Rachel Whiteread, Tate Britain, London
Charting Rachel Whiteread’s career over the last three decades, this is the most substantial survey of her work to date. Known for her signature casting technique, the exhibition includes early sculptures shown in her first solo show in 1988, documentation of public commissions such as Whiteread’s Turner Prize winning work House, as well as a major work from 2003 cast from the room at BBC’s headquarters which is said to have been the inspiration for Room 101 in Orwell’s novel 1984. Outside the gallery, a new concrete sculpture Chicken Shed has been installed for the duration of the exhibition.
Until 21 January www.tate.org.uk
Bernard Piffaretti, Kate MacGarry, London
Since 1986 Paris based artist Bernard Piffaretti has committed his practice to the ‘duplication method’ – abstract paintings that appear to be two identical halves split through a vertical axis. However, on closer inspection variables start to become apparent – different brush strokes, drips of paint and weight of hue. This show charts Piffaretti’s practice over the last three decades.
Until 21 October www.katemacgarry.com
Käthe Kollwitz, Ikon, Birmingham
One of the leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Käthe Kollwitz was notable for her drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Her mastery of graphic art quickly established her reputation in Germany, then further afield as her influence spread internationally after the first world war. This show focuses on her self-portraits and portraits of working women.
Until 26 November www.ikon-gallery.org
Another Time, Turner Contemporary, Margate
This installation by Antony Gormley is part of his work Another Time, a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures installed in locations around the world. A figure has been positioned on Fulsam Rock on the Margate foreshore, visible at low tide from Turner Contemporary’s first floor balcony and from the shoreline behind the gallery. Two sculptures from the series are also sited in Folkestone as part of Double Edge, Folkestone Triennial 2017.
Until 5 November www.turnercontemporary.org
Alexander Missen, Francesca Maffeo Gallery, Leigh-on-Sea
British photographer Alexander Missen’s exhibition at Francesca Maffeo Gallery features over seventy images from his travels across the US. The show offers an examination of cultural symbolism and how the motifs we associate with America have affected the reality of place and people. In addition Missen will be showing his new project ‘Common Futures’, a series of images looking at why we deem some designs and imagery to be enduringly futuristic.
Until 28 October www.francescamaffeogallery.com
Images:
1. Rachel Whiteread, Chicken Shed, 2017. Courtesy: the artist © Rachel Whiteread; Photo: Tate photography
2. Bernard Piffaretti, Untitled, 2013. Courtesy: Kate MacGarry
3. Käthe Kollwitz, Woman with Dead Child, soft ground etching, 1903. The Henry Barber Trust; © The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
4. Antony Gormley, Another Time, 2017. Photo: Stephen White
5. Alexander Missen, from the series Q&A. Copyright: Alexander Missen
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