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Exhibition Posted March 30 2023
Sarah Sze: Timelapse, opening soon at the Guggenheim Museum
On view from 31 March 2023, Sarah Sze's site-specific installations will transform the iconic Guggenheim architecture into a tool for timekeeping and a meditation on the multitude of ways that we mark and experience the passage of time. The Guggenheim Museum, New York -
Interview Posted March 22 2023
Isaac Julien features on the cover of April’s Frieze
Ahead of his major exhibition at Tate Britain, the artist considers how his films will exist in the future, in conversation with Deborah Willis. Frieze -
Exhibition Posted February 28 2023
Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, on view at the New Museum
The New Museum presents a major solo exhibition (2 March–4 June 2023) of the work of Wangechi Mutu, bringing together over one hundred works from across her twenty-five-year career. New Museum, New York -
Review Posted March 2 2023
Roberta Smith reviews Wangechi Mutu at the New Museum in The New York Times
‘...Wangechi Mutu has turned the New Museum into a magical matriarchy. Or something close. It has become an enveloping, shadowy place shot through with flaming color, incalculable beauty, but also disease and violence.’ Roberta Smith, The New York Times -
News story Posted February 15 2023
Acclaim for the Barbican’s major exhibition Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle
★★★★★ ‘This is a terrific selection, superbly curated by Eleanor Nairne and her team with utmost empathy.‘ – The Observer; ★★★★★ ‘What makes Neel great is her attention to detail.‘ – The Times; ★★★★★ ‘There’s nothing remote about these paintings, decades after they were made: her struggles and her subjects remain current.‘ – Evening Standard. Barbican, London -
Review Posted February 26 2023
María Berrío: The Children’s Crusade is reviewed by The Boston Globe
‘The ambiguity is the point: Berrío’s works are powerfully alluring, both in craft and sentiment: They ache with a desire for childhood to be kind and gentle, as childhood should be.’ – Murray Whyte Murray Whyte, The Boston Globe -
News story Posted March 17 2023
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Victoria Miro is hiring invigilators for our upcoming exhibition season. -
Review Posted March 15 2023
The Financial Times reviews Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined at the New Museum
Ariella Budick for The Financial Times reviews Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, on view at the New Museum until 4 June. Ariella Budick, The Financial Times -
Exhibition Posted February 16 2023
Howardena Pindell: A New Language at Spike Island, Bristol
The acclaimed exhibition (18 February–21 May 2023) surveys Howardena Pindell’s six-decade-long career, from early abstract paintings to more overtly political works that tackle subjects including slavery, violence against Black and Indigenous people, and the AIDS pandemic. Spike Island, Bristol -
Exhibition Posted February 14 2023
The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby travels to The Huntington
For this exhibition (15 Feb–12 June 2023), Als and Akunyili Crosby selected collage-based paintings from “The Beautyful Ones”, the artist’s ongoing series of intimate portraits of Nigerian children, including members of her own family. The Huntington, San Marino, California -
Exhibition Posted February 12 2023
Stephen Willats features in the LACMA exhibition Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952–1982
The exhibition (12 February–2 July 2023) explores how the rise of computer technology, together with its emergence in popular consciousness, impacted the making of art in the age of the mainframe. Los Angeles County Museum of Art -
Profile Posted February 14 2023
The New York Times profiles Wangechi Mutu
Aruna D’Souza from The New York Times profiles Wangechi Mutu ahead of her ambitious New Musuem survey opening 2 March 2023. Aruna D’Souza, The New York Times -
Exhibition Posted February 16 2023
Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle, now open at the Barbican
Organised in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, Paris, this exhibition (16 February–21 May 2023) brings together more than 70 paintings shown alongside archival photography and film, bringing to life what Neel called ’the swirl of the era’. Barbican Art Gallery, London -
Exhibition Posted February 16 2023
María Berrío: The Children’s Crusade, on view at ICA Boston
The exhibition (16 February–6 August 2023) will present a selection of new and existing works from Berrío’s series The Children’s Crusade. This series blends the history of the Children’s Crusade of 1212 with the contemporary mass movement of peoples across borders. ICA Boston -
Exhibition Posted February 9 2023
Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan at Newlands House
