Paula Rego: The Forgotten
The gallery’s first solo exhibition (19 November 2021–22 January 2022) by the artist brings together significant individual works and important series, many rarely shown, drawn principally from the past 20 years.
On view in Venice – Inka Essenhigh
In these new paintings, flowers step forward, uprooted from landscape or still life traditions to become outlandish and feisty protagonists in their own right.
On Vortic: Victoria Miro x OUT Collective
An exhibition of works selected by Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Doron Langberg and Russell Tovey.
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Edition
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November 23 2021
Greek Myths – a print portfolio by Chris Ofili
Now available to purchase, a suite of nine Giclée prints by Chris Ofili, presented in a portfolio case with a special cover hardback edition of Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins. -
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Review
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November 18 2021
Paula Rego: The Forgotten reviewed by the Evening Standard
★★★★ 'This show reflects how Rego employs drawing, using different tools and media, to create hugely varied tones, moods and effects.' – Ben Luke Ben Luke, Evening Standard -
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Art fair
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November 25 2021
Victoria Miro at Art Basel Miami Beach
Visit us at booth H4 (2–4 December, previews from 30 November) to view works by Doug Aitken, Milton Avery, Ali Banisadr, María Berrío, Secundino Hernández, Idris Khan, Yayoi Kusama, John Kørner, Maria Nepomuceno, Chris Ofili, Grayson Perry, Howardena Pindell and Flora Yukhnovich. -
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Exhibition
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November 15 2021
Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective, now open at Tel Aviv Museum of Art
The artist's first major exhibition in Israel (15 November 2021–23 April 2022) brings together artworks produced over an eighty-year period. This extensive survey traces Kusama's work in Japan, the United States, and Europe, from her early paintings and sculptures to her immersive installations Tel Aviv Museum of Art -
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November 7 2021
Milton Avery opens at The Modern, Fort Worth
This comprehensive exhibition (7 November 2021–30 January 2022) brings together a selection of approximately 70 paintings from the 1910s to the mid-1960s that are among his most celebrated. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas -
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November 13 2021
Howardena Pindell: A New Language, now open at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
The artist's first solo exhibition in a public organisation in the UK (13 November 2021–2 May 2022) is organised by the Fruitmarket, Edinburgh in collaboration with Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge and Spike Island, Bristol. Fruitmarket, Edinburgh -
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November 18 2021
John Kørner: Intercontinental Super Fruits, now open at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
The exhibition (18 November 2021–9 January 2022) presents work that engages artist Kørner’s visual explorations of the allure of product advertisement and globalization in the rapidly expanding commodities trade industry. MOCA Detroit -
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November 23 2021
Paula Rego – opening soon at Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Travelling from Tate Britain, the largest retrospective of the artist's work to date is on view 27 November 2021–20 March 2022. Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands -
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News story
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November 16 2021
Alice Neel: People Come First is named Apollo’s exhibition of the year
‘Encompassing seven decades of art-making, and giving space for lesser-known periodical work, ‘People Come First’ was capacious but never exhausting.Æ Apollo -
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Review
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November 4 2021
Doron Langberg: Give Me Love is reviewed by The Brooklyn Rail
'The stroke of paint on linen is indelibly linked to the experience of lockdown – the craving for skin against skin and the longing for home.' – Claire Phillips Claire Phillips, The Brooklyn Rail -
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Exhibition
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October 30 2021
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement opens at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
The first US museum presentation of Lina Bo Bardi - A Marvellous Entanglement, Isaac Julien’s nine-screen film installation, which is tribute to the visionary Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi. On view 30 October 2021–27 February 2022. The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, North Carolina -
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Exhibition
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October 19 2021
Doug Aitken: New Era at MCA Sydney
This survey exhibition (20 October 2021–06 February 2022) features installations, objects, photographs, and vast immersive multi-screen environments that envelop visitors within a kaleidoscope of moving imagery and sound. MCA Sydney -
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Interview
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September 29 2021
The Art Newspaper podcast with Sarah Sze
