Conrad Shawcross: After the Explosion, Before the Collapse at Victoria Miro Mayfair
Exhibition: 13 September–27 October 2018. Image: Fracture (R24W4) detail, 2018
Francesca Woodman: Italian Works at Victoria Miro Venice
Exhibition: 3 October–21 December 2018. Image: Yayoi Kusama, courtesy Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai and Victoria Miro, London/Venice , © Yayoi Kusama
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The latest from Victoria Miro artists around the world
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News story
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17 September 2018
Yayoi Kusama tickets will be released on Monday 24 September 2018
Entry to the forthcoming Yayoi Kusama exhibition will be by free timed ticket only. Tickets for the entire exhibition run from 3 October–21 December 2018 will be released at 9am on 24 September 2018. Victoria Miro, Wharf Road -
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Exhibition
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21 September 2018
Now open: A Brief Intermission, an exhibition by Hernan Bas at CAC Málaga
The artist's first solo museum exhibition in Spain (21 September–9 December 2018) features a selection of work made over the past ten years. CAC Málaga, Spain -
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Commission
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20 September 2018
A new work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby is unveiled at Brixton Underground station
'Remain, Thriving', unveiled on 20 September 2018, is the first commission in a new programme at Brixton station and will be on view for six months. Brixton Underground station -
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Exhibition
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27 August 2018
Coming soon to the Whitechapel Gallery – Elmgreen & Dragset: This Is How We Bite Our Tongue
The first major UK survey of artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, this exhibition (27 September 2018–13 January 2019) spans twenty years of extraordinary artistic collaboration. Whitechapel Gallery -
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Exhibition
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14 September 2018
Opening soon: Doug Aitken – Mirage Detroit
Opening on 10 October 2018, this immersive, mirrored installation is set within the former State Savings Bank, a seminal historic building in downtown Detroit. Detroit, Michigan -
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Exhibition
Posted
31 August 2018
Grayson Perry: Vanité, Identité, Sexualité, coming to La Monnaie de Paris
The artist's first major solo exhibition (19 October 2018-3 February 2019) in France is divided into ten themed chapters that look at universal topics such as identity, gender, class, religion and sexuality. La Monnaie de Paris -
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Review
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14 September 2018
The Guardian reviews Conrad Shawcross: After the Explosion, Before the Collapse
★★★★ 'They suggest natural forms both organic and inorganic: the multifacted brilliance of minerals, the interlocking cells of plants.' Jonathan Jones, The Guardian -
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Exhibition
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26 August 2018
Isaac Julien in Strata – Rock – Dust – Stars, coming to York Art Gallery
The exhibition (28 September–25 November 2018), which showcases groundbreaking moving image, new media and interactive artwork, is inspired by William Smith’s geological map of 1815, which was key in the development of Geology as a science and transformed the way in which we understand the world. York Art Gallery -
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Commission
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21 September 2018
Launching soon – Do Ho Suh: Bridging Home, London
Do Ho Suh's new installation at Wormwood Street, EC2, commissioned by Art Night and Sculpture in the City, is on view from Monday 24 September 2018. Wormwood Street, London EC2 -
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Event
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20 September 2018
Artist talk: Elmgreen & Dragset
Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset discuss their major exhibition and new commission for the Whitechapel Gallery on Saturday 29 September 2018. Whitechapel Gallery -
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Interview
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18 September 2018
Conrad Shawcross discusses his new exhibition with Wallpaper*
'I’m still bamboozled by the way this simple shape can form these tendril like structures that branch out and don’t join into themselves again.' Tom Seymour, Wallpaper* -
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Event
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18 September 2018
Idris Khan talks about his work as part of Art Out Loud at Chatsworth
On Friday 21 September, Khan talks about his practice, exploring the influences and the creative process behind his work. Chatsworth House, Derbyshire -
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Exhibition
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17 September 2018
Final weeks – Stephen Willats in FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art
Titled An American City: Eleven Cultural Exercises, the inaugural edition of the Cleveland Triennial (14 July–30 September 2018) comprises artist commissions, performances, films, and public programmes to examine the ever-changing and politically urgent conditions of an American city. Cleveland, Ohio -
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Preview
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17 September 2018
Dazed writes about the influence of Italy on the work of Francesca Woodman
