Tal R: Sexshops now open at Victoria Miro, Wharf Road
20 September – 20 December 2017. Image: Tal R, Dirty Dick, 2017
Hernan Bas: Cambridge Living now open at Victoria Miro Mayfair
6 September – 21 October 2017. Image: Hernan Bas, Suicide Sunday (Taking on Water), 2017
Celia Paul: The Sea and The Mirror, opening soon at Victoria Miro Venice
23 September – 16 December 2017. Image: Celia Paul, Sea at Noon, 2017
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The latest from Victoria Miro artists around the world
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Exhibition
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15 September 2017
Now open – Sarah Sze’s new site-specific installation at Haus der Kunst, Munich
Centrifuge, a new site-specific installation (15 September 2017 - 12 August 2018), radically transforms visitors’ perception and experience of the museum’s Middle Hall. Haus der Kunst, Munich -
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News story
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11 September 2017
Elmgreen & Dragset curate the 15th Istanbul Biennial
Elmgreen and Dragset bring together artworks by 55 artists from 32 countries, all addressing different notions of home, belonging and neighbourhood. Until 12 November 2017. -
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News story
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8 September 2017
Architectural Digest reports on Chris Ofili’s immersive art environment at MCA Chicago’s brand new restaurant
Chris Ofili's immersive installation is unveiled at Marisol, the brand new restaurant at MCA Chicago. Architectural Digest -
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Review
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15 September 2017
Frieze reviews Hernan Bas: Cambridge Living
'The paintings have a dreamlike quality, as though time has been suspended; their subjects are on the cusp of sexual maturity, at once recognizable and anonymous, intimate and aloof.' Harriet Baker, Frieze -
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Interview
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3 September 2017
The Telegraph’s Alastair Sooke interviews Tal R ahead of his exhibition, Sexshops
“There isn’t a lot to see in them,” he tells me. “In that sense, they are quite disappointing: no obscene images in the windows. In fact, they don’t have much to do with sex, because I think sex is quite banal.” Alastair Sooke, The Telegraph -
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Review
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6 September 2017
Jenny Uglow reviews Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! for The New York Review of Books
Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! opens at Arnolfini, Bristol, on 27 September 2017. Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books -
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Interview
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11 September 2017
Hernan Bas talks to 032c about his current exhibition, Cambridge Living
Hernan Bas discusses discovering the Night Climbers of Cambridge, the inspiration behind his latest body of work. 032c -
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Review
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4 September 2017
Artforum reviews Isaac Julien: “I dream a world” Looking for Langston
Himali Singh Soin reviews Isaac Julien: "I dream a world" Looking for Langston in Artforum's September issue. Himali Singh Soin, Artforum -
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Exhibition
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19 September 2017
Opening soon: Zeitz MOCAA, featuring work by Wangechi Mutu, Isaac Julien and Chris Ofili
The first major museum in Africa dedicated to contemporary art opens to the public on 22 September 2017. Cape Town, South Africa -
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News story
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8 September 2017
Idris Khan included in Apollo 40 Under 40 Global
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News
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7 September 2017
Njideka Akunyili Crosby included in Apollo 40 Under 40 Global
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Exhibition
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30 August 2017
Now available: Tickets for the Yayoi Kusama Museum, which opens in Tokyo on 1 October 2017
The Yayoi Kusama Museum will open in Tokyo on 1 October 2017 with the exhibition Creation is a Solitary Pursuit, Love is What Brings You Closer to Art. Tokyo, Japan -
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Exhibition
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9 August 2017
Works by Alice Neel and Chantal Joffe feature in ISelf Collection: The End of Love, at the Whitechapel Gallery
Contemporary portraiture – both real and imagined – and the relationship between self and other, or between artist, sitter and viewer, is further explored by nearly 30 international artists (30 August - 26 November 2017). Whitechapel Gallery, London -
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Exhibition
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29 August 2017
Alex Hartley creates a major new work for Folkestone Triennial 2017
Balanced on the cliff edge, Wall is constructed from steel fencing and weighted with querns that have fallen out of the cliffs (2 September - 5 November 2017). Folkestone, Kent -
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News
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8 August 2017
Idris Khan’s monument for UAE Memorial Park is shortlisted for a World Architecture Festival award
Khan has been shortlisted in the Civic and Community category of the World Architectural Festival, which will be held in Berlin (15-17 November 2017). -
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Exhibition
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21 September 2017
Now open – Floating Worlds: the 14th Biennale de Lyon, featuring Doug Aitken
Aitken's Sonic Fountain II features in the Biennale, curated by Emma Lavigne to unfurl like a voyage around an archipelago of islands in a city whose identity has been shaped partly by the ubiquity of water. ⠀ Lyon, France -
