibition
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18 June 2019
Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Wangechi Mutu feature in I Am... Contemporary Women Artists of Africa at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
Taking its name from a 1970’s feminist anthem, I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa (20 June 2019–15 March 202) draws upon a selection of artworks by women artists from the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s permanent collection to reveal a more contemporary feminism that recognises the contributions of women to the most pressing issues of their times. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC -
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Exhibition
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17 May 2019
Do Ho Suh at Museum Voorlinden
An exhibition (18 May–22 September 2019) of drawings, sculptures, video work and installations continuing the artist's exploration of how we relate to where we live and shifting definitions of 'home'. Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The Netherlands -
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Exhibition
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26 May 2019
Shine of Life by Yayoi Kusama is unveiled at Kistefos-Museet, Norway
The largest sculpture by Kusama in the Nordic countries has been unveiled at Kistefos sculpture park and museum. Kistefos-Museet, Norway -
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Exhibition
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6 June 2019
Doug Aitken: Mirage Gstaad
Elevation 1049: Frequencies features Mirage Gstaad, an outdoor, site-specific sculpture by Doug Aitken that will remain on view in Gstaad over the course of two years, reflecting and interacting with the mountain landscape over the changing seasons. Gstaad, Switzerland -
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Interview
Posted
14 June 2019
Apollo interviews Howardena Pindell
‘There are some black artists who don’t want to be in shows that are labelled “black art”. I don’t mind it because I want people to be able to find me,’ Gabrielle Schwarz, Apollo -
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Exhibition
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20 May 2019
Stephen Willats: Languages of Dissent at Migros Museum, Zürich
This exhibition (25 May–18 August 2019) is themed around two aspects of Willats' practice: cybernetics, the regulation and control of dynamic systems, which enables him to frame structures of communication and relationships in society, and also enables him to influence the fabric of actual social realities, serving him as both method, aesthetic vocabulary, and formal model; and his specific interest in subcultures, where nonconformism and self-determination manifest themselves. Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich -
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Exhibition
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16 May 2019
Wangechi Mutu is featured in the 2019 Whitney Biennial
Featuring seventy-five artists and collectives, the 2019 Biennial (17 May–22 September 2019) takes the pulse of the contemporary artistic moment. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York -
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Exhibition
Posted
13 May 2019
Isaac Julien: Looking for Langston goes on display at Tate Britain
On view until 17 November 2019, Looking for Langston is a film that breaks down traditional divisions between different art forms, and explores Black, queer desire in a setting which has no clear time or place. Tate Britain -
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Exhibition
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4 May 2019
Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Stan Douglas are included in La Biennale di Venezia, 58th International Art Exhibition, May You Live In Interesting Times
The 58th International Art Exhibition is curated by Ralph Rugoff and is open to the public from 11 May to 24 November 2019. Venice, Italy -
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Exhibition
Posted
20 May 2019
John Kørner: Running Box at Riksidrottsmuseet, Sweden
An exhibition (24 May–29 September 2019) of painting, sculpture and installation that takes running as a metaphor for the increasing speed of society. Riksidrottsmuseet, Sweden -
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Exhibition
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27 May 2019
Launching soon: Doug Aitken’s New Horizon
This nomadic art installation and series of happenings comes to Massachusetts 12-28 July 2019. Massachusetts -
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Publications
14 May 2019
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: “The Beautyful Ones”
‘In her work, Akunyili Crosby sets herself constraints, then slips them… The rules and the slippage operate in tandem; together they queer both the family and the national archive. She creates a new memory-script that floats across spaces and the fields of signs.’ – Siddhartha Mitter Victoria Miro, 2019Njideka Akunyili Crosby: “The Beautyful Ones”£ 27.00 -
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Exhibition
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11 May 2019
Summer with the Averys (Milton, Sally, March) at Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut
Featuring landscapes, seascapes, beach scenes, and figural compositions – as well as rarely seen travel sketchbooks – the exhibition (11 May–1 September 2019) takes an innovative approach to the superb work produced by the Avery family. Along with canonical paintings by Milton Avery, the show offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the remarkable art created by Avery’s wife Sally and their daughter March. Greenwich, Connecticut -
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Exhibition
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4 May 2019
Christian Holstad: Consider yourself as a guest (Cornucopia) on view in Venice
Holstad has been invited to create a site-specific installation inspired by the theme of marine protection from plastic waste pollution. Presented by FTP Industrial at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (9–11 May 2019), situated on the water of the Grand Canal, and from 12 May–12 June 2019 in the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice courtyard. Venice -
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Exhibition
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2 May 2019
Isaac Julien: Playtime at LACMA
Playtime (5 May–11 August 2019) is a captivating critique of the influence of capital in the art world. Los Angeles, California -
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Exhibition
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24 March 2019
Soul of a Nation, featuring Howardena Pindell, travels to The Broad
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (23 March–1 September 2019) shines light on a broad spectrum of Black artistic practice from 1963 to 1983, one of the most politically, socially, and aesthetically revolutionary periods in American history. The exhibition will tour to The Broad, Los Angeles, in March 2019. The Broad, Los Angeles -
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Exhibition
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14 June 2019
Final weeks – Celia Paul at The Huntington
Travelling from the Yale Center for British Art, the exhibition (9 February–8 July 2019) is curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hilton Als and features work selected by Als in collaboration with the artist as a testament to their transatlantic friendship. The Huntington, San Marino, California -
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Interview
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21 June 2019
Isaac Julien is interviewed by and creates a limited-edition cover for Wallpaper*
The June edition of Wallpaper* features a limited-edition subscribers' cover by the artist and, in an interview with Nick Compton, previews his major new work, Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement, on view at Victoria Miro (7 June–27 July 2019). Wallpaper* -
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Review
Posted
16 June 2019
Waldemar Januszczak includes Victoria Miro’s summer group show in his Sunday Times Culture review
"From a distance, Berrio’s pictures look like huge watercolours, faded and pale. But when you get close, you see they are actually collages made of delicate Japanese paper in pastel shades. Beautiful." Waldemar Januszczak, The Sunday Times -
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Review
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7 June 2019
The Art Newspaper recommends Howardena Pindell’s exhibition at Victoria Miro Mayfair
Victoria Miro has organised the first solo presentation of the US artist Howardena Pindell in the UK, spanning a series of pointillist-like spray paintings from the early 1970s and recent mixed-media works. The Art Newspaper -
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Interview
Posted
7 June 2019
Howardena Pindell talks to the Financial Times
Ahead of her London exhibition, the African American painter looks back at a remarkable career. Rachel Spence, The Financial Times -
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News story
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7 June 2019
Now available to view at our New York office
Victoria Miro's New York office and viewing room currently features works by gallery artists including Jules de Balincourt, Alex Hartley, Secundino Hernández and Chantal Joffe. 534 West 24th Street, New York -
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Review
Posted
7 June 2019
Contemporary Art Society Director Caroline Douglas writes about Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement
'A hymn from one artist to another, across generations, continents and artforms…' Caroline Douglas, contemporaryartsociety.org -
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Interview
Posted
7 June 2019
The Art Newspaper Podcast, featuring Howardena Pindell
The artist talks to Ben Luke about the use of the circle in her abstract paintings, its origins in segregation in the US and the resistance to her art that she encountered among her peers. The Art Newspaper -
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Interview
Posted
6 June 2019
Artnet interviews Howardena Pindell
Hettie Judah interviews the US artist on the eve of her first solo UK exhibition. Hettie Judah, Artnet -
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Review
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5 June 2019
The Financial Times reviews the Whitney Biennial, featuring Wangechi Mutu
'The genius of Mutu’s approach lies precisely in the flow of metaphor, the tension between meanings.' Ariella Budick, The Financial Times -
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Channel
5 June 2019
Howardena Pindell at Victoria Miro Mayfair
Howardena Pindell’s first solo exhibition in the UK includes abstract paintings and collages drawn from two distinct periods in the artist’s career: large-scale spray paintings from the early 1970s; and smaller wall-mounted three-dimensional works completed since 2007. In this film, Howardena Pindell reponds to her work installed at Victoria Miro Mayfair. The artist's first solo UK exhibition continues until 27 July 2019. -
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Exhibition
Posted
1 June 2019
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta public opening 2019
