Huma Bhabha, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
This show by Pakistan-born, US-based artist Huma Bhabha features three new carved cork sculptures, large-scale drawings with collage on photographs, and a new clay and mixed-media sculpture. It acts as a broad-ranging exploration of different histories, continents and popular cultures. Some of the works have a slightly unnerving feel to them, hinting at various narratives without explicitly revealing too much.
Until 28 January 2017. www.stephenfriedman.com
Rose Wylie, David Zwirner, London
This solo show from 2014 John Moores Painting Prize winner Rose Wylie features a number of recent paintings, including the large-scale Black Painting; Horse, Bird, Cat, from which the exhibition takes its title. Perhaps of more intrigue is a selection of framed smaller drawings that explore Wylie’s approach to drawing influences from numerous sources including film, fashion photography, literature and mythology.
Until 7 January 2017. www.davidzwirner.com
Monica Bonvicini, Baltic, Gateshead
Italian artist Monica Bonvicini first came to prominence in the mid 1990s, winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 1999. This major survey explores her multidisciplinary practice, taking in sculpture, installation, video, photography, text and performance. Works on show include the intensely overpowering, Light me Black (2009), made using 144 fluorescent lights, while also on show are a selection of Bonvicini’s drawings.
Until 26 February 2017. www.balticmill.com
Auto Agents, Bluecoat, Liverpool
This exhibition of work by artists from the recently relocated The Royal Standard studios in Liverpool is curated by the AaA collective, a group of five people with learning disabilities. It includes an interactive artwork by James Harper that sees audiences controlling a sculpture through various independent mechanisms, as well as a limited edition book designed by Mark Simmonds. The works raise questions around the idea of independence and making your own decisions – something many people with learning disabilities are faced with.
Until 15 January 2017. www.thebluecoat.org.uk
William Kentridge and Vivienne Koorland, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
South African artists William Kentridge and Vivienne Koorland first met at university in the mid 1970s. They have remained friends ever since, with this show documenting their careers over a 40-year period. Kentridge is known for his animated films featuring often beguiling imagery drawn and redrawn in charcoal, pastel and paint. Koorland on the other hand makes huge paintings from found and original imagery and text.
Until 19 February 2017. www.fruitmarket.co.uk
Images:
1. Huma Bhabha, Untitled, 2016
2. Rose Wylie, Skipping, Skipping, Jump Twice, 2016
3. Monica Bonvicini, Light me Black (2009), installation view, Baltic, Gateshead
4. William Kentridge, installation view, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
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