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Exhibition
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20 September 2017
Opening soon – Maria Nepomuceno: Afetosyntesis at Kunsthuset Kabuso, Norway
This major exhibition (23 Sept - 22 Dec 2017) of the artist's work travels from Stavanger Art Museum. Kunsthuset Kabuso, Norway -
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Exhibition
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20 September 2017
Wangechi Mutu opening soon at The Contemporary Austin
In conjunction with the newly installed Water Woman at Laguna Gloria, Mutu premieres a solo exhibition (23 September 2017 - 14 January 2018) of new and existing works at the Jones Center on Congress Avenue – her first major monographic exhibition in Texas since 2004, and her first solo exhibition in Austin. The Contemporary Austin, Texas -
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Interview
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20 September 2017
Tal R talks to AnOther ahead of his exhibition, Sexshops
'These sorts of places are almost two-dimensional, because often the windows are blacked out… You only know if you enter – otherwise it is up to the imagination.' Holly Black, AnOther -
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Exhibition
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20 September 2017
Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins opening soon at Dallas Museum of Art
This installation (on display 1 October 2017 - 25 February 2018) is the first mirror pumpkin room created by Kusama since 1991, and the only Infinity Mirror Room of its kind in a North American collection. Dallas Museum of Art, Texas -
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News story
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19 September 2017
Idris Khan speaks to Artsy about his new work for Make-A-Wish UK’s fundraising gala
Idris Khan has created new work for Make-A-Wish UK's The Art of Wishes Fundraising Gala, a charity that specialises in creating bespoke experiences for children who are suffering from life-threatening medical conditions. Casey Lesser, Artsy -
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Exhibition
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19 September 2017
Opening soon: Yayoi Kusama at Judd Foundation
Curated by Flavin Judd the exhibition (23 September – 9 December 2017) at 101 Spring Street includes recent and new works from the artist’s ongoing Infinity Net series. Judd Foundation, New York -
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Event
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19 September 2017
Stan Douglas artist’s talk at Tate Modern
On 25 October 2017, in conversation with Mark Godfrey, the artist discusses his latest body of work, which will be on show at Victoria Miro Mayfair from 26 October. Tate Modern, London -
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Exhibition
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19 September 2017
Stephen Willats included in Everything we see could also be otherwise (My sweet little lamb) at The Showroom
The exhibition (20 September - 11 November 2017) is a contextualisation and rethinking of the Vienna-based Kontakt Art Collection. The exhibition forms the epilogue of a long-term project which originally took place in Zagreb from November 2016 to May 2017. The Showroom, London -
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Review
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15 September 2017
Hernan Bas: Cambridge Living reviewed in Time Out
'These works are idealised, romantic, dangerous and sensual – an outsider’s view of boys’ japes in the stuffy unmade bed of British academia.' Eddy Frankel, Time Out -
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Exhibition
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14 September 2017
Opening soon – Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! at Arnolfini, Bristol
On show for the first time outside of London, the exhibition (27 September - 24 December 2017) tackles one of the artist's primary concerns: how contemporary art can best address a diverse cross section of society. Arnolfini, Bristol -
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Interview
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12 September 2017
Elephant visits Tal R in his Copenhagen studio ahead of his exhibition, Sexshops
'In a way the sex shop paintings are dealing more with pattern painting, with Rothko, than with anything sordid' Andrew Mellor, Elephant -
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News story
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6 September 2017
The Royal Academy of Arts announces Grayson Perry as the 250th Summer Exhibition curator
In the Royal Academy of Arts's 250th year, Grayson Perry RA takes the helm to coordinate the world’s longest running and largest open-submission show: the Summer Exhibition (12 June - 19 August 2018). -
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News story
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4 September 2017
The FT writes about Talking Pictures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring Njideka Akunyili Crobsy
Ariella Budick writes about Talking Pictures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which explores artists exchanging phone images in an exhibition of wordless dialogue, featuring Njideka Akunyili Crosby. New York Ariella Budick, The Financial Times -
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Feature
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2 September 2017
The Evening Standard includes Hernan Bas: Cambridge Living in its best exhibitions to see this Autumn
Detroit-based artist has been inspired by a subject matter a long way from home: his new paintings explore the romanticism of life at Cambridge. Researched while he was at Jesus College last year, Bas documents societies, bright young things and a life of both learning and youthful abandon. Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard -
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Review
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24 August 2017
Njideka Akunyili Crosby at Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati is featured in Artforum Critics’ Picks
'Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s paintings exhibit both a generous opulence and a tender grace, taking small moments of intimacy and imbuing them with a meticulously ordered magnificence.' Dan Jakubowski, Artforum -
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Exhibition
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18 August 2017
Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel at The Finnish Museum of Photography
The exhibition (24 August - 15 October 2017) comprises around a hundred photographs, with selections from most of her thematic groups and series. The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki -
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Exhibition
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16 August 2017
Alex Hartley participates in the 2017 Yokohama Triennale
Titled “Islands, Constellations and Galapagos”, the sixth edition of the Triennale (4 August - 5 November 2017) explores ideas of connectivity and isolation. Yokohama, Japan -
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Interview
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15 August 2017
The September 2017 issue of W Magazine features a six-page interview with Njideka Akunyili Crosby
The artist talks to Diane Solway ahead of her exhibition of new work at Baltimore Museum of Art and inclusion in Prospect New Orleans. Diane Solway, W Magazine -
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News story
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15 August 2017
The New York Times reports on the announcement of the Yayoi Kusama Museum
"The space will be dedicated to Ms. Kusama’s own work, with two changing exhibitions each year, as well as one floor housing her popular “infinity rooms” and other installations." Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times -
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Preview
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15 August 2017
Artinfo previews Alice Neel: Painter of Modern Life, coming to Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
A slideshow of images from the forthcoming exhibition (13 October 2017 - 14 January 2018). Blouin Artinfo -
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Exhibition
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14 August 2017
Coming soon: Njideka Akunyili Crosby at Baltimore Museum of Art
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s solo exhibition at Baltimore Museum of Art (25 October 2017 – 18 March 2018) will feature new works by the Los Angeles-based artist. Baltimore Museum of Art, MD -
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News story
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11 August 2017
Artnet reports on the announcement of the Yayoi Kusama Museum
The five-story museum—a white, large-windowed, curved structure—was built by architecture firm Kume Sekkei and completed in 2014. Brian Boucher, Artnet -
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Review
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10 August 2017
Mousse Magazine reviews Figa by Kara Walker at DESTE Project Space
'The displaced hand gains a new life and meaning in Hydra and in the larger Greek context… Figabecomes a sort of gigantic talisman.' Filipa Ramos, Mousse Magazine -
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Review
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9 August 2017
Alice Neel, Uptown reviewed in The White Review
"Neel was the Matisse of the brownstones: an exceptional colourist, immaculate stylist, and a collector of New York souls." Rosanna McLaughlin, The White Review -
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News story
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4 August 2017
The Art Newspaper reports on Celia Paul’s forthcoming exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art
Paul's spring 2018 exhibition will be the first of three shows curated by Hilton Als, followed by exhibitions of work by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and Peter Doig. Victoria Stapley-Brown, The Art Newspaper -
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News story
Posted
1 August 2017
Njideka Akunyili Crosby to be honoured at the 2017 Hirshhorn gala
Akunyili Crosby is among three generations of trailblazing women artists to be honoured at the event on 6 November 2017. Lincoln Center, New York -
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Screening
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1 August 2017
Isaac Julien special event: A screening of The Passion of Remembrance, followed by an in conversation with the artist and Karen Alexander
A special event at South London Gallery (7pm, Wednesday 23 August 2017) as part of its exhibition The Place is Here. South London Gallery -
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Exhibition
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1 August 2017
An Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition and talk are a focal point of this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival
The exhibition (30 September 2017), Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Visual Poetry, features sculptures and inscriptions, prints, letters and images drawn from the collection of Ronnie Duncan. Ilkley, West Yorkshire -
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Preview
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31 July 2017
The Guardian reports on Brooklyn Museum’s The Legacy of Lynching…, featuring Kara Walker
"…Kara Walker’s laser-cut steel sculpture of a lynching scene has a particular emotional resonance." Anna Furman, The Guardian -
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Exhibition
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27 July 2017
Conrad Shawcross in Now Wakes the Sea at The Glucksman, Cork
Titled after the 1963 short story by JG Ballard, the exhibition (4 August - 5 November 2017) considers a resurgence of interest in the sea in contemporary art practices. The Glucksman, Cork -
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Exhibition
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27 July 2017
Njideka Akunyili Crosby to feature in Istanbul Biennial 2017
Works by Akunyili Crosby will feature in the 15th Biennial (16 September - 12 November 2017), curated by Elmgreen & Dragset. Istanbul, Turkey -
