Newport International Group Tokyo Fashion Trends: Art in London: May 2014 - 1 views
started by Beverlyn Juma on 01 May 14
started by Beverlyn Juma on 01 May 14
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We look ahead at the best London art openings in May, organized by category and opening date. We hope you find it handy for planning ahead. Useful? Missing something? Pile of crap? Please let us know and we'll tweak the format in future installments. This time we've added new sections for 'London-y' and 'Must See'.
Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK is on at The British Library 2May-19 August. See details below. Photo: Misty - well known 1978 dark female comic book of supernatural and horror stories. Photography (c) British Library Board.
Must See
2 May: British Library hosts Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, a major exhibition about comics and graphic novels, exhibiting works from names such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and Jamie Hewlett - Gorillaz co-creator. For comic passionate and… anarchists! Read Londonist preview. £9.50/£7.50, prebook, until 19 August
20 May: Tate Britain hosts a major exhibition about Kenneth Clark (1903-1983): mainly art historian but also public servant, collector, patron and broadcaster. He's widely seen as one of the most influential figures in the popularization of British art of the 20th century. £11.00/£9.50, prebook, until 10 August
22 May: Ancient Lives, New Discoveries unveils hidden secrets and reconstructs the life of eight mummies who used to live along the Nile Valley over 4,000 years ago. Take a journey into history at the British Museum. £10/£8, prebook, until 30 September
22 May: Prix Pictet, the Prize for Photography and Sustainability, is on display at The Victoria & Albert Museum for a few weeks. Eleven internationally famous photographers show projects on the theme of earth consumption. Free, until 14 June
26 May: Reception, Rupture and Return is a free long-term display at Tate Britain about the role of the life model for the artist, the relationship between these two subjects and the changing status of life drawing from the 19th to the 21st centuries. Free, until 12 October
Architecture & Design
1 May: Explore the relationship between architecture and jeweler at the Platform Gallery, with the exhibition Space Craft: Architecture Meets Making. The display is connected to COLLECT, the international art fair for contemporary objects taking place at the Saatchi Gallery (9-12 May). Free, until 1 June
4 May: Anise Gallery displays works from the Society of Architectural Illustration's latest book Drawing on Architecture, which is also the title of the exhibition. Expect a rich variety of drawing, which shares a focus on architecture. On Saturday 3 May from 6.30pm, night of the private view, there will be a live performance from three award winning young musicians: Jenni Hogan (flute), Rosanna Ter-berg (flute) and Olivia Jaegers (harp). Free, until 25 May
8 May: Enjoy a solo exhibition about British designer David Pearson, well known for his series of Penguin book cover designs, who recently played a key role in the re-emergence of the publishing company. Discover his world at the Kemistry Gallery in Shoreditch. Free, until 28 June
14 May: The Design Museum dedicates an exhibition to Argentinian designer Daniel Weil, famous for his series of inventive objects, products and interiors. This exhibition focuses on Weil's personal process of design: how he interprets sources, chooses projects, uses colour and creates form. £12.40/£9.30 (tickets include admission to the museum), just turn up, until 31 August
30 May: The Royal Academy of Arts pays homage to architect Norman Shaw, who contributed to the renovation of the Royal Academy itself. See a fascinating array of Shaw's artworks: from working drawings to dazzling perspectives. The display takes place in the Tennant Gallery and Architecture Space. Free, until 26 October
Drawing
27 May: Artist Aleksandra Mir and her team of assistants take over the entire Drawing Room art space and give life to a giant artwork. The live drawing installation will be entirely made with marker pens, created during the first days of the exhibition, and then it will be left on display. The main theme of the artwork will be London and its architecture. Free, until 19 July
30 May: The F Word Project displays a series of comic books - otherwise called graphic fables - by Maureen Burdock, taking place at Space Station Sixty-Five in Kennington. Each fable features a unique common heroine negotiating a world that still legitimizes various forms of violence and
Fairs
9 May: Saatchi Gallery hosts this year are Collect: International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects. Galleries from all around the world showcase work of museum quality from their portfolio of artists, showing their best design ideas. £12, prebook, until 12 May
