Lygia Clark: Organic Planes, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Brazilian artist Lygia Clark was renowned for breaking the space between the artwork and the viewer. This exhibition focuses on one of her small-scale abstract works from the 1960s, contextualised by a series of collages made in 1957. Clark’s work has become a reference point for artists pushing the limits of sculpture today. This show illustrates why.
Until 4 January 2015, www.henry-
Constable, V&A, London
This bumper show explores the hidden stories of how John Constable created some of his most loved and well-known paintings. Of particular interest is his open-air sketches in oils, often produced on fragments of canvas, millboard or home-made paper.
Until 11 January 2015, www.vam.ac.uk
Vicken Parsons, New Art Centre, Salisbury
This superb show features a large-scale drawing that spans the entire glass façade of the award-winning Roche Court gallery. Also included are Parsons’ paintings of interiors and landscapes, rendered on a small scale in characteristic muted colours on thick wooden board and glass.
Until 2 November 2014, sculpture.uk.
Edwin Burdis, Primary, Nottingham
Edwin Burdis creates complex projects that often encompass a wide range of media, including sculpture, painting, performance, video and music, to produce what he has described as ‘operas’. His strikingly surreal imagery and rich sound vocabulary combine to exhilarating effect.
Until 1 November 2014, www.
Andy Black, Crescent Arts, Scarborough
With this exhibition of drawings things are not necessarily what they first seem. Black explores plant-like organisms that are seemingly disciplined by geometry. Rock-like formations and other motifs hint at architectural landmarks, strangely subdued with an eerie stillness. Ultimately they serve to evoke distinct feelings of dislocation and timelessness.
Until 1 November 2014, www.
Selections chosen by Jack Hutchinson