'Across her lifetime, the artist also held an extraordinary relationship with Italian art and culture, now the subject of a new show at Venice’s Victoria Miro gallery.' Dazed Phoebe Gardner -
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Preview
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17 September 2018
Francesca Woodman: Italian Works is featured in i-D Italy
Fabrizio Meris previews the exhibition in the Italian language edition of i-D. i-D Italy -
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Exhibition
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16 September 2018
Final week – Life in Motion: Egon Schiele/Francesca Woodman at Tate Liverpool
The exhibition (24 May – 23 September 2018) pairs work by the artists to explore motion in drawing and photography. Tate Liverpool -
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Interview
Posted
11 September 2018
Conrad Shawcross talks to the Evening Standard ahead of his new exhibition at Victoria Miro Mayfair
'… It’s almost like a lightbulb that’s just shattered and you’ve taken a photo before it all just crumbles to the ground.' Ben Luke, The Evening Standard -
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News
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10 September 2018
Chantal Joffe is announced as a judge of the Evening Standard Art Prize
Ben Luke visits the artist in her studio to discuss starting out as an artist, painting people and joining the judging panel of the Evening Standard Art Prize. -
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News
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10 September 2018
Idris Khan talks to The National about creating the award-winning UAE memorial Wahat Al Karama
'It was about a year-and-a-half before I could really feel myself getting back into the studio – not the ongoing work that you sort of know how to make, but fresh ideas. The project took a lot out of me.' Melissa Gronlund, The National -
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Exhibition
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25 August 2018
Do Ho Suh: Specimens, opening this autumn at Frist Art Museum
The centrepiece of this exhibition (12 October 2018–6 January 2019) will be the artist's Specimen Series, which explores details of Suh’s domestic existence such as light switches, door handles, electric panels and appliances taken from his living spaces and recreated in fabric. Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee -
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Exhibition
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24 August 2018
Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room – Hymn of Life goes on permanent display as part of Henie Onstad’s 50th anniversary celebrations
A permanent installation (from 23 August 2018) of Yayoi Kusama's 2015 work Infinity Mirrored Room – Hymn of Life at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Norway. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Norway -
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Exhibition
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13 August 2018
Now extended – Conrad Shawcross: MATRIX 179 at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
The exhibition (21 June–21 October 2018) celebrates the premiere of Shawcross’ sculpture Monolith (Optic), 2016, on Main Street in front of the Wadsworth Atheneum. The accompanying exhibition will feature additional sculptures, models and a slow-moving light machine. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut -
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Publication
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7 August 2018
A new online publication accompanies Adriana Varejão’s exhibition at Victoria Miro Venice
The publication includes an interview with the artist and installation views of the exhibition. -
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Gallery Exhibition
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31 July 2018
Upcoming exhibitions at Victoria Miro
The gallery's autumn programme includes exhibitions by Yayoi Kusama, Conrad Shawcross and Francesca Woodman. -
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News
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31 July 2018
Read our online publication for Conrad Shawcross: Optic Labyrinth (Arrangement I)
A new publication on the occasion of Frieze Sculpture 2018, featuring an interview with the artist, images and a film of the work on view in Regent's Park. -
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Channel
31 July 2018
Adriana Varejão
On the occasion of her solo exhibition at Victoria Miro Venice, the renowned Brazilian artist discusses the ideas behind and links between the works and their powerful resonances with the city of Venice. -
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Channel
19 July 2018
Conrad Shawcross, Optic Labyrinth (Arrangement I), 2018
For Frieze Sculpture 2018, selected by Clare Lilley, Director of Programme, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Conrad Shawcross has created a new work, titled Optic Labyrinth (Arrangement I), 2018. Taking the form of a simple immersive maze, the work engages with the sun and its shifting position throughout the day and the seasons, focusing specifically on how people navigate and orientate themselves both emotionally and physically in relation to its rise and fall. -
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Preview
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9 July 2018
Deborah Levy reflects on the work of Francesca Woodman in the summer issue of Tate Etc
'I think about Francesca Woodman’s inspiring images every time I write a female character and begin to embody her (make her present) in the world of my fiction.' Deborah Levy, Tate Etc -
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Exhibition
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7 July 2018
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors opens at The Cleveland Museum of Art
