Njideka Akunyili Crosby: “The Beautyful Ones” at Victoria Miro Venice
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Exhibition
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17 May 2019
Now open: 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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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
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
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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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20 May 2019
Opening soon – 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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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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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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News story
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30 April 2019
Opening soon: Victoria Miro in association with The Great Women Artists presents a summer exhibition featuring María Berrio, Caroline Walker and Flora Yukhnovich
These three young artists rethink traditional genres to touch upon themes of migration, the workplace, and the gendered language of painting. Victoria Miro, Wharf Road, N1 -
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News story
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23 April 2019
Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement, a new nine-screen installation by Isaac Julien to premiere at Victoria Miro in June
Opening on 7 June 2019, Isaac Julien’s nine-screen installation, premiering at Victoria Miro, traverses a collection of Lina Bo Bardi’s most iconic buildings, offering a meditation on the iconic work and on the legacy of the visionary modernist architect and designer (1914–1992). Victoria Miro, Wharf Road -
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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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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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Publications
28 March 2019
Chantal Joffe: The Front of My Face
Published on the occasion of a new exhibition at Victoria Miro Mayfair, this new book follows a new series of Self-Portraits by the artist Chantal Joffe – accompanied by a new text by Olivia Laing. Victoria Miro, 2019Chantal Joffe: The Front of My Face£ 15.00 -
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Exhibition
Posted
17 April 2019
Now open: 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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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
Posted
3 March 2019
Now open at Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, the world premiere of Isaac Julien’s Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass
Lessons of the Hour (3 March–12 May 2019) is a meditation on the life, words, and actions of Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), the visionary African American abolitionist and freed slave, and on the issues of social justice that shaped his life’s work. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York -
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Exhibition
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18 March 2019
Doug Aitken at Faurschou Foundation, Beijing
The artist's first solo exhibition in mainland China takes place between 23 March and 4 August 2019. Faurschou Foundation, Beijing -
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Exhibition
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8 February 2019
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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Exhibition
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31 January 2019
Njideka Akunyili Crosby features in a new exhibition of works from the Hammer Contemporary Collection
This group show (24 January–19 May 2019) highlights recent acquisitions and works from the Hammer Contemporary Collection that have never before been on view. This lively mix of painting, sculpture, drawings, and multimedia installations features the work of more than 30 international established and emerging artists. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles -
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Exhibition
Posted
20 May 2019
Hastings Contemporary’s inaugural exhibitions to include a presentation of works by Tal R
Exloring the rich tradition of painting in modern and contemporary ar, Hastings Contemporary's inaugural exhibitions (from 6 July 2019) include a presentation of works by Tal R. Hastings -
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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
Posted
16 May 2019
Conrad Shawcross’ Monolith (Optic) is featured in Pilane Sculpture Park 2019
Installed on a rocky outcrop in Pilane, Sweden (opening 18 May 2019), the work 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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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
Posted
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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Event
Posted
12 May 2019
Writers on Art: Hilton Als
Taking place at Tate Modern on 13 June 2019, this is a unique opportunity to hear the Pulitzer Prize winning writer deliver a newly commissioned talk. Tate Modern -
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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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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
Posted
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
Posted
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
Posted
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
Posted
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 current 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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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
Posted
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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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 -
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Talk
Posted
10 April 2019
Sarah Sze takes part in TED2019: Bigger Than Us
Held in Vancouver, this year's TED talks (15–19 April 2019) focus on the political and technological turmoil of the past few years, its consequences, and the questions that have arisen as a result. Sarah Sze will speak as part of Session 6 (17 April), Imagination. Vancouver Convention Centre -
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Interview
Posted
6 April 2019
Chantal Joffe talks to Rowan Pelling in The Telegraph
‘You spend 30 years working out life – then everything falls away’ Rowan Pelling, The Telegraph -