The exhibition (11 February–7 May 2023), featuring the artist couple’s work side by side for the first time in the UK, explores the artistic practices of Morris and Khan within the historic and intimate setting of Newlands House gallery. Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex -
Exhibition Posted February 7 2023
Now open – Sharjah Biennial 15, featuring work by Isaac Julien and Wangechi Mutu
Conceived by the late Okwui Enwezor and curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present (7 February–11 June 2023) reflects on Enwezor's visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and established an ambitious intellectual project that has influenced the evolution of institutions and biennials around the world. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates -
Review Posted February 23 2023
The World of Interiors reviews Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan
Donna Salek looks at the exhibition on view at Newlands House until 7 May 2023 Donna Salek, The World of Interiors -
Interview Posted February 16 2023
Studio International interviews curator of exhibition Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952-1982
Read an interview with Leslie Jones, curator of the group exhibition Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952-1982, featuring work by Stephen Willats. On view at LACMA until 2 July 2023. Bronaċ Ferran, Studio International -
Exhibition Posted December 15 2022
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement at Philadelphia Museum of Art
On view from 28 January–29 May 2023, Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement, 2019, explores the life, work, and legacy of the Italian-Brazilian modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania -
Exhibition Posted January 23 2023
Just opened: Islamic Arts Biennale 2023, featuring Idris Khan
In its inaugural edition (23 January–23 April 2023) the Islamic Arts Biennale brings together centuries of faith and artistic expression. Hajj Terminal West, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah -
Exhibition Posted March 24 2023
Opening soon – Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me at Tate Britain
This ambitious solo exhibition (26 April–20 August 2023) reveals the scope of Julien’s pioneering work in film and installation from the early 1980s through to the present day. Tate Britain -
Exhibition Posted January 11 2023
Work by Stephen Willats on display at Tate Britain
Stephen Willats, Living with Practical Realities, 1978, is currently on view at Tate Britain as part of their display Walk Through British Art. -
News Posted January 4 2023
Grayson Perry receives a knighthood in the King’s New Year Honours list 2023
Perry has been made a Knight Bachelor for services to the arts. -
Exhibition Posted January 3 2023
Stan Douglas: 2011 ≠ 1848, coming soon to Remai Modern, Saskatoon
The exhibition (3 February–4 June 2023) comprises a series of works inspired by historical events of social and political turbulence. Douglas connects points of social rupture, rendering in minute detail and with technical ingenuity historic moments of protest, riot, and occupation from 2011 that echoed upheavals that swept Europe in 1848. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada -
Exhibition Posted December 12 2022
Paula Rego: The Story of Stories at Pera Museum, Istanbul
The exhibition (23 December 2022–30 April 2023), curated by Alistair Hicks, re-affirms the importance of Rego's work in Portugal in the 1960s and focuses on her emergence as an important artist on the London scene in the 1980s and 1990s. Pera Museum, Istanbul -
Exhibition Posted October 19 2022
Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons, opening at Factory International, Manchester in June 2023
Conceived especially for the soaring spaces of Factory International, the exhibition (30 June–28 August 2023) celebrates three decades of the pioneering artist's inflatable artworks, which are brought together for the first time in this major exhibition. Factory International, Manchester -
Exhibition Posted December 10 2022
Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
On view 10 December 2022–9 July 2023, Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass is an immersive and poetic meditation on the great 19th-century abolitionist. The poignant 10-screen film installation collapses time and space to bridge persistent historical and contemporary challenges of the day. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond -
Exhibition Posted November 28 2022
Doron Langberg at Rubell Museum Miami
An exhibition (28 November 2022–12 November 2023) featuring new and recent works by the artist. Representing a new generation of figurative painters, Langberg creates luminous, vibrant, and often large-scale works that hinge on a sense of intimacy. Rubell Museum Miami -
Exhibition Posted November 29 2022
A major solo exhibition by Do Ho Suh announced at the National Galleries of Scotland for 2023/24
The exhibition will explore the foundational role that drawing and paper play in Suh’s artistic practice, focusing on his collaborative methods, experimental techniques, and innovative use of materials. -
