Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape
Joan Miró, ‘The Tilled Field’, 1923/4 – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York ©Successio Miró/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2011
Tate Modern, Bankside, Southwark/London Bridge, SE1 9TG
In his first major retrospective in the UK for over 50 years, The Ladder of Escape brilliantly captures not only the genius and beguiling abstract works of Joan Miró but expertly explores the artist’s ceaseless dedication and progression. Filled with wavering lines, personalised calligraphy and intricate symbolism, his vivid canvases and daring brush strokes are irresistibly captivating and even though blockbuster exhibitions are often hollow events, this is an experience you won’t want to miss. Until 11 September. www.tate.org.uk/modern
13 May 2011
Young British Art
The Hut Project, ‘Conceptual Beard’, 2011 – Courtesy of the artists and Limoncello, London
Limoncello, 15a Cremer St, Hoxton, E2 8HD
Held in a tiny space, tucked away in the depths of Hoxton, this group show is curated by artist Ryan Gander and exhibits over 30 artists who live and work in the UK. All works chosen for this show hold no overall theme but are all monochromatic black and white pieces, driving the viewers attention from the macrocosm of similarities to the microcosms of their thematic and structural differences. Among the artists showing their work are Ed Cotterill, Alice Browne, Max Hymes and The Hut Project. Until 4 June. www.limoncellogallery.co.uk
13 May 2011
Catlin Art Prize
Sculpture by Leah Capaldi, Courtesy the artist, Catlin Prize and the gallery
The Tramshed, 32 Rivington Street, Old Street, EC2A 3LX
Celebrating fresh and exciting works by talented artists who have just graduated the Catlin Art Prize finds itself in its fifth year and at a new venue. The Tramshed will be showcasing works by notable alumni such as Sarah Lederman and Brigitte Williams alongside this year’s shortlist: Leah Capaldi, Darren Harvey-Regan, Juliette Losq and Noemie Goudal whose delicate and beautifully composed photographs are quite simply stunning, making her a favourite for prize whose winner will be announced on May 18 at the gallery. A real springboard for talent, this is an absolutely unmissable chance to catch the greats of our generation before they official become the ‘greats’. 19 – 22 May. www.thetramshedevent.co.uk
13 May 2011
Practice for Everyday Life
The young Russian artists exhibiting at Calvert22 have created works which, unlike their predecessors’, are able to respond free and unfettered to ideas on the contemporary art scene, without fear of reprimand or consequence. It is interesting to assess how far the artists challenge the dominant ‘status quo’ in their works, or conversely, whether their pieces perpetuate universalised ideas about ‘mass’ culture through presenting artworks, which fail to critique normative ideas about the form and content of ‘art’.
13 May 2011
Theatre of the mind
The sunshine is crashing down, turning pale, jellyfish-faced Londoners into gleaming red lobsters. On such a beautiful weekend, the beginning, hopefully, of a beautiful summer, what you want is a long, torturous drive to a beach where you can sprawl on a blanket and drink Pimms until you pass elegantly unconscious. Around you the burbling voices of children laughing/screaming. The loose gossip of strangers floating on the sultry breeze. Your iPod is blaring this week’s pop revelation.
But maybe it could be blaring a piece of theatre?
11 May 2011
See this tonight: The Babies and Cheatahs at CAMP
17th March @ CAMP Basement, 70-74 City Road, Old Street, EC1Y 2B
If you’ve liked Woods or Vivian Girls over the last couple of years then The Babies UK tour is a must see. A band formed by members of the two groups with the simple mission to have ‘fuckloads of fun in small rooms’, they’ve been tearing up basements and bar rooms all over the US with songs as immediately catchy as ‘Break The Law’, garage pop rollick ‘Meet Me In City’ and ‘Run Me Over’ (all on their fantastic debut LP out last month on the Shrimper label). Tonight, they bring the same spirit to the roomier environs of CAMP. Go have fun. You know, a fuckload of it.
17 Mar 2011
Edwyn Collins at Idea Generation
Exploring personalities, disordered and otherwise, Erica Eyres uses prosthetics, humour and narrative to examine human behaviour through video and drawing. Her recent work interprets the distribution and imagery found in internationally distributed mass culture. ‘Pam’s Dream’ is based on the final episode of ‘Dallas’, featuring awkward, embarrassingly bad teenage actors, dressed in sketchy costumes, playing the main characters. As they recreate scenes on homemade sets the viewer is distanced from the gripping escapism of the original series. Drawings featured alongside the film engage with the disquieting and vulnerable side of her characters. Until 4 March. The Rokeby Gallery, 5-9 Hatton Wall, FARRINGDON, EC1N 8HX www.rokebygallery.com
Hobby, © Edwyn Collins 2010
14 Mar 2011
Host at Pertwee Anderson and Gold
Based in the heart of West Central London, the Pertwee Anderson and Gold inaugural exhibition is already drawing the gaze of the art world. Having only just opened its doors, Host predominantly features the intricate works of Kate MccGwire whose exploration of the human senses and the beauty of duality is truly compelling. The exhibition will also display works by American sculptor Nancy Fouts transforms the mundane into the incredible, and the esteemed British artist Alan Rankle, whose work often focuses on social and environmental issues. Until Mar 23 Pertwee, Anderson and Gold, 12 Bateman Street, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD, W1D 3AQ www.katemccgwire.com 0207 734 9283
Slick, 2010 © Kate MccGwire
14 Mar 2011
Horizon Hypnotique at The French Riviera
Recently opened by Samuel Levack and Jennifer Lewandowski, the French Riviera Gallery is intended to be an extension of the duo’s practice as artists. Having been interested in the idea of running a gallery for quite some time now, this venture is (according to the pair) about the act and aesthetics of collaboration. Born of a gradual progression from studio to shop to gallery and set to include a range of artists, Horizon Hypnotique grew from a testing ground for their friend‘s hypnotic dance film to a fully realised show.
Focusing thematically on escapism through dream and notions of imagination, this show will feature pieces from Kris Emmerson, Lucy Woodhouse and Beatriz Olabarrieta. Additional projects will include the solo performative artist Richard Parry and the fantastical cinematic productions of Tai Shani whilst the romanticism of Alex Ressel’s oeuvre completes the feeling of exhibition as art by tying in the romantic imagery conjured by the gallery’s very name. Until Mar 13. French Riviera, 309 Bethnal Green Road, BETHNAL GREEN, E2 6AH www.frenchriviera1988.com Open Friday – Sunday, 12 – 6pm 020 7729 8000
??Alex Ressel – Six Miles From Paternoster Square, 2010 © The artists, courtesy of French Riviera
14 Mar 2011
British Art Show 7 at The Hayward Gallery
Through sculpture, video, film, installations, performance and painting the seventh incarnation of British Art Show explores ways in which contemporary British art conjure up distant histories, the vivid present and imaginary futures. With really great events happening throughout the month, like Gail Pickering’s screening of her performance/film montage piece Sixty Six Signs of Neon on March 3 at 8pm and a rare chance to see Christian Marclay’s highly acclaimed film The Clock in its entirety, this is definitely an exhibition worth checking out. Until 17 Apr. The Hayward, Southbank Centre, WATERLOO, SE1 8XX www.southbankcentre.co.uk www.britishartshow.co.uk
14 Mar 2011
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