International Programme
Current, upcoming and recent institutional exhibitions, commissions and artist projects
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Commission
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22 June 2017
The 2017 Terrace Wires commission by Conrad Shawcross is unveiled at St Pancras International
The Interpretation of Movement (a 9:8 in blue), 2017, is the artist's most ambitious mechanical work to date. St Pancras International, London -
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Exhibition
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21 June 2017
Isaac Julien in The Place is Here at South London Gallery
The exhibition (22 June - 10 September 2017) presents work by over twenty black artists and collectives working in 1980s Britain. South London Gallery -
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20 June 2017
Kara Walker at Deste Project Space
The project (20 June - 30 September 2017) transports Figa, the left hand of the sphinx-like monument of the A Subtlety installation from its “new world” location at the Domino Sugar Factory in New York to Greece, the birthplace of Western civilisation. Deste Project Space, Hydra, Greece -
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Exhibition
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15 June 2017
John Kørner: Altid Mange Problemer at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
The largest exhibition of the artist's work to date (18 June - 13 August 2017) features paintings from across his career and a new body of work including a site-specific installation. Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark -
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Exhibition
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15 June 2017
Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow at National Gallery Singapore
The first major survey of Kusama's work in Southeast Asia includes paintings, sculptures, videos and installations from the 1950s to the present (9 June - 3 September 2017). National Gallery Singapore -
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Exhibition
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11 June 2017
Maria Nepomuceno in Hello, City! at Daejeon Museum of Art
The artist's recent work Untitled, 2016, made of ropes, beads, ceramic and braided straw, is included in the exhibition (23 June - 9 October 2017). Daejeon, South Korea -
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Exhibition
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9 June 2017
Kara Walker in Blue Black, curated by Glenn Ligon
Inspired by his experience of the Pulitzer’s monumental Ellsworth Kelly wall sculpture, Blue Black, Ligon enlists the colors to pose timely and nuanced questions, touching upon notions of language, identity, and perception (9 June - 7 October 2017). Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St Louis, Missouri -
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Exhibition
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7 June 2017
Tal R: Academy of Tal R at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
The exhibition (20 May - 10 September 2017) is both an overview of his work from the past twenty years and a presentation of a series of new works. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark -
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Exhibition
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7 June 2017
Victoria Miro artists at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Works by Wangechi Mutu, Varda Caivano, Secundino Hernández, Isaac Julien and Conrad Shawcross are included in the 2017 RA Summer Exhibition (13 June - 20 August 2017). Royal Academy of Arts, London -
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Exhibition
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6 June 2017
Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!
Perry's exhibition (8 June - 10 September 2017) will tackle one of his central concerns: how contemporary art can best address a diverse cross section of society, confronting subjects that are universally human. Serpentine Galleries, London -
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Exhibition
Posted
5 June 2017
Conrad Shawcross creates a new work for the Barbican's major exhibition Into the Unknown: A Journey Through Science Fiction
A new commission by Shawcross uses light, movement and sound to create an installation that takes over The Pit theatre space (3 June - 1 September 2017). Barbican Centre, London -
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Exhibition
Posted
2 June 2017
Doug Aitken creates a new installation for ARoS Triennial
The Garden is a living artwork that embraces the dichotomy between the natural environment and a synthetic man-made experience (3 June - 30 July 2017). ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, Denmark -
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Exhibition
Posted
2 June 2017
Isaac Julien included in the Barbican's major exhibition Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction
Julien’s 2004 work Encore II (Radioactive) is among the contemporary artworks included in the Barbican's major exhibition. Barbican Centre, London -
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Exhibition
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2 June 2017
A new work by Sarah Sze in ARoS Triennial
Sze's work Hammock (For Rauschenberg), 2017 is featured in The Future (3 June - 30 July 2017). Aarhus, Denmark -
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Exhibition
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2 June 2017