Interview Posted December 8 2022
Isaac Julien speaks to Whitewall about Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
‘What we’re trying to do in this work is to continue that trajectory of looking at texts from let’s say, a modernist period, like Césaire, writing about African objects, that first encounter of poets and writers from the diaspora responding. And thinking about that conversation now, which is a very different one.’ – Isaac Julien Katy Donoghue, Whitewall -
News story Posted November 30 2022
First permanent public sculpture in London by Grayson Perry is unveiled
Wallpaper* reports on the first permanent sculpture by the artist, commissioned by Create London and funded by Art Fund. Martha Elliot, Wallpaper* -
Review Posted December 7 2022
Stephen Willats: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs is reviewed by Tank Magazine
Christabel Stewart reviews Stephen Willats: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs, on view at Bonington Gallery until 10 December 2022. Christabel Stewart, Tank Magazine -
News story Posted November 30 2022
The BBC reports on new permanent public sculpture by Grayson Perry
The first permanent public sculpture by the artist is unveiled in Barking. BBC -
Exhibition Posted November 10 2022
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now at M+, Hong Kong
M+ announces its first special exhibition (12 November 2022–14 May 2023), opening on the museum’s first anniversary. Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now comprises more than 200 works to be presented across various locations at M+, including three brand-new works. M+, Hong Kong -
Interview Posted November 28 2022
Yayoi Kusama discusses her retrospective at M+ with Wallpaper*
Wallpaper* interview the artist about her major retrospective at M+, Hong Kong. Megan C Hills, Wallpaper* -
Exhibition Posted November 4 2022
Do Ho Suh at MCA Australia
Spanning three decades, from the 1990s to now, the exhibition (opens 4 November 2022) presents emblematic works across a wide range of media that include large-scale installations, sculptures, drawings, printmaking, and video works. MCA Australia, Sydney -
Exhibition Posted November 9 2022
Grayson Perry: Fitting In and Standing Out at The National Museum, Oslo
The exhibition (11 November 2022–26 March 2023) includes ceramics, sculptures in wood and metal, prints, monumental tapestries and embroideries. Oslo, Norway -
Profile Posted November 2 2022
Artnet profiles Hedda Sterne
Ahead of the exhibition Hedda Sterne: Metamorphoses at Victoria Miro Venice, Karen Chernick profiles the artist, talking to Victoria Miro and Shaina Larrivee, executive director of the Hedda Sterne Foundation. Karen Chernick, Artnet -
Review Posted November 2 2022
Studio International reviews Stephen Willats: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs
Bronac Ferran reviews Stephen Willats' exhibition Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs, which is on view at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham. Bronac Ferran, Studio International -
Exhibition Posted October 3 2022
Stephen Willats: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs, now open at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
A solo exhibition (10 October–10 December 2022) featuring artwork and archive materials from the early 1970s, accompanied by a new film and photographic series. A special opening event takes place on Saturday 8 October 2022. Bonington Gallery, Nottingham -
Exhibition Posted October 14 2022
Yayoi Kusama creates a large-scale mosaic for New York’s Grand Central Madison terminal
As announced by The New York Times, Yayoi Kusama will create floor-to-ceiling mosaics for the underground Long Island Rail Road terminal opening in December. Ted Loos, The New York Times -
Exhibition Posted September 16 2022
Conrad Shawcross: Cascading Principles: Expansions within Geometry, Philosophy, and Interference at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
This exhibition (28 September 2022–30 September 2023) brings together more than 35 sculptures realised by the artist over the last 17 years. These pieces, placed across three floors, will co-exist with the Institute’s unique architecture and the intellectual concerns of its occupants as explorers at the boundaries of knowledge. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford -
Review Posted August 11 2022
Once Again... (Statues Never Die) by Isaac Julien is reviewed The New Yorker
Julian Lucas for The New Yorker reviews Isaac Julien's new film Once Again... (Statues Never Die). Julian Lucas, The New Yorker -
Profile Posted August 30 2022
Do Ho Suh in The New York Times
Do Ho Suh is profiled by Ted Loos for The New York Times. Ted Loos, The New York Times -
Interview Posted August 9 2022
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami is interview by Cultured Magazine