Ahead of her forthcoming exhibition at Victoria Miro (opening 12 October 2021), Sarah Sze talks to Ben Luke for the latest episode of A brush with..., The Art Newspaper's official podcast. Ben Luke, The Art Newspaper -
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Commission
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September 30 2021
Conrad Shawcross: Beacons launches in Ramsgate
Commissioned by local children in Ramsgate, the interactive sculptures are made from galvanised steel, painted to reference the nautical flags used in maritime signaling. Ramsgate, Kent -
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Interview
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October 29 2021
Doron Langberg speaks with The Art Newspaper
Doron Langberg is interviewed by Ben Luke for The Art Newspaper on the occasion of his first solo exhibition at Victoria Miro, London. Ben Luke, The Art Newspaper -
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Exhibition
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October 7 2021
Group exhibition MOTHER! now open at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany
Travelling from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, this group exhibition includes work by Chantal Joffe and Alice Neel. On view until 6 February 2022. Kunsthalle Mannheim -
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October 13 2021
María Berrío is announced as a 2021 Joan Mitchell Fellow
The artist is an inaugural recipient of the new Joan Mitchell Fellowship, awarded by the Joan Mitchell Foundation. -
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Exhibition
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September 17 2021
Works by Kudzanai-Violet Hwami on display across Saint- Denis, Paris
Bringing contemporary African art to the streets of Saint-Denis, Paris, the Neuf 3 initiative has installed work on shop fronts, in the niches of historic buildings, in the streets, and in public squares, making it accessible to local residents and passersby in this culturally rich community. Paris -
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September 30 2021
On view at Frick Madison Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters, featuring Doron Langberg
On view from 30 September 2021 until January 2022, Living Histories presents paintings created in response to specific works, with particular emphasis on issues of gender and queer identity typically excluded from narratives of early modern European art. Frick Madison -
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September 17 2021
On the Basis of Art: 150 Years of Women at Yale now open
This new exhibition at Yale University Art Gallery celebrates the vital contributions of generations of Yale artist-alumni, including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Wangechi Mutu, Howardena Pindell, Sarah Sze and many more. Yale University Art Gallery -
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Exhibition
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September 9 2021
Now open – Mixing It Up: Painting Today, featuring Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
The exhibition (9 September–12 December 2021) features 31 artists whose works entrance, transfix and challenge us. Hayward Gallery, London -
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News story
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September 10 2021
The Art Newspaper podcast with Doron Langberg
Doron Langberg features in the latest episode of The Week in Art podcast by The Art Newspaper. The Art Newspaper -
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Exhibition
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September 22 2021
Now open – The RA Summer Exhibition 2021 featuring work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Chantal Joffe, Isaac Julien, Grayson Perry, Howardena Pindell and Conrad Shawcross
Opening on 22 September 2021–2 January 2022, this year's exhibition includes work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Chantal Joffe, Isaac Julien, Grayson Perry, Howardena Pindell and Conrad Shawcross. Royal Academy of Arts -
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Feature
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September 2 2021
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami talks to Ben Luke for the Evening Standard’s Painting in Britain feature
'As an artist, you have to allow yourself to experience what it is you’re doing, which is, for me, putting paint on the surface, or using colour – the basic elements and forms…' Ben Luke, The Evening Standard -
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Exhibition
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July 29 2021
Now open in Edinburgh: the UK and European premiere of Isaac Julien’s Lessons of the Hour
This ten-screen film installation (on view at Modern One from 29 July–10 October 2021) offers a poetic meditation on the life and times of Frederick Douglass, the visionary African American writer, abolitionist, and a freed slave, who spent two years in Edinburgh in the 1840s campaigning across Scotland, England, and Ireland for freedom and social justice. Modern One, Edinburgh -
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July 23 2021
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami collaborates with poet Belinda Zhawi for sonsbeek 20→24 force times distance
Artist Kudzanai-Violet Hwami has collaborated with poet Belinda Zhawi to create an installation consisting of sound, paintings and film. On view at Showroom Arnhem, The Netherlands, until 29 August 2021. Showroom Arnhem, The Netherlands -
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July 28 2021
On view at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE – Do Ho Suh: Proposal for Sach'ŏnwang-sa.