Elmgreen & Dragset in ARoS Triennial
Work on display (3 June - 30 July 2017) by the duo includes Powerless Structures fig. 55 - Cruising Pavillion, 1998 / 2017. Aarhus, Denmark -
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Commission
Posted
1 June 2017
A new commission by Elmgreen & Dragset for Ekebergparken, Oslo
'Dilemma' is a newly commissioned work by Elmgreen & Dragset at Ekebergparken in Oslo – a public park collecting and commissioning permanent outdoor sculpture. Ekebergparken, Oslo -
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Exhibition
Posted
1 June 2017
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors continues its North American tour at Seattle Art Museum
This major exhibition (30 June - 10 September 2017) examines the artist’s seven-decade career and contextualizses the notion of infinite expansion and accumulation in her work, culminating in her visually stunning Infinity Mirror Rooms. Seattle Art Museum, Washington -
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Commission
Posted
1 June 2017
Conrad Shawcross announced as the artist for the 2017 Terrace Wires commission
The Interpretation of Movement (a 9:8 in blue), 2017, will be unveiled at St Pancras International station on the morning of Thursday 22 June 2017. St Pancras International, London -
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Exhibition
Posted
1 June 2017
Kara Walker at Baltimore Museum of Art
Salvation is a complex consideration of African American and female identity within the tragic history of American slavery. The work is on display (28 June 2017 - 18 March 2018) with And I Can’t Run by Hank Willis Thomas, in the Black Box Gallery. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland -
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Exhibition
Posted
25 May 2017
Doug Aitken: Electric Earth at The Modern, Fort Worth
The exhibition (28 May - 20 August) unfolds around the major moving-image installations that articulate Aitken’s central subject matters. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas -
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Exhibition
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12 May 2017
Isaac Julien featured in Diaspora Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2017
Julien’s single screen projection The Leopard and lightbox work Balustrade, both from the Western Union: Small Boats series, are currently included in the Diaspora Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia (until 26 November 2017). Palazzo Pisani S. Marina, Venice -
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Exhibition
Posted
12 May 2017
Njideka Akunyili Crosby in the Future Generation Art Prize, Palazzo Contarini Polignac, Venice
An official Collateral Event of the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the exhibition is presented by PinchukArtCentre and Victor Pinchuk Foundation, in the spectacular setting of the Palazzo Contarini Polignac. Palazzo Contarini Polignac, Venice -
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Exhibition
Posted
10 May 2017
Sarah Sze in Glasstress 2017, Venice
The exhibition (11 May - 26 November 2017) brings together leading contemporary artists to explore the creative possibilities of glass. Palazzo Franchetti, Venice -
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7 May 2017
Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic at the National Gallery
The exhibition (26 April - 28 August 2017) marks the first time the artist has worked in the medium of tapestry and will include a series of preparatory works on paper in an installation conceived by the artist for the Gallery's Sunley Room. National Gallery, London -
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Exhibition
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5 May 2017
Francesca Woodman in Room at Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre
The exhibition (6 May - 24 June 2017) reflects the multiple, often concurrent, meanings and functions of the room. It represents work produced from the 1970s to present day. Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry -
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Exhibition
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5 May 2017
Isaac Julien in Coming Out: Sexuality, Gender and Identity at Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery will mark 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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Exhibition
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5 May 2017
Francesca Woodman in Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s at Mumok, Vienna
The exhibition (6 May - 3 September 2017) features works by international artists, drawn from the the Sammlung Verbund collection. Mumok, Vienna -
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Exhibition
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3 May 2017
The Hayward Touring exhibition Elizabeth Price Curates… featuring Francesca Woodman at Glynn Vivian, Swansea
This exhibition (13 May - 28 Aug 2017) stages an ‘austere melodrama’, encompassing a vast repertoire of images of the reclining or recumbent body – in states of weariness, sleep, stupor, reverie, mourning, death and erotic transport or languor. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea -
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Exhibition
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2 May 2017
Alex Hartley to take part in the Yokohama Triennale 2017
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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Exhibition
