23 October 2009
Eva Rothschild has created a new ambitious sculpture that exceeds the scale and scope of anything she has made before. A twisting, sequential line of twenty-six connected triangles, Cold Corners stretches the entire length and height of the space, contrasting with the stately architecture of the late nineteenth century Duveen galleries. Made from thin glossy […]
23 October 2009
Acclaimed for her photographic and film installations, Sophie Calle’s work reports on encounters and situations that she sets in motion. Whether asking strangers to sleep in her bed, or inviting an author to take charge of her destiny, she documents social interactions that require a pact of complete trust. This exhibition brings together major works […]
23 October 2009
In tiny crevices and under dusty beds, there lies a secret creativity by the unknowns of society. Unexpected, delicate and profound, this democratic work has inspired the world’s greatest artists. In Exhibition #1, the museum presents over two hundred drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations, selected by leading contemporary artists, curators and cultural figures. Come see […]
2 October 2009
In celebration of their 10th year Proud Camden presents King’s of Leon as they’ve never been seen before. Profiling the band from its Tennessean beginnings right up until its present multi award-winning status, Proud Camden will examine this musically gifted family through the photographic work of up-and-coming music photographer Jo McCaughey. Photographer, friends and now […]
30 September 2009
Chisenhale Gallery presents The Meaning, a major solo exhibition by British artist Tariq Alvi. Working intuitively, recycling and re-contextualizing found printed matter from newspapers and magazine advertising, Alvi’s labour-intensive works present us with both disarmingly simple and complex aesthetic forms that reflect upon contemporary society. Alvi presents a group of sculptures, paintings and collages that […]
30 September 2009
The Alexia Goethe Gallery is proud to present Blair Thurman’s first solo exhibition in London. Using the vocabulary of guns, motorcars and trailing highways his installations and neon works articulate a mythic individual freedom and dark subjectivity. Blair Thurman, a ‘Pop’ sensitive, and his work, a haphazard reclaiming of the ‘Look of Cool’. His method […]
This year we are delighted to welcome new participants from the US, Hong Kong and Ireland, as well as returning exhibitors from as far afield as Argentina and Australia. Since its foundation in 1999, Art London has endeavoured to marry “serious” art with a welcoming and friendly approach- not a widespread formula in the art […]
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27 September 2009
Commissioned by Joseph Backstein, curated by Jean Hubert Martin. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow Government, State Museum and Exhibition Centre ROSIZO and Moscow Biennale Art Foundation present the Third Moscow Biennale of contemporary art. 16 September 2009 Biennale press-centre starts it’s work in Garage A press centre of the 3rd Moscow Biennale […]
27 September 2009
A major exhibition staged at London’s Somerset House in Autumn 2009, SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution is a retrospective of nine years of online innovation, invention and creation. Based around the themes of ‘Process’, ‘Performance’ and ‘Participation’, the exhibition showcases over twenty projects from SHOWstudio’s archives alongside unique new films, artworks and live fashion shoots and […]
27 September 2009
sculpture and prints by the New York artist, based on the idea of a transatlantic sea voyage. The Approach is pleased to present Matthew Brannon’s debut solo show in London. Nevertheless consists of a large sculpture representing a theatre set in a roped-off section of the gallery, a small sculpture of a bookshelf and book, […]
27 September 2009
Stuart Shave is honoured to announce ‘L’nger than Life’ an exhibition with the acclaimed American artist Richard Tuttle. This will be Tuttle’s first solo show in London in 13 years, following the 1996 exhibition ‘Grey Walls Work’ at Camden Arts Centre. Throughout his career, which spans four decades, Tuttle is widely recognised as one 0f […]
Further highlights include Emilio Vedova’s Per La Spagna (1962), one of the most resolved exemplars of the artist’s celebrated Sotheby’s sale of 20th Century Italian Art promises to be one of the most exciting events on the auction calendar this October. Among the highlights of this year’s sale are Interno con frutta, a remarkable work […]
27 September 2009
Peroni Nastro Azzurro take over the ICA’s Nash and Brandon rooms to launch the first ever Peroni Blue Ribbon Design Awards with an exhibition of the winner and finalists from 30 September – 4 October. Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Alessi, have collaborated to launch the first ever Peroni Blue Ribbon Design Awards. The awards were created to […]
This auction features selected works by the leading designers of the 20th Century. These include early Arts and Crafts pieces, such as a rare sideboard by C.F.A. Voysey (Estimate £20,000-30,000), to an important ‘Aux Nénuphars’ occasional table by the master of Art Nouveau, Louis Majorelle (Estimate £45,000-55,000) and the sleek modern lines of a leather […]
27 September 2009
The ICA is pleased to present a solo exhibition by London-based artist Rosalind Nashashibi. This will be the most comprehensive presentation yet of her work, presenting 16mm films from the last four years alongside examples of her photographic output. The lower gallery has a trio of short, inter-connecting film works, including Eyeballing (2005) which juxtaposes […]
