October’s must-see exhibitions
Exhibition highlights featuring a-n members, including Maybelle Peters in Nottingham, early-career artists in Hull and Northern Irish craft.
Exhibition highlights featuring a-n members, including Maybelle Peters in Nottingham, early-career artists in Hull and Northern Irish craft.
Exhibition highlights featuring a-n members, including Kevin Hunt’s first solo show in Plymouth, plus care, repair and reuse at Somerset House.
London based artist Karl Bielik‘s paintings have been in numerous high profile exhibitions, including John Moores Painting Prize, RA Summer Show, and The Marmite Prize. He is a member of Contemporary British Painting and is the Founder and Director of […]
The £10,000 prize celebrates the pioneering work of the UK’s foremost artist filmmakers.
Exhibitions and events from a-n members, plus other major shows.
This week’s selection features exhibitions, talks and projects presented via online viewing rooms, social media and other online platforms, plus newly reopened physical spaces, including: Elizabeth Price’s new Artangel commission in London, Kathy MacCarthy’s mass forms at PEER, London, Stills: Centre for Photography reopening with the collaborative project Elementary Blueprint, plus a free webinar from the Visual Arts Alliance.
Liverpool-based Nigerian-German artist and a-n member has produced a digital painting When You Cry, I Cry in support of Black Lives Matter. Here she discusses the impact of the work and what needs to change in terms of support for Black and minority ethnic artists across the arts.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in Skipton, Liverpool, Bristol and Rye – all taken from our busy Events section featuring events and shows posted by a-n members.
A selection of exhibitions to catch over the festive period, including shows in Birmingham, London, Middlesbrough, Wakefield and Gateshead.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Antony Gormley’s iconic terracotta figures at Firstsite, Colchester, and Keith Coventry’s collage works at new London gallery Upstone Soho.
A selection of recommended shows, including: Lee Krasner at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, an immersive installation at the Royal Standard, Liverpool, plus British artist and filmmaker Lis Rhodes at Nottingham Contemporary.
With the a-n Degree Shows Guide 2019 published, over the next two months we’ll be providing a weekly pick of new degree shows, selected from our online listings. This week features final-year shows in London, Kingston, Glasgow and Liverpool.
More News In Brief: Film-maker Agnes Varda dies aged 90; Berlin’s Jewish Museum refuses Sackler Trust donations; research reveals increase in number of visitors to Liverpool Biennial.
The 58th Venice Biennale runs from 11 May to 24 November 2019. Here we pick out some national presentations you shouldn’t miss.
More News In Brief: Artist duo Hesselholdt and Mejlvang claim Danish museum failed to pay them; Moscow residents petition Garage Museum of Contemporary Art after it accepts sponsorship from property developer; Liverpool authorities stand by ‘insulting’ logo design competition.
Five a-n News writers based in Eastbourne, Leeds, London and Glasgow pick the top five UK exhibitions they’ve seen this year.
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: Martin Creed’s new solo exhibition at Hauser and Wirth, London; Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho’s new film commission at Tate Liverpool; and a retrospective of Margaret Tait’s films at GoMA, Glasgow.
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: Chila Kumari Singh Burman’s prints, sculptures and films, Alison Watt’s painting at Abbott Hall Gallery, Kendall, plus an exploration of fandom-related desire, consumption and production at London’s Transition Two gallery.
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: A selection of portraits curated by artist Leo Fitzmaurice at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Jesse Darling’s sculptures, drawings and objects in the latest in Tate Britain’s ongoing Art Now series of free exhibitions; and at Firstsite in Colchester, Raqs Media Collective’s exploration of the history of psychological disorders caused by conflict.
For the inaugural York Mediale festival, which presents work by artists who incorporate technology in their practices, female digital artists and activists Deep Lab tackle the ‘invisibility’ of refugees with a video work projected on York’s city walls. Laura Davidson reports.
In Brief: news briefing featuring national and international stories including: Cuban activists issue manifesto against artistic censorship; artist Simon McKeown joins UK advisory group helping to enhance equality and diversity; Liverpool Biennial appoints curator for 2020 edition.
The next day-long a-n Assembly events will see Dundee playing host in October to an exploration of ‘cultural outposts’ and the challenges and advantages these offer for artist-led practice, while November’s event in Cardiff will focus on resilience and sustainability.
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes: An exploration of how the head and face have been depicted in art at Graves Gallery, Sheffield, Lily Cole’s film Balls at the Foundling Museum, London, and Lucy Skaer at Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh.
The Bradford-born artist’s current exhibition ‘The Sun Never Sets’ at Huddersfield Art Gallery draws on his childhood memories of living in Bangladesh while also exploring the impact and legacy of colonialism. Fellow painter Narbi Price asks the questions.
This week’s selection of must see shows includes Mark Wallinger’s Eadweard Muybridge-influenced work at Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, plus Yves Klein’s painting, sculpture and large-scale installation at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock.