Graham MacIndoe, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s Scottish National Portrait Gallery is host to Scottish photographer Graham MacIndoe‘s graphic and unflinching self-portraits. Entitled Coming Clean, the images document his addiction to heroin; several years after beating his addiction, MacIndoe rediscovered the work and they are on show here for the first time.
Until 5 November 2017. www.nationalgalleries.org
Rachel Kneebone, V&A, London
London-based artist Rachel Kneebone‘s monumental work 339 Days (2012-13) features intensely detailed figurative scenes constructed from porcelain tiles. Here it is presented in an intriguing setting – installed in the V&A’s Gallery 50a, it is placed amongst the 14th and 15th century masterpieces from the gallery’s permanent collection.
Until 14 January 2018. www.vam.ac.uk
Dr Lakra, Kate MacGarry, London
This exhibition by Mexican artist Dr Lakra features bronze sculptures and wall-mounted totems interspersed with large, black and white cutouts. There’s a lot of references to take on board, with the sculptures featuring amalgamations of religious ephemera, figures from pop culture, antique objects and erotica.
Until 27 May 2017. www.katemacgarry.com
What Is This Place?, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn
A group show exploring concepts of improvisation, with the works on show produced using marks made with speed and spontaneity. The quick execution is designed to capture changing thoughts and ideas, the paintings documenting the contemporary social and political landscape as well as everyday activity such as repeat visits to particular locations. Artists include: Samuel Bassett, Romi Behrens, Gordon Dalton, Freya Douglas-Morris, Danny Fox, Ben Sanderson, Corinna Spencer, and Lucy Stein.
Until 15 July 2017. www.newlynartgallery.co.uk
Oliver Beer, Ikon, Birmingham
British artist Oliver Beer‘s work utilises film and sculpture, with a strong emphasis on sound. The focal point of this show is a new work, Reanimation (I Wan’na be Like You), which is a ‘reanimation’ of a scene from Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book. The project involved 2,500 Birmingham children, from early years to 13, each drawing a single film still presented in order of the children’s ages, so that the animation becomes increasingly ‘grown up’.
Until 4 June 2017. www.ikon-gallery.org
Images:
1. Graham MacIndoe, Untitled, from the series Coming Clean, negative: 2004-2010; printed 2015. Photograph, inkjet prints, 9 x 12 in. Collection: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, purchased 2015. Photo: © Graham MacIndoe
2. Rachel Kneebone, 339 Days. Photo: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
3. Dr Lakra, Untitled, 2017, bronze, 50 x 9 x 6 cm. Courtesy: Kate MacGarry
4. Ben Sanderson, Lady Latitude. Courtesy: Newlyn Art Gallery
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