Nostalgic for the Future, Lisson Gallery, London
In advance of its 50th anniversary in 2017, the Lisson Gallery is staging what it describes as a retro-futuristic survey of historical and contemporary British sculpture and installation. A wide range of artists, past and present, are featured including Anish Kapoor, John Latham, Richard Long, Haroon Mirza, Julian Opie and Richard Wentworth.
Until 11 January, www.lissongallery.com
Out of Doors, Supplement, London
Supplement’s new exhibition is a beautifully crafted show that features the work of three female artists – Sue Tompkins, Laura Aldridge and Hayley Tompkins. Painting and performances are featured in this subtly effective show, with delicate ceramic pieces by Aldridge being particularly intriguing.
Until 8 December, www.supplementgallery.co.uk
Marking Language, The Drawing Room, London
This collaborative project between the Drawing Room, London and The Drawing Center, New York, presents parallel exhibitions that explore the relationship between linguistic communication and drawing in recent art. The selected artists, including Annabel Daou, Matias Faldbakken, and Karl Holmqvist, take language and the written word as the subject of the work itself, rather than to influence the interpretation of an accompanying image.
Until 14 December, drawingroom.org.uk
Art School, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
As art education faces an increasingly uncertain future, this exhibition explores the remnants of past creative potential. Paul Winstanley spent two summers documenting empty art colleges, creating a new series of paintings that suggest a haunting emptiness that act as a warning for what might come. The visual language approaches abstraction, yet the paintings never lose sight of their social and political content.
Until 7 January 2014, www.kerlin.ie
Sara Barker And Ryder Architecture, BALTIC, Gateshead
Working with a combination of painting, welding and jewellery-making techniques, Sara Barker draws out unexpected properties in material with a sculptural fluidity and lightness. For this superb site-specific collaborative commission, Barker has utilised the expertise of local firm Ryder Architecture to produce an ambitious new sculptural work for BALTIC’s remodelled Level 2 gallery.
Until 2 March 2014, www.balticmill.com
Selections chosen by Jack Hutchinson