Focusing on the evolution of her immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms, the most significant North American tour of Kusama’s work in nearly two decades continues at The Cleveland Art Museum (7 July – 30 September 2018). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio -
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Publication
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5 July 2018
A new online publication accompanies the exhibition Alex Hartley: The Houses
The publication accompanies a new body of work inspired by some of the most iconic modernist domestic buildings of the twentieth century. It includes an interview with the artist and selected images from his book LA Climbs: Alternative Uses for Architecture in addition to images and installation views from the exhibition at Victoria Miro Mayfair. -
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Exhibition
Posted
4 July 2018
Frieze Sculpture 2018 is now open, featuring a new work by Conrad Shawcross
Selected by Clare Lilley, Director of Programme, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Frieze Sculpture (4 July–7 October 2018) features works by 25 contemporary and modern artists in Regent's Park. Regent's Park, London -
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Exhibition
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1 July 2018
Rockaway! 2018: Narcissus Garden by Yayoi Kusama
MoMA PS1 presents Yayoi Kusama’s site-specific installation of Narcissus Garden as the third iteration of Rockaway! (1 July–3 September 2018), a free public art festival presented with Rockaway Artists Alliance, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, and Bloomberg Philanthropies in the Gateway National Recreation Area at Fort Tilden. Gateway National Recreation Area, Fort Tilden, Far Rockaway, New York -
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News story
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29 June 2018
Read our Sarah Sze: Afterimage online publication
We are delighted to announce a new publication for the exhibition Sarah Sze: Afterimage, featuring a text by the artist and an essay by Jarrett Earnest. -
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Review
Posted
28 June 2018
Time Out reviews Sarah Sze: Afterimage
★★★★ 'Afterimages are the ghostly pictures that float in front of a person’s eyes after they’ve stopped looking at the actual thing. The artworks in Sarah Sze’s exhibition of the same name are made up of not just one lingering image, but hundreds of them.' Rosemary Waugh, Time Out London -
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Preview
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28 June 2018
ArtReview selects Alex Hartley: The Houses in its guide to Mayfair Art Weekend
'The effect is luminous but disturbing, emphasising the unattainable distance of these places even as the works seek to capture and present them for the gallery goer.' ArtReview -
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Exhibition
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27 June 2018
A major work by Doug Aitken inaugurates the new Copenhagen Contemporary
The opening programme (29 June–30 December 2018) includes Aitken's installation Song 1, 2012/2015. Copenhagen Contemporary, Denmark -
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Exhibition
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22 June 2018
Work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Isaac Julien and Grayson Perry features in Michael Jackson: On the Wall
The exhibition (28 June–21 October 2018) explores the influence of Michael Jackson on some of the leading names in contemporary art. National Portrait Gallery, London -
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Interview
Posted
20 June 2018
Wangechi Mutu talks to T Magazine as part of its series The Story of a Thing
The artist explains how a sculptural piece of furniture made by a friend has altered her home and influenced her work. Emily Spivack, T Magazine -
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Exhibition
Posted
19 June 2018
Wangechi Mutu and Barnaby Furnas feature in Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century, at the Frist Art Museum
The exhibition (22 June – 16 September 2018) features works that induce feelings of disturbance, mystery, and expansiveness through the portrayal of forces shaping and hastening social transformation in ways that are increasingly difficult to predict. Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee -
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Interview
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17 June 2018
The Observer interviews Sarah Sze
'I don’t do Twitter or Instagram or Facebook. I feel like there’s enough information in my head already.' Killian Fox, The Observer -
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Exhibition
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16 June 2018
Stephen Willats and Grayson Perry feature in Do I Have to Draw You a Picture? at Heong Gallery, Cambridge
The exhibition (16 June–7 October 2018) engages with themes of communication, breakdown of communication, and isolation. Heong Gallery, Downing College, University of Cambridge -
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Review
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14 June 2018
Nick Compton writes about Sarah Sze: Afterimage in Wallpaper*
'This is a kind of cubism of the age of information overload, getting to the contemporary splintering, the attempt to contextualise and edit the daily rush of digital and IRL information.' Wallpaper* Nick Compton -
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Exhibition
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12 June 2018
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018, coordinated by Grayson Perry
The exhibition (12 June–19 August 2018) also features work by Chantal Joffe, Isaac Julien, Idris Khan, Tal R and Conrad Shawcross. Royal Academy of Arts, London -