15 May - The 20/21 International Art Fair takes place at the Royal College of Arts just for three days. Defining itself as a boutique fair, you will find here modern and contemporary art from the UK and around the world. £8, just turn up, until 18 May
29 May: Free Range 2014 is a two-month event that features graduate art and design shows at The Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane. The collective event shows young talents and includes: design week, fashion shows, photography week, design art week and interiors architecture week. Free, until 14 July
30 May: Chelsea Old Town Hall hosts the Untitled Artists Fair, entirely run and owned by artists. The event is entirely free to attend and artists sell directly their works to the public, free of commissions. Private view is on the 30 May, and you can book tickets in advance both for the private view and the other two days. Free, prebook, until 1 June
London-y
1 May - See drawing of London that looks like an intricate net of wires at the Curious Duke Gallery. Architect-Artist Tannaz Oroumchi's first UK solo show Rectified interpreters the city as a playground. Free, until 31 May
2 May - Saving a Century is a touring exhibition that shows the Victorian Society's most remarkable campaigns, among them the battles for Liverpool's Albert Dock, St Pancras station, the Foreign Office and the much-regretted Euston Arch. See unique archive photographs and material from throughout the Victorian Society's fifty years of fighting for historic buildings at the Waltham tow Library. Free, until 31 May
9 May: From Bow to Biennale displays the East London Group's works at the Nunnery Gallery in Bow. A collection of paintings and archival material that explores the transformation of a group of working class East End painters, firemen and basket weavers into a group of world renowned artists. A way to discover a part of East London's history. Free, until 13 July. LIKE US HERE.
9 May: Grade II listed Belair House in Dulwich opens to the public just for a few days, as part of the Dulwich Festival. The historical building hosts a one-off art and design exhibition curated by arts duo Cavaliero Finn, featuring works from up-and-coming artists and designers. Themed connected events will take place: artists' talks, a workshop for children and a Q&A with interior designers. Free, just turn up, just until 11 May
16 May: The title says it all: Life in the City is the painting exhibition that focuses on daily life activities in our capital. Paintings exhibited are by Deptford-born Trevor Burgees, whose portraits of everyday people doing everyday things in London are a true social exploration. Free, until 13 June
Painting
2 May: cueB Gallery presents this is the Tunes and Whispered, John Duckworth's debut exhibition in London. The exhibition features seven large format paintings that explore a dialogue between Eastern Buddhism and Western consumerism, exploring thematic concepts and questions of identity, purpose and perspective. Free, until 1 June
2 May: German painter Juliane Hundertmark holds a solo exhibition, Strange Animals, at the Knight Webb Gallery Brixton. Enter a world of mythical and rebellious creatures from her imaginary world, which are represented on a theatrical and disturbing background. Free, until 31 May
9 May: Kensington and Chelsea College presents Hidden, a three-day exhibition in a unique London historical venue. See the artworks by Fine Art students on show at the Crypt Gallery inside St Pancras Church, on Euston Road. Don't miss the private view which will take place on Thursday 8 May (free, prebook, 6pm-9pm). Free, only until 11 May
13 May: Artist Annie Kevans presents her solo exhibition Woman and the History of Art at The Fine Art Society. You may remember her as she's currently exhibiting her paintings as part of The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: from Sidewalk to the Catwalk, on show at Barbican Art Centre until 25 August. Free, until 6 June
21 May: See paintings by John Monks at Long & Ryle gallery, who has been described as one of the most important painters working in Britain today. We saw his solo show last year and we're sure you won't be disappointed by this year's exhibition. Free, until 26 August
22 May: Somerset House's Inigo Rooms host Art & Life: The Paintings of Beryl Bainbridge, an exhibition organized by King's College Cultural Institute. The exhibition focuses on the artworks made by the writer and presents a rich programmer of connected events. Free, until 19 October
22 May: Find some Renaissance-inspired paintings with a futuristic twist at The Art Cabin gallery in Southfields. Painter Henrietta Simon's exhibition Scenario will take you to another dimension of post-apocalyptic flavor. Free, until 15 Jun
23 May: Maze lovers should see the artworks by French painter Bernard Frize, on display at Simon Lee Gallery. The paintings are taken from a single series and they re-visit one of his earlier works: a labyrinthine painting made in 1986 on the ceiling of the Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Free, until 24 June. READ FULL ARTICLE.