Set in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay’s unique garden and life's work. This year's annual public opening takes place between June and September 2019. Stonypath, Dunsyre -
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Preview
Posted
27 May 2019
Howardena Pindell talks to Vogue
'It has been a rollercoaster experience,' she says of her five decades in the art world. She is 'stunned' by the upsurge of interest in her work, and grateful. 'For years I considered it under the radar; a message tossed out to sea in a bottle.' Louis Wise, Vogue -
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Preview
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27 May 2019
Wallpaper* dives into Phaidon’s new Elmgreen & Dragset monograph
The first comprehensive monograph of the Berlin-based duo charts their working practice and art, from performative pieces in the late 1990s to their most recent public projects. Emily McDermott, Wallpaper* -
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News
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23 May 2019
Designboom features Christian Holstad’s Consider yourself as a guest (Cornucopia)
Holstad's site-specific installation in Venice aims to raise public awareness on the pressing issue of ocean pollution from plastic waste. Designboom -
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News story
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22 May 2019
Jorge Pardo is honoured by Storefront for Art and Architecture
The artist is being honoured during Storefront for Art and Architecture's spring benefit on 29 May 2019. La Marqueta, New York City -
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News story
Posted
22 May 2019
Just announced: Milton Avery: The Late Portraits to go on view at Victoria Miro Venice in July
Drawn from the last four years of Milton Avery’s life, the works on view (20 July–8 September 2019) see the artist apply a lifetime of experience to cherished subjects and motifs. -
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Exhibition
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21 May 2019
Chantal Joffe is featured in Downtown Painting: Presented by Alex Katz
A summer group exhibition (5 June–20 July 2019) echoing the spirit of the downtown art scene in New York in the 1950s and 1960s. Peter Freeman Inc, New York -
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Exhibition
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20 May 2019
Hastings Contemporary’s inaugural exhibitions to include a presentation of works by Tal R
Exploring the rich tradition of painting in modern and contemporary art, Hastings Contemporary's inaugural exhibitions (from 6 July 2019) include a presentation of works by Tal R. Hastings -
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Exhibition
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16 May 2019
Conrad Shawcross’ Monolith (Optic) and Optic Labyrinth are featured in Pilane Sculpture Park 2019
Installed on a rocky outcrop in Pilane, Sweden (opening 18 May 2019), Monolith (Optic) appears to change endlessly according to shifting light conditions. Pilane, Sweden -
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Channel
16 May 2019
Chantal Joffe: Self-Portraits
On New Year’s Day, 2018, the artist set herself the challenge of working on a self-portrait every day for the coming year. This daily practice – through personal lows and highs, in the shifting white light of a prolonged London winter and the savage heat of New York in summer – has resulted in a series of characteristically unflinching works. -
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Publications
14 May 2019
Elmgreen & Dragset
The first comprehensive presentation of the duo's work, from their early performative pieces in the late 1990s to their most recent public projects. Phaidon, 2019Elmgreen & Dragset£ 35.00 -
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Publications
14 May 2019
Stephen Willats: Attracting the Attractor
Attracting the Attractor presents photographs made in Yeading (Hayes, Greater London) in 2018, along with text and graphic elements. Claire de Rouen, 2019Stephen Willats: Attracting the Attractor£ 25.00 -
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Exhibition
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12 May 2019
Elmgreen & Dragset and Grayson Perry feature in United Artists for Europe
Based on an original idea by Bernard-Henri Lévy, this unprecedented initiative will take place in London on May 21-23 and June 3 2019, to coincide with the European elections. It seeks to affirm artists’ devotion to European ideals, values and culture, and to benefit European cultural initiatives. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London -
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Review
Posted
6 May 2019
Artforum reviews Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass
‘Set in Rochester, the video spectacularly recasts Douglass as a homegrown internationalist.’ Ciarán Finlayson, Artforum -
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Event
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3 May 2019
Howardena Pindell in conversation with Jo Applin, Naomi Beckwith and Amy Tobin
Organised by the Courtauld Institute of Art, this public event (3 June 2019) features Howardena Pindell in conversation with Jo Applin, Reader in the History of Art, Head of History of Art Department at the Courtauld, Naomi Beckwith, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Amy Tobin, Curator at Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge. The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, London -
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Profile
Posted
3 May 2019
Somak Ghoshal writes about NS Harsha in Open Magazine