Inspired by the resonance between the Roman Temple of Mithras and an ancient Korean Temple, the new commission (on view 28 July 2021–22 January 2022) examines memory, psychic space and modes of survival. London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE -
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Interview
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July 4 2021
Paula Rego: ‘Making a painting can reveal things you keep secret from yourself’
Kate Kellaway from The Observer speaks with Paula Rego ahead of her retrospective opening at Tate Britain from 7 July. Kate Kellaway, The Observer -
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May 8 2021
Francesca Woodman features in Learning to Look: The Addison at 90
The exhibition (8 May–31 December 2021) features celebrated favorites, lesser-known gems, and new acquisitions that bring to life the Addison’s storied history and ongoing commitment to groundbreaking artists. The Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts -
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May 18 2021
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern
The focused exhibition (18 May 2021–12 June 2022) is a rare chance to experience two of the artist’s immersive mirror room installations juxtaposed with photos and footage of early performance works and studio happenings. Tate Modern, London -
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News story
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April 28 2021
Doug Aitken: i am in you opens at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Doug Aitken's solo exhibition i am in you goes on view at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (29 April–23 November 2021). Kanazawa, Japan -
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News story
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March 31 2021
A brush with... Ali Banisadr – the Art Newspaper Podcast
'This idea that everything is as important as everything else—a rock, a plant, a human being, the air, that everything is part of the same thing—I always think about that in my paintings. That's why I don't have a central figure in my work, because I feel like everything is important. Every corner, every part of the painting is as important as the rest.' –Ali Banisadr The Art Newspaper -
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Talk
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April 17 2021
Watch: a studio visit with Sarah Sze, presented by MOCA
MOCA's Virtual Studio Visits series presents conversations between MOCA Director Klaus Biesenbach and artists around the world. In this episode, Sarah Sze joins Biesenbach from her New York studio. MOCA, Los Angeles -
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Review
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April 1 2021
Artforum on Ali Banisadr at the Benaki Museum
'Banisadr’s imagery is mutable, the shapes materializing, shifting, and dissolving under the gaze and the alchemy of myriad cultural references and contexts.' – Cathryn Drake Cathryn Drake, Artforum -
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Exhibition
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November 23 2021
Grayson Perry: We Shall Catch it on the Beaches, opening soon at Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
Opening on 27 November 2021 the exhibition features works from the collection along with new works by the artist. Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht -
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Interview
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November 5 2021
The Great Women Artists Podcast – Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
In this new episode, Katy Hessel talks to the painter whose work was recently featured in a solo exhibition at Victoria Miro, and can be seen in Mixing It Up: Painting Today at the Hayward Gallery (until 12 December 2021). -
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Exhibition
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October 19 2021
Conrad Shawcross features in To the Edge of Time at Universiteitsbibliotheek Leuven
The exhibition (22 October 2021–16 January 2022) showcases the kinetic light sculpture Slow Arc Inside a Cube XI, and ties into the artist’s fascination with and exploration of the principles of physics and mathematics. Leuven, Belgium -
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Art fair
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October 12 2021
Victoria Miro at Frieze London
The gallery’s presentation draws inspiration from depictions of trees and flowers and the multiple meanings and associations of botanical motifs. -
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News story
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October 6 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset are awarded the 14th Robert Jacobsen Prize
Elmgreen & Dragset have been awarded the 14th Robert Jacobsen Prize from Stiftung Würth. The jury praised the 'social relevance and extreme poignancy' of the duo's oeuvre. A selection of the artists' sculptures is now on view at Museum Würth 2 in Künzelsau, Germany until 6 February 2022. Künzelsau, Germany -
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Exhibition
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October 2 2021
Stephen Willats features in Rhythm and Geometry: Constructivist art in Britain since 1951 at Sainsbury Centre
Drawn from the Sainsbury Centre collection, the exhibition (2 October 2021–30 January 2022) celebrates the abstract and constructed art made and exhibited in Britain since 1951 and comprises around 120 objects across sculpture, reliefs, mobiles, painting, drawing and printmaking. University of East Anglia, Norwich -
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Interview
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October 1 2021
The Great Women Artists Podcast – Nick Willing on Paula Rego
In this new episode, Katy Hessel visits the studio of Paula Rego to speak with the artist's son, Nick Willing, about his mother's life and work. -
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Exhibition
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September 19 2021
Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years, now open at Sainsbury Centre
The touring exhibition (19 September 2021–30 January 2022) developed by the Holburne Museum in Bath, is the first to celebrate Grayson Perry’s earliest forays into the art world and re-introduces the works he made between 1982 and 1994. University of East Anglia, Norwich -
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Film
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September 17 2021
A Screening of Doug Aitken: Flags and Debris
Doug Aitken's Flags and Debris will screen on Saturday 18 September at Palazzo Grassi, Venice. Palazzo Grassi -
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Exhibition
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September 17 2021
Milton Avery: American Colourist coming to the RA in 2022
