Here are the 5 most popular posts on FAD magazine in 2023.
1 A townhouse at 195 Mare Street in Hackney is a bit of a local celebrity, it’s now even got its own Instagram.
A townhouse at 195 Mare Street in Hackney became a bit of a local celebrity it has its own Instagram and held multiple exhibitions ahead of a full restoration that began at the end of last year. However, once finished there will be a dedicated creative space. MORE
2 Tate Modern to present the UK’s largest ever Yoko One exhibition
We only posted this story in November and it’s our second most read story of 2023. The anticipation of Yoko’s new solo exhibition is sky-high and you can understand why an artist who has used her practice to advocate for Peace & Love, let’s hope it happens in 2024
YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND will celebrate Ono’s groundbreaking contributions to early conceptual and participatory art, music, and her passionate advocacy for world peace. Over seven decades, from the mid-1950s to today, the exhibition delves into her innovative work, spanning more than 200 pieces, including instruction-based art, installations, films, music, and photography. It will showcase her unique approach to language, art, and audience engagement, which remains relevant today.
The exhibition will reach its peak with “My Mommy Is Beautiful,” a participatory installation where visitors can attach photos of their mothers and share personal messages on a 15-meter-long wall of canvases. Ono’s art will extend beyond the gallery space, with interventions on Tate Modern’s building and landscape, including the powerful statement “PEACE is POWER” in multiple languages on gallery windows and the interactive “Wish Tree” inviting passers-by to contribute their wishes for peace at the entrance. MORE
3 Making Mischief the first exhibition in the UK dedicated to Folk Costume
An exhibition at Compton Verney comes in at number 3 which is great. If there’s one thing we took away from 2023, it is that some of the most interesting and creative museum exhibitions being put on in the UK now are outside of London so jump on the train and get visiting.
Making Mischief was the first exhibition in the UK dedicated to folk costume, in all its variety, it presented outfits made, customised and worn by people who participate in local, seasonal customs practised by diverse communities across the country – from the Notting Hill Carnival in London to the Festival of the Horse in Orkney. Curated by Simon Costin and Mellany Robinson, of the Museum of British Folklore and Professor Amy de la Haye, London College of Fashion, UAL, in association with Compton Verney. MORE
4 List of Vermeer paintings for Rijksmuseum exhibition revealed.
Probably one of the most anticipated exhibitions to open in 2023 and definitely one of the most successful was VERMEER at the Rijksmuseum. This post is actually from November 2022 but as the exhibition was in 2023 we decided to include it and it was the 4th most popular post in 2023 and also very popular in 2022. MORE
5 The SLG to open: Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest
Another post about an exhibition happening next year and our only non-museum exhibition. It’s an exhibition opening at South London Gallery on International Women’s Day on 8th March 2024.
Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest will bring together works by over 16 international artists and collectives who are using the camera to challenge and move beyond traditional modes of protest photography. This exhibition addresses different approaches to feminist practice which have emerged over the past decade, a period which is discussed as having generated a ‘fourth wave’ of feminism. The show explores the extent to which this relates to feminisms across different regions and begins to map common concerns including expanding intersectionality, transnational solidarity, and the use of social media and digital technology as a tool for activism.
This exhibition is a collaborative endeavour between the SLG and the Victoria and Albert Museum, (V&A) as part of the V&A Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project MORE