Posted
2 May 2017
New and recent work by Wangechi Mutu coming to The Contemporary Austin
An upcoming solo exhibition (23 September 2017 - 14 January 2018) takes place at The Contemporary Austin's Jones Center and an outdoor installation of Water Woman, 2017, will be on display at the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, in Austin, TX. Austin, Texas -
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Exhibition
Posted
1 May 2017
Yayoi Kusama in From Nature to Sculpture, Villa Datris
Work by Yayoi Kusama is among that of 65 international artists featured in this exhibition (26 May - 1 November 2017). L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France -
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Exhibition
Posted
1 May 2017
Chantal Joffe in Hope and Hazard: A Comedy of Eros, curated by Eric Fischl, at Hall Art Foundation
In this fresh and provocative show (6 May – 26 November 2017), Fischl illustrates the absurd extremes associated with romantic and sexual love. Desire, passion, vulnerability, disappointment, pleasure and torment are expressed as a Greek or Shakespearian comedy – epic and tragic, hopeful and hazardous. Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vermont -
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Exhibition
Posted
30 April 2017
Grayson Perry in Ways of Seeing, coming to Arter Space for Art, Istanbul
Taking its cue from Ways of Seeing, John Berger's 1972 critical text on visual culture, this exhibition (2 June - 13 August 2017) explores the various formalistic strategies that artists employ to re-configure our perception of the world. Arter Space for Art, Istanbul -
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Exhibition
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28 April 2017
Isaac Julien in The Restless Earth, Triennale di Milano
Julien's Western Unions: Small Boats, 2007, is included in The Restless Earth (28 April - 20 August 2017), which borrows its title from a collection of poems by Édouard Glissant, a Caribbean writer who probed the question of how different cultures can coexist. Palazzo della Triennale, Milan -
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Exhibition
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15 April 2017
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors begins its tour of five cities across the US and Canada
A major Yayoi Kusama exhibition, focusing on the evolution of her immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms, begins its North American tour at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (23 February - 14 May 2017). Hirshhorn Museum and tour -
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Exhibition
Posted
15 April 2017
NS Harsha: Charming Journey at Mori Art Museum
This mid-career retrospective (4 February - 11 June 2017) encompasses Harsha's major works and explores themes running through his practice. Mori Art Museum, Tokyo -
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Exhibition
Posted
15 April 2017
Maria Nepomuceno at Stavanger Art Museum
The first presentation (17 March - 28 May 2017) of Nepomuceno's works in Norway. Stavanger Art Museum, Norway -
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Exhibition
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15 April 2017
Conrad Shawcross and Jules de Balincourt in The Universe and Art at ArtScience Museum Singapore
The exhibition (1 April - 30 July 2017) is an artistic voyage through the cosmos, exploring where we came from and where we are going. ArtScience Museum, Singapore -
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Exhibition
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15 April 2017
Conrad Shawcross in Socle du Monde Biennale 2017
Shawcross presents an iteration of 'The Ada Project' as part of the Danish biennial (21 April - 27 August 2017). Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark -
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Exhibition
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14 April 2017
Sarah Sze: Timekeeper at Copenhagen Contemporary
The installation (10 March - September 3 2017) explores the origin of the moving image, and mirrors the endless flow of information that overwhelms us every day. Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark -
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6 April 2017
The Clearing by Alex Hartley and Tom James at Compton Verney
The Clearing is a vision of the future in the grounds of Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park (18 March - 17 December 2017). Read about the project and sign up for workshops. Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park, Warwickshire -
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Exhibition
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3 April 2017
David Harrison: Photographs at Tramps
A series of photographic works featuring outdoor sculptures by the artist set in the Cornish landscape (7 April - 27 May 2017). Tramps, London -
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Exhibition
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2 April 2017
Grayson Perry, Chantal Joffe and Varda Caivano create new work for Drawing Biennial 2017
Auction now live. A snapshot of contemporary drawing practices, the exhibition (2 March - 26 April 2017) includes more than 200 new and recent works on paper by leading international artists of different generations. Drawing Room, London -
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Exhibition
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29 March 2017
NS Harsha selected as one of the first 21 artists for the 21st Biennale of Sydney, 2018