‘To me, painting is a practice that allows me to remain curious,’ she says, ‘and the act of using collage is helpful as a reminder of the fragility of the human condition.’ – Kudzanai-Violet Hwami Camila McHugh, Cultured Magazine -
Profile Posted August 31 2022
Do Ho Suh is profiled by Frieze
‘Home is what we carry with us,’ – Do Ho Suh. Read a profile of the artist by Lucy Ives. Lucy Ives, Frieze -
Interview Posted August 5 2022
Isaac Julien speaks to The New York Times about Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
Isaac Julien is interviewed by The New York Times about the artist's new film Once Again... (Statues Never Die), currently on view at the Barnes Foundation until 4 September 2022. Arthur Lubow, The New York Times -
Review Posted June 2 2022
The New York Times on Wangechi Mutu at Storm King
Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa for The New York Times reports on Wangechi Mutu's sculpture works currently installed at Storm King Art Center. Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa, The New York Times -
Review Posted April 27 2022
Celia Paul Letters to Gwen John is reviewed by The New York Times
Drusilla Modjeska reviews Celia Paul's new publication Letters to Gwen John for The New York Times. Drusilla Modjeska, The New York Times -
Exhibition Posted March 23 2023
Now extended to July 2023 – One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection
The exhibition (on view until 16 July 2023) provides an opportunity to come closer to Yayoi Kusama through five of her artworks in the museum's collection, including two Infinity Mirror Rooms. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC -
Review Posted March 22 2023
Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined at the New Museum is reviewed by The Wall Street Journal
Peter Plagens reviews Wangechi Mutu's major exhibition at the New Museum, on view until 4 June 2023. Peter Plagens, The Wall Street Journal -
Art fair Posted March 21 2023
Victoria Miro at Art Basel Hong Kong
Victoria Miro is delighted to participate in Art Basel Hong Kong (Booth 1C21) with a presentation of new and historical works by Milton Avery, Hernan Bas, María Berrío, Inka Essenhigh, Secundino Hernández, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Chantal Joffe, Yayoi Kusama, Doron Langberg, Alice Neel, Chris Ofili, Celia Paul and Flora Yukhnovich. Booth 1C21, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre -
Exhibition Posted March 17 2023
Chantal Joffe features in Finding Family at the Foundling Museum
This exhibition (17 March–27 August 2023) looks at the ways in which artists have represented and responded to ideas of family, past and present. Foundling Museum, London -
Exhibition Posted March 17 2023
David Harrison features in Dog Show at Thames-Side Studios Gallery
On view 18th March–2nd April 2023, also featuring artists including Marcus Harvey, Matthew Collings, Richard Deacon, Shani Rhys and Zebedee Jones. Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Greenwich, London -
Exhibition Posted March 16 2023
Jorge Pardo at SCAD Museum of Art
Jorge Pardo's solo exhibition of newly commissioned work is now on view (until 2 July 2023) at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, where the artist is the 2023 deFINEART honoree. SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia -
Exhibition Posted March 16 2023
Flora Yukhnovich features in New British Abstraction at CICA Vancouver
The exhibition (on view until 16 April 2023) features ten works by ten artists and is curated by Louis Blanc-Francard. Vancouver, Canada -
Interview Posted March 9 2023
As her exhibition, A New Language, opens at Spike Island, Bristol, Howardena Pindell talks to AnOther
‘I hope… the issue-related paintings are challenging, in a good way, and help people reflect and care about the world.’ Alayo Akinkugbe, AnOther -
Exhibition Posted March 8 2023
Isaac Julien: Playtime – Works from the Wemhöner Collection, now open at the PalaisPopulaire
On view in Germany for the first time (8 March–10 July 2023), Playtime makes the real existence of capital tangible, also raising awareness of the individual, social, cultural, and ecological effects of capitalism. The PalaisPopulaire, Berlin -
Talk Posted February 15 2023
Public lecture: Cascading Principles – Conrad Shawcross and James Sparks with Fatos Ustek
In the first public lecture accompanying Conrad Shawcross’ exhibition at Oxford Mathematics, held at 5–6.15pm on 23 Feb 2023, the artist will talk about what motivates his work, and how the possibilities and uncertainties of science inform his art. In turn, mathematician James Sparks will describe how a mathematician responds to art motivated by their subject. Chaired by exhibition curator Fatos Ustek. Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road, Oxford -
Preview Posted February 11 2023
‘The economy of her painting is extraordinary’ – Chantal Joffe on Alice Neel
Chantal Joffe discusses paintings in the Barbican’s exhibition Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle (16 February–21 May 2023). The Financial Times