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Gallery Event
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12 June 2018
Artist talk: Alex Hartley
Join Alex Hartley on Saturday 30 June at 1pm for an informal tour of his exhibition, The Houses, at Victoria Miro Mayfair. Victoria Miro Mayfair -
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Exhibition
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11 June 2018
Final weeks – NS Harsha at Glynn Vivian, Swansea
The artist's largest solo UK exhibition to date (7 July–9 September 2018) takes place in several spaces across the Glynn Vivian and includes three core works – a new installation Feel Free to Feed Each Other, the UK premiere of Reclaiming the Inner Space, and the seminal earlier work Stargazers. Glynn Vivian, Swansea -
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Channel
11 June 2018
Sarah Sze: Afterimage
‘You’re having this filmic way of reading images as they move, and you move, through space.’ In this film, the artist discusses the site-specific works in her new exhibition at Victoria Miro. -
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Exhibition
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6 June 2018
Doug Aitken’s migration (empire) goes on display at Weatherspoon Art Museum
Aitken's video serves as the catalyst for a concurrent exhibition (9 June–30 September 2018) of artworks drawn from the museum’s collection. Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro -
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Preview
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3 June 2018
Louise Benson writes about Chantal Joffe’s Herb at Sixteen as part of Elephant’s Contemporary Classics series
'Here is the compassionate honesty that characterizes Joffe’s mark-making, full with the psychological undercurrents to be found when looking…' Elephant Louisa Benson -
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Interview
Posted
3 June 2018
Grayson Perry talks to the Observer about coordinating the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
'Colour and fun, colour and fun. I’m trying to get everything to zing off each other.' Miranda Sawyer, The Observer -
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Preview
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30 May 2018
Wallpaper* writes about Do Ho Suh in Venice
'Do Ho Suh, is a perfect complement to ‘Freespace’, the theme of the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.' Corinna Dean, Wallpaper* -
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Exhibition
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30 May 2018
Stan Douglas in Resist! The 1960s protests, photography and visual legacy at BOZAR, Brussels
The exhibition (27 June–26 August 2018) brings together works by seminal figures from the photographic and photojournalistic world, alongside rare archive images. BOZAR, Brussels -
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Exhibition
Posted
29 May 2018
Do Ho Suh: Passage/s, now open at Towada Art Center
An exhibition (2 June – 14 October 2018) featuring an installation Suh's Hub works, along with the video My Home/s, 2014-2016. Towada Art Center, Aomori, Japan -
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News story
Posted
29 May 2018
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta public opening 2018
Set in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay’s unique garden and life's work. This year's annual public opening takes place between June and September 2018. Stonypath, Dunsyre -
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Review
Posted
29 May 2018
Rachel Spence reviews Chantal Joffe: Personal Feeling Is The Main Thing in the Financial Times
'This is motherhood uncut. Tough, inelegant, utterly devoted, yet also transient in its evolution towards a shift in power.' Rachel Spence, The Financial Times -
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Exhibition
Posted
25 May 2018
Alice Neel in Animals & Us at Turner Contemporary
The exhibition (25 May–30 September 2018) explores artists’ reflections on the relationship between humans and other animals. Turner Contemporary, Margate -
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Review
Posted
25 May 2018
Jackie Wullschlager reviews Life in Motion: Egon Schiele/Francesca Woodman in the Financial Times
'There is melancholy here but also terrific, surrealist playfulness.' Jackie Wullschlager, The Financial Times -
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Review
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24 May 2018
Nancy Durrant reviews Life in Motion: Egon Schiele/Francesca Woodman at Tate Liverpool
★★★★ 'Both were technically brilliant — Schiele a superlative draughtsman, Woodman a tireless experimenter, playing with exposure times to capture extended moments.' Nancy Durrant, The Times -
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Exhibition
Posted
24 May 2018
Ian Hamilton Finlay in Machines à Penser at Fondazione Prada, Venice
The exhibition (26 May–25 November 2018) explores the correlation between conditions of exile, escape and retreat and physical or mental places which favour reflection, thought and intellectual production. Fondazione Prada, Venice -
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Exhibition
Posted
24 May 2018
Isaac Julien in Höhenrausch 2018
Water is the theme of Höhenrausch 2018 (24 May–14 October 2018), which features work by more than 40 international artists, including The Leopard (Western Untion: Small Boats), 2007, by Isaac Julien. Linz, Austria -
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Interview
Posted
23 May 2018
Sue Hubbard writes about Chantal Joffe in The London Magazine
'She not so much produces portraits, in the sense of a photographic likeness, but investigations – a sense of what it is like to inhabit the subject’s skin.' The London Magazine Sue Hubbard
In the News
News
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10 September 2018