The October sale of Contemporary Art features a carefully-curated range of exciting works by the foremost names in the Contemporary art world. With cutting-edge paintings and sculptures by leading international young artists, as well as classic works by established post-war European and American masters, the auction takes place during the exhilarating week of the Frieze […]
27 September 2009
New York, NY… By the late 1950s, American painter Allan Kaprow — formally trained in the era of Abstract Expressionism — began to view the action of Action Painting as far more important than painting itself. With the 1959 work 18 Happenings in 6 parts, a series of seemingly random but carefully choreographed activities executed […]
27 September 2009
Showcasing works from 1964 to the present day this new exhibition explores the connections between four major artists: Enrico Castellani, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd and Günther Uecker. All four artists were born within six years of each other (1928-1933) and their practices offer an opportunity to compare the strong aesthetic influences, interests and objectives their […]
27 September 2009
The Object of the Attack is a series of footnotes and infiltrations parallel to the exhibition Sculpture of The Space Age at the Foundation. Deliberately reacting against a linear approach to interpretation, The Object of the Attack will work as an echo chamber to the main exhibition and raise multiple questions about art production and […]
24 September 2009
The Wallace Collection is pleased to announce an exhibition of 25 new paintings by Damien Hirst including two triptychs, being shown in the UK for the first time. ‘No Love Lost: Blue Paintings by Damien Hirst’ marks the artist’s return to the solitary practice of painting. Created between 2006 and 2008, these paintings represent a […]
18 September 2009
Part 1: The Diner at Alan Cristea Gallery Part 2: The Gas Station at Poppy Sebire Scenes of small-town America come to life in Back-Roads Journeys, an exhibition of new work across two venues by British artist Boo Ritson at Alan Cristea Gallery and Poppy Sebire from 13 October. Back-Roads Journeys begins in ‘The […]
Find what you love, love what you find Origin is the place for anyone interested in contemporary craft. See, buy or even commission something unique directly from 300 of the finest makers. Taking place within the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court within a specially designed pavilion, established makers and new talent will showcase their work under one […]
17 September 2009
The Serpentine Gallery presents a major survey of work from six decades by the influential artist and activist Gustav Metzger, 29 September – 8 November 2009. Metzger’s practice represents a life-long involvement in left-wing politics, ecology and the creative and destructive powers of twentieth and twenty-first century industrialised societies. This will be the first time […]
15 September 2009
Keith Tyson’s work can be seen as an ongoing investigation into the question of how and why things come into being. Many of them investigate the physical forms and systems found within the natural world; others examine the effects of mankind on the environment, and the ensuing man-made forms and systems. In other works, Tyson […]
Content is the very heart of Tent London, where up-and-coming designers and established companies receive exposure to both trade and consumer markets. It is a multi-disciplinary show with a rich mix of furniture, lighting, digital media, ceramics and textiles, materials and accessories. Whether you’re a manufacturer, a collective or an individual, Content caters for […]
The Design department at Phillips de Pury & Company offers functional works by pioneering designers, manufacturers, and ateliers from the 20th and 21st Centuries as well as conceptual form-driven contemporary design.
The next Vision 21 sale of Post-War and contemporary paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures and modern design furniture will be held on 21 October and include a broad range of work by some of the top names in 20th Century art and design. Typical auction entries include works by Ron Arad, Diane Arbus, Arman, Alighiero Boetti, […]
11 September 2009
Barbara Kruger (born 1945) is an American conceptual artist represented by Sprüth Magers Berlin London.Much of Kruger’s graphic work consists of black-and-white photographs with overlaid captions set in white-on-red Futura Bold Oblique. The phrases included in her work are usually declarative, and make common use of such pronouns as “you”, “I”, “we”, and “they”. The […]
11 September 2009
Expect to be dazzled. Pop Life: Art in a Material World will explore the ways in which artists since the 1980s have created their own ‘brands’ and engaged in self-promotion. Including work by Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, David Hammons, Martin Kippenberger and more.”Good business is the best art” – Andy WarholFrom […]
11 September 2009
This is Mangold’s eighth exhibition at the Lisson Gallery . His first show was in 1973, Robert Mangold presents a selection of new paintings and works on paper made this year. Robert Mangold is one of the most pre-eminent artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he has developed an artistic vocabulary derived from the […]
10 September 2009
London’s most explosive rock band The Who will be profiled in an exhibition shot by internationally renownedphotographer Colin Jones. With a seasoned ability to capture the raw essence of a moment, Jones’ work payshomage to the pioneering troupe with revealing precision.Marking 45 years since The Who’s formation, and a decade since their seminal “My Generation” […]