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Exhibition
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6 April 2019
Conrad Shawcross features in Negative Space: Trajectories of Sculpture at ZKM, Karlsruhe
Slow Fold Inside a Corner, 2018, is on view as part of as part of Negative Space: Trajectories of Sculpture (6 April–11 August 20190. The exhibition is a continuation of a show first staged at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris in 1986, that sought to question 'what is modern sculpture?'. Karlsruhe, Germany -
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News story
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4 April 2019
The Art Newspaper reports on Doug Aitken’s New Horizon
This chrome-coloured hot air balloon… will sail through various natural and cultural sites in Massachusetts this summer. Gabriella Angeleti, The Art Newspaper -
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Exhibition
Posted
4 April 2019
An exhibition focusing on Yayoi Kusama’s iconic Infinity Nets opens at the Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo
HERE, ANOTHER NIGHT COMES FROM TRILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS AWAY: Eternal Infinity (4 April–31 August 2019) consists of early pieces from the Infinity Nets series, as well as photographs and documents related to the series’ production. The Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo -
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News story
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29 March 2019
As reported in the Guardian, the V&A announces its acquisition of Grayson Perry’s Matching Pair
'They did, as I predicted, end up looking quite the same,' Perry said. 'Which is a good result, it shows that we all have much more in common than that which separates us.' Mark Brown, The Guardian -
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News story
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29 March 2019
Artforum reports on Isaac Julien’s appointment to the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz
Julien and independent curator and writer Mark Nash will work together on developing the Isaac Julien Lab at the UC Santa Cruz campus, which will provide students with the opportunity to assist Julien with project research and the production of moving-image and photographic works. Artforum -
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Exhibition
Posted
26 March 2019
Grayson Perry to exhibit in Scotland this summer as part of Edinburgh Art Festival
Perry's Julie Cope’s Grand Tour will go on view at Dovecot Studios (25 July–25 August 2019). Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh -
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News story
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24 March 2019
Do Ho Suh: Almost Home was the most visited contemporary exhibition of 2018
As reported by The Art Newspaper, the exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (16 March–5 August 2018) drew an average of 7,853 visitors a day. The Art Newspaper -
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News story
Posted
23 March 2019
Howardena Pindell talks to The New York Times
Pindell discusses her response to the resurgence of interest in her work as part of an extensive feature about the rise of older African-American artists. Hilarie M Sheets, The New York Times -
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Talk
Posted
19 March 2019
Grayson Perry delivers a Sarabande Foundation Inspiration Series talk
A talk by the artist (16 April 2019, 7–9pm) at Sarabande Foundation, the Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation, a non-profit organisation championing young creatives. Sarabande Foundation, London -
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Talk
Posted
18 March 2019
Stan Douglas delivers a UCLA Department of Art Lecture
This free public lecture takes place at 7.30pm on 25 April 2019. -
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News story
Posted
18 March 2019
Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross donate works to Migrate Art’s Multicolour project
The artists have donated works to this exhibition (from 19 March 2019) and auction (11 April 2019) fundraising to support those affected by the global refugee crisis. -
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Exhibition
Posted
16 March 2019
Now open: Childhood Now, featuring Chantal Joffe, at Compton Verney
The exhibition (16 March–16 June 2019) features the work of three contemporary painters and partners Compton Verney's survey show Painting Childhood: From Holbein to Freud, which spans some 500 years of paintings, drawings and sculptures of children. Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park, Warwickshire -
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Exhibition
Posted
11 March 2019
MK Gallery reopens with The Lie of the Land, featuring Stephen Willats
Following a major expansion, the gallery reopens on 16 March 2019 with an exhibtion that aims to capture a visionary spirit of grand designs tempered by the realities of political expediency (on view until 26 May 2019). MK Gallery, Milton Keynes -
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Exhibition
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8 March 2019
Njideka Akunyili Crosby features in Plumb Line: Charles White and the Contemporary
The exhibition (8 March–25 August 2019) features contemporary artists whose work in the realm of black individual and collective life resonates with Charles White’s profound and continuing influence. California African American Museum, Los Angeles -
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Review
Posted
7 March 2019
The Boston Globe reviews Howardena Pindell:What Remains To Be Seen at Rose Art Museum
'On either side of the divide, she’s nothing less than heroic. Early works are demure subversion — playful, knowing, sensual, elegant.' Murray Whyte, The Boston Globe -
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Exhibition
Posted
3 March 2019
Collezione Maramotti opens its rehung galleries, featuring displays by Jules de Balincourt and Chantal Joffe
For the first time since the opening of Collezione Maramotti in October 2007, ten rooms on the second floor of the permanent display have been rehung to present some of the projects shown during the first ten years of activity: including Jules de Balincourt (2012) and Chantal Joffe (2014). Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia -
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Talk
Posted
26 February 2019
Politics of Portraiture: The work of Njideka Akunyili Crosby
A talk (13 March 2019) by Ekow Eshun, Lucy Dahlsen and Michael McMillan exploring themes and ideas around Njideka Akunyili Crosby's mural for Art on the Underground at Brixton station. Royal College of Art, Battersea