The power of love is such that it can make ‘one little room an everywhere’, the poet John Donne wrote. Standing inside the Victoria Miro gallery in north London two weeks ago, I remembered this line in another context. Somak Ghoshal , Open -
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Commission
Posted
3 May 2019
Just announced – a major new public sculpture for London by Idris Khan
Commissioned by St George's Plc with London Borough of Southwark as part of the development of One Blackfriars, the work titled 65,000 Photographs will be installed at the new public plaza in October 2019 and is the artist's first permanent public artwork in the UK. One Blackfriars, London -
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Exhibition
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1 May 2019
Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem travels to The Gibbes Museum
This major traveling exhibition (on view at The Gibbes Museum, 24 May–18 August 2019) features works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Isaac Julien and Wangechi Mutu. The Gibbes Museum, Charleston -
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Review
Posted
28 April 2019
Waldemar Januszczak reviews Chantal Joffe in The Sunday Times
'… there is something almost Manet-like in her ability to capture subtle and nuanced effects with brushstrokes 2in wide' Waldemar Januszczak, The Sunday Times -
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Review
Posted
27 April 2019
Sue Hubbard reviews Chantal Joffe in Artlyst
'She charts the process of living and ageing, tracing the difficulties, disappointments and small victories it throws up like a series of maps on the landscape of the faces she paints.' Sue Hubbard, Artlyst -
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Exhibition
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26 April 2019
There I Belong. Hammershøi by Elmgreen & Dragset at SMK, Copenhagen
Masterpieces by the Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi presented (27 April–1 September 2019) in unconventional company, juxtaposed with international contemporary art. Also included are works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Francesca Woodman. SMK, Copenhagen -
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Exhibition
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25 April 2019
Wangechi Mutu and Do Ho Suh to feature in Ruby City’s inaugural exhibition Waking Dream
Mirroring the interests and character of Pace herself, Waking Dream (13 October 2019–2022) underscores several themes reflected in the Linda Pace Foundation Collection, including the creative self, notions of home, vulnerability and resilience. San Antonio, Texas -
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Exhibition
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25 April 2019
Just announced: Ruby City’s inaugural programme will include an exhibition dedicated to Isaac Julien’s Playtime
On public view from 13 October 2019 (until 2020), Julien's immersive video installation addresses representations of global capital. San Antonio, Texas -
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Interview
Posted
24 April 2019
NS Harsha talks to Elephant about his Victoria Miro exhibition
'The supermarket is the darkest place there is, because every single package contains its own darkness.' Holly Black, Elephant -
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Profile
Posted
24 April 2019
Njideka Akunyili Crosby:“The Beautyful Ones” is included in Artsy’s must-see exhibitions in Venice during the Biennale
The show includes the latest work from her ongoing series, in which she continues to lend her figurative subjects emotional depth through deft use of found images, a rich color palette, and poignant facial expressions and gestures. Casey Lesser, Artsy -
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Exhibition
Posted
17 April 2019
Adriana Varejão: Por uma retórica canibal at the Museum of Modern Art, Salvador
Curated by Luisa Duarte, this major exhibition (17 April–15 June 2019) features works created from the early 1990s to present, with an emphasis on the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil's rich cultural history, and its many references in the artist's work. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil -
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Channel
16 April 2019
NS Harsha at Victoria Miro
As a new exhibition opens at Wharf Road, the renowned Indian artist discusses the ideas and process behind his major installation Reclaiming the Inner Space. -
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Review
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12 April 2019
The Art Newspaper recommends NS Harsha’s new exhibition
'Harsha’s work alludes to the conflicting dynamics that arise in the efforts to modernise a vast subcontinent filled with very particular ancient traditions and varying social structures.' The Art Newspaper -
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Exhibition
Posted
12 April 2019
Alex Hartley is featured in The Other Place at KØS, Denmark
Floating Island is a new work created especially for the exhibition (12 April–15 September 2019) in extension of Hartley's renowned project Nowhereisland. Museum of Art in Public Spaces (KØS), Denmark -
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Preview
Posted
11 April 2019
Olivia Laing writes about Chantal Joffe in the Paris Review
'Unless you’re Benjamin Button, you’re getting older by the second. But emotional states are more like weather systems, moving in and out…' Olivia Laing, The Paris Review
In Focus
Howardena Pindell at Victoria Miro Mayfair
In this film, Howardena Pindell reponds to seeing her work installed at Victoria Miro Mayfair. The artist's first solo UK exhibition continues until 27 July 2019.
