The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in London in late May
Paper rains down, sculpture, landscapes, auras, nature and marble.
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Hector Campbell’s Top 5 For London Gallery Weekend
London Gallery Weekend kicks off this Friday, May 13th, with hundreds of special events and exhibitions taking place across London. To help you navigate we asked Hector Campbell, writer, curator and author of the weekly emerging art newsletter ‘The Shock of the Now’, to select his top choices from London’s selection of small to mid-size galleries.
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in Mayfair in May
Five exhibitions all within walking distance of each other.
Taking Sickert Seriously
Who was the greatest British painter of the 20th century? Plenty, I suppose would make a case for David Hockney, Lucien Freud, Howard Hodgkin and Stanley Spencer. I’d rank Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious, Ben Nicholson, Patrick Caulfield and Frank Auerbach higher, but I suspect few would share my view. Perhaps that leaves the most plausible candidates as Francis Bacon, Bridget Riley and Walter Sickert – and Sickert (1860-1942) gets by far the least attention these days.
The Top 5 Collateral Exhibitions to see in Venice
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic picks his favourite exhibitions to see in wider Venice to supplement his top 5 pavilions at the Venice Biennale… Read More
A Journey through the Vast Wondrousness of The Milk of Dreams, The 59th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale’s central exhibition, The Milk of Dreams, is a curatorial feat of strength. It delicately weaves poignant historical and timely contemporary narratives across two locations, the Central Pavilion of the Giardini and the Arsenale.
Transported
It’s pretty easy to get between Thomas Dane’s two galleries on Duke Street – where you can currently see two shows linked by the unusual topic of transporting art.
Dreams v Reality at the Venice Biennale 2022
Cecilia Alemani, Curator of the central exhibition of the 59th Biennale di Venezia, poses the question ‘How does one imagine a future… Read More
The Top 5 Pavilions and Exhibitions to see at the Venice Biennale
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic picks his favourite exhibitions to see at the Venice Biennale – each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you
7 Artists you have to see at London Art Fair 2022
London Art Fair returns this year sees over 100 galleries from around the world, with the usual mixed bag of art. So to help you navigate here are seven artists you have to see.
Review: Sheila Hicks – Off Grid at Hepworth Wakefield
Mounds of colour and pocket sculpture.
What to see at the London Art Fair
The first post-pandemic edition of the London Art Fair is set in April (20th-24th) rather than the usual January, the mix is as before: plenty of bad or predictable material mixed in with enough good stuff to make for an interesting visit.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in South London
Dementia, shop closure, jazz, scratching and anxiety.
Damien Hirst: Natural History.
Back in 1991, when Damien Hirst began showing his Natural History works, the Daily Star ran the headline “£50,000 for fish without chips”.
Creative Cities: Bath
From Ancient Rome to Regency Bridgerton via Frankenstein, Dylan and Hodgkin
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Amy: Beyond the Stage
Videos, photographs, clothing, and her own guitars line the walls of an Amy Winehouse retrospective at the Design Museum, entitled… Read More
Love Infinity: New film documenting Key Figures of London’s Contemporary Art Scene, directed by Oscar winner Tim Yip
An epic new art documentary directed by Tim Yip with creative producers Meihui Liu and Maryam Eisler was premiered at… Read More
Pioneering South Korean artist Ha Chong-Hyun on show at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice
Istituzione Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa to host a solo show of South Korean artist Ha Chong-Hyun (b. 1935, Sancheong). Presented by Kukje Art and Culture Foundation.
Better Photographs?
Like almost everyone, I guess, I take lots of photos with my phone without worrying too much about how I do so. Might I benefit from a book of photographic instruction? David Yarrow, known for his stunning black and white wildlife shots, has just published ‘How I Make Photographs’*, so here was a chance.
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in late March
Five exhibitions to catch across London, all closing soon.
The Other Art Fair Top 10
Since Ryan Stanier launched The Other Art Fair (TOAF) in 2011 as the first fair to represent independent artists, it… Read More
Kyosai: The Israel Goldman Collection at the Royal Academy of Arts
I must admit that before I visited the Kawanabe Kyosai exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, I wasn’t familiar with his work, and expected to see something in the vein of the revered Japanese artist Hokusai. Kyosai is considered to be a close successor of Hokusai, however, the exhibition felt more like looking at the work of an illustrator and satirist than a fine artist.
“Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945 -1965” Barbican Art Gallery – The Procession of Catharsis
“Postwar Modern” collects not only some of the most impactful artwork produced following the Second World War, but draws crucial focus to the impact that trauma can have on the subjectivity of the artist.
WITHOUT A DOUBT: Ed Clark at Hauser & Wirth
If you look closely, a strand of hair, an eyelash, and bristles of a paintbrush are all materials found in… Read More