The 21st Biennale of Sydney will be presented over twelve weeks from 16 March until 11 June 2018 (Preview 13-15 March 2018). -
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Exhibition
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23 March 2017
Ian Hamilton Finlay in Concrete Poetry: Words and Sounds in Graphic Space at Getty Research Institute
The exhibition (28 March - 30 July 2017) focuses on the visual, verbal, and sonic experiments of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles -
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21 March 2017
Tal R in Luther and the Avantgarde
An exhibition (19 May - 17 September 2017) of international contemporary art exploring the spiritual figure of Luther and inspiring ideas of the Reformation. Wittenberg, Germany -
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15 March 2017
Chantal Joffe donates work to the Jerwood Collection
The two paintings go on show as part of Look Back Now: Jerwood Gallery is 5 (15 March - 21 May 2017). Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, East Sussex -
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Exhibition
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13 March 2017
Last chance to see Idris Khan at The Whitworth
A solo exhibition (14 October 2016 - 19 March 2017), the artist's second at the Whitworth, features a monumental wall drawing created specially for the gallery space. The Whitworth, Manchester -
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13 March 2017
Conrad Shawcross, Idris Khan and Grayson Perry create work for The Cure Parkinson's Trust
An exhibition (13 - 15 March 2017) devised by Artwise in partnership with Bonhams and supported by the David Ross Foundation to raise awareness and funds for The Cure Parkinson's Trust. Bonhams, London -
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12 March 2017
Last chance to see Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel at Moderna Museet Malmö
An exhibition (5 November 2016 - 19 March 2017) of some hundred works by the American photographer, with a selection from the various series and themes she explored. Moderna Museet Malmö, Sweden -
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Exhibition
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11 March 2017
Grayson Perry tapestries go on display at Banbury Museum
The tapestries, recently acquired by the Crafts Council, begin their two-year national tour at Banbury Museum (11 March - 13 May 2017). Banbury Museum, Oxfordshire -
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Exhibition
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10 March 2017
Alex Hartley in Transparency at Walker Art Gallery
The exhibition (24 March - 18 June 2017) shows how artists in the past and present have used transparent materials, forms and ideas about transparency to explore how we see and experience the world. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool -
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10 March 2017
Njideka Akunyili Crosby in African-Print Fashion Now! at Fowler Museum
The exhibition (26 March - 30 July 2017) introduces visitors to a dynamic and diverse African dress tradition and the increasingly interconnected fashion worlds that it inhabits. Fowler Museum at UCLA, California -
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9 March 2017
Elmgreen & Dragset in The Beguiling Siren is Thy Crest at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw opens its new premises with a group exhibition (25 March - 18 June 2017) delving into the cultural connotations of the mythological siren. Warsaw, Poland -
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9 March 2017
Yayoi Kusama included in Love: Contemporary Art Meets Amour at La Permanente, Milan
Relating to the theme of love, the exhibition (17 March - 23 July 2017) features works by Kusama, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana and others. Milan, Italy -
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9 March 2017
Grayson Perry and Ian Hamilton Finlay in Creating the Countryside at Compton Verney
The exhibition (18 March - 18 June 2017) brings together works by Old Masters and contemporary artists to examine our relationship with the countryside. Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park, Warwickshire -
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1 March 2017
Alice Neel: Painter of Modern Life at Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles
Conceived by Jeremy Lewison, the exhibition (4 March - 17 September 2017) presents more than seventy paintings. Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles, France -
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1 March 2017
Doug Aitken participates in Desert X
On display until 30 April 2017, Mirage presents a continually changing encounter in which subject and object, inside and outside are in constant flux. Desert Palisades / Tuscany Heights, Palm Springs, California -
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28 February 2017
Francesca Woodman in Gravity & Grace at Aspen Art Museum
The exhibition (10 March - 11 June 2017) examines how objects can function as physical traces and intangible links between the visible and invisible. Aspen, Colorado -
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25 February 2017
Alice Neel featured in the Royal Academy's America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s
Neel's portrait of union organiser Pat Whalen is among iconic works in this once-in-a-generation show (25 February - 4 June 2017). Royal Academy of Arts, London