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Channel
27 July 2017
Milton Avery: an exhibition talk by Edith Devaney
Edith Devaney, Contemporary Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and author of the catalogue essay for Milton Avery at Victoria Miro Mayfair (7 June - 29 July 2017) introduces Avery's work and talks about the exhibition. The talk took place at Victoria Miro Mayfair on the evening of 10 July 2017. -
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Exhibition
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26 July 2017
Kara Walker in Brooklyn Museum’s The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America
The exhibition (26 July - 3 September 2017) seeks to spark an honest conversation about the legacy of racial injustice in America today. Brooklyn Museum -
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Exhibition
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25 July 2017
Isaac Julien in Coming Out: Sexuality, Gender and Identity at Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexual acts in England and Wales (1967 Sexual Offences Act) with a major exhibition (28 July - 5 November 2017) drawn from the Arts Council Collection and its own collections. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool -
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Screening
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25 July 2017
Isaac Julien interviewed as part of BBC Two’s Queer as Art
Available on BBC iPlayer, the hour-long programme celebrates the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. BBC Two -
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Exhibition
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25 July 2017
Grayson Perry featured in Age of Terror: Art Since 9/11, coming to the Imperial War Museum
The UK’s first major exhibition (26 October 2017 - 28 May 2018) of artists’ responses to war and conflict since the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, Age of Terror: Art Since 9/11 will feature more than 40 British and international artists. Imperial War Museum, London -
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Exhibition
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25 July 2017
Alice Neel: Painter of Modern Life coming to Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
Conceived by Jeremy Lewison, the exhibition (13 October 2017 - 14 January 2018) presents more than seventy paintings. Deichtorhallen, Hamburg -
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Exhibition
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24 July 2017
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors to tour The Broad, Los Angeles
The exhibition (21 October 2017 - 1 January 2018) will provide visitors with the opportunity to experience six of Kusama’s infinity rooms alongside large-scale installations and key paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the early 1950s to the present. The Broad, Los Angeles -
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News story
Posted
24 July 2017
Artnet reveals the full list of artists for the 15th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Elmgreen & Dragset
The Biennial (16 September - 12 November 2017) – which is centered around the concept of “a good neighbour” – will be staged across six venues in the heart of the Turkish city. Caroline Elbaor, Artnet -
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Interview
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24 July 2017
Kara Walker talks to WABE 90.1 about The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin
Walker spoke with City Lights host Lois Reitzes about the High Museum acquisition along with her sphinx, titled A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby, and being a controversial artist in the public eye. WABE 90.1 -
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Profile
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22 July 2017
Asia Times reports on Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow at National Gallery Singapore
"No matter how Kusama’s work evolves, one thing remains constant – the intensity of her focus when she works." Elena Owyong, Asia Times -
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Channel
21 July 2017
Hilton Als reads an undated poem by Alice Neel
“I love you Harlem…” Filmed on the occasion of the exhibition Alice Neel, Uptown curator Hilton Als reads an undated poem by the painter Alice Neel. The exhibition focuses on paintings made by the artist during the five decades in which she lived and worked in upper Manhattan, first in Spanish (East) Harlem, where she moved in 1938, and, later, the Upper West Side, where she lived from 1962 until her death in 1984. Alice Neel, Uptown continues at Victoria Miro, Wharf Road, London until 29 July 2017, and Victoria Miro Venice until 16 September 2017. -
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News story
Posted
20 July 2017
The soundtrack to Isaac Julien’s Looking for Langston is released by The Vinyl Factory
The soundtrack is available in two vinyl editions. Both are pressed to specially mixed blue vinyl, housed in an extreme gloss sleeve, with 12″ insert, while a limited edition of 50 copies are signed by Julien himself. -
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Review
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20 July 2017
Hyperallergic reviews Unfinished Conversations at MoMA, featuring Kara Walker
"…Walker’s 40 Acres of Mules, which was made at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement… is an unapologetic reinterpretation of the famous Stone Mountain Park monument…" Murat Cem Menguc, Hyperallergic
In Focus
Hernan Bas reflects on his time at Cambridge and shares his source material for his new body of work
Invited as a visiting artist by Jesus College Cambridge during the autumn of 2016, US artist Hernan Bas spent time in the college and city researching the legends, rituals and rites of Cambridge life, past and present, from its legendary drinking societies to its daredevil ‘Night Climbers’. A year in the making, the resulting paintings and works on paper can be seen in Cambridge Living at Victoria Miro Mayfair (6 September – 21 October 2017).
September 6, 2017