The Royal Academy of Arts announces its 2022 exhibition programme, featuring Milton Avery — considered one of North America's greatest 20th-century colourists. Royal Academy of Arts -
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News story
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September 14 2021
Doron Langberg is interviewed by Studio International
Joe Lloyd from Studio International interviews Doron Langberg on the occasion of the artist's first solo exhibition at Victoria Miro. Joe Lloyd, Studio International -
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Art fair
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September 9 2021
Victoria Miro at the Armory Show
Victoria Miro is delighted to participate in The Armory Show (Booth 308) with a three-person presentation of new paintings by Hernan Bas, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami and Doron Langberg. Booth 308, Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York -
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Exhibition
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September 8 2021
The Independent reviews Mixing It Up: Painting Today at the Hayward Gallery
Mark Hudson reviews Mixing It Up: Painting Today at the Hayward Gallery, featuring work by Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. Hayward Gallery -
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Channel
September 8 2021
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami: When You Need Letters for Your Skin
Filmed on the occasion of the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, featuring new paintings combining visual fragments from a myriad of sources, such as online and archival images, and personal photographs, which collapse past and present. -
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September 3 2021
Doron Langberg: Give Me Love
For his first solo exhibition with the gallery, Langberg shows paintings depicting a range of subjects, from queer love to wildflowers and sweeping landscapes. -
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Exhibition
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September 2 2021
Christan Holstad's Consider Yourself as a Guest (Cornucopia) installed on Procida
Installed on Procida, an island off the coast of Naples, Christan Holstad's Consider Yourself as a Guest (Cornucopia) is made entirely from plastic waste. The work, 'is a reflection of... Procida -
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Exhibition
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September 1 2021
The Royal Academy of Arts announces its 2022 programme, featuring the major exhibition Milton Avery: American Colourist
The first comprehensive survey of Avery’s work in Europe, the exhibition (15 July–16 October 2022) brings together a selection of around 70 paintings from the 1930s–1960s that are among his most celebrated. These works typically feature scenes of daily life, including portraits of loved ones and serene landscapes from his visits to Maine and Cape Cod. Royal Academy of Arts, London -
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Profile
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August 25 2021
Frieze’s September issue cover story: The Power and Pain of Paula Rego’s Women
For the cover story of the new issue of Frieze, Katherine Angel profiles 'one of Britain's most inventive and compelling living artists.' Katherine Angel, Frieze -
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Exhibition
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August 24 2021
Final weeks: Ali Banisadr features in the V&A’s major new exhibition Epic Iran
The exhibition (opening 29 May, booking to 12 September 2021) explores five thousand years of art, design and culture and shines a light on one of the greatest historic civilisations. V&A, London -
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Review
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August 24 2021
Chantal Joffe: Story reviewed by Artforum
‘Motherhood and childhood are both deeply universal and not, both innate and entirely constructed in their rituals, traditions, assumptions, associations. The stories we tell, the images we make of them, matter.’ Emily LaBarge, Artforum -
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Exhibition
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August 20 2021
Vortic launches Yayoi Kusama: I Want Your Tears to Flow with the Words I Wrote online
Didn't catch Yayoi Kusama: I Want Your Tears to Flow with the Words I Wrote at Victoria Miro? The exhibition is now available to explore virtually on Vortic. Vortic -
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Exhibition
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July 21 2021
Isaac Julien features in the Royal Academy’s Piccadilly Art Takeover
As Isaac Julien prepares for the UK premiere of his ten-screen film installation, Lessons of the Hour, a highlight of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2021, London audiences will enjoy a single-screen adaptation of the film. Video shorts will be shown regularly, culminating in a 30-minute presentation. Piccadilly Circus, London -
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Exhibition
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July 20 2021
Paula Rego at Hogarth’s House
The exhibition (20 July–26 November 2021) features prints from throughout the artist’s career and explores how her admiration for William Hogarth has inspired elements of her work. Hogarth's House, London -
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Commission
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July 15 2021
Doug Aitken: Green Lens opens in Venice
Located on the island of Isola della Certosa, Green Lens is a living experiential artwork and destination. From the exterior it creates a choreography of changing reflections of clouds, mist and wild green vegetation. As day turns to night Green Lens glows and becomes a kinetic light sculpture and sound composition. Isola della Certosa, Venice, Italy -
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News
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July 15 2021
Doug Aitken: Flags and Debris to receive its European premiere as part of Biennale Danza, 15th International Festival of Contemporary Dance
In Aitken’s video Flags and Debris, pulses of electricity merge with the human heartbeat and move through a landscape that is expansive and anonymous. Set against the backdrop of an unrecognisably empty Los Angeles, filmed during periods of lockdown in 2020, unseen members of the Los Angeles Dance Project move, ghost-like underneath Aitken’s textile works. Venice, Italy -
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Review
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July 15 2021
Frieze reviews Born in Flames: Feminist Futures featuring María Berrío and Wangechi Mutu
The exhibition (at Bronx Museum of Arts until 12 September 2021) is 'a sublime collective vision where women and femmes will not only live but thrive.' Erica N Cardwell, Frieze
