News 2022
March Mostra 2022 - British School at Rome
Lara Smithson is showing in March Mostra 2022 at the British School at Rome (BSR), via Antonio Gramsci 61, 00197 Roma, from 11 - 18 March 2022. See the British School at Rome website.
March Mostra 2022, features the new work of the current resident artists at the BSR. Lara Smithson is the Bridget Riley Fellow at the British School at Rome, 2021/22.
KQ Private View: Slade 150
Join the KQ for this Virtual Private View in collaboration with the UCL Slade School of Art, from 3-4pm on Wednesday 9 March, to hear staff and students discuss the exhibitions Slade 150 Past, Present, Future, Testing Ground and Print Pals. Book via Eventbrite.
Inter-worlds: Talk Jai Chuhan, Permindar Kaur, and Raksha Patel
This online talk focuses on the work of leading British South Asian women artists Jai Chuhan, Permindar Kaur, and Raksha Patel. Booking via Eventbrite. More information on Inter-worlds see the research page.
40th EVA International – Platform Commissions
Congratulations to Cliodhna Timoney who has is one of the selected artists for the 40th EVA International: Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.
The selected artists will work with EVA International to develop projects that will then be presented as part of the biennial programme in 2023; their works variously addressing the biennial’s theme of citizenship. Platform Commissions proposals were selected by artist Emily Jacir, and writer, curator and art historian Pádraic E. Moore, chaired by EVA International Director Matt Packer.
See the EVA International website.
The World We Live In: Art and the Urban Environment - Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
Work by Michael Andrews, Lisa Milroy, Eduardo Paolozzi and Rachel Whiteread is showing as part of the Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition, The World We Live In: Art and the Urban Environment at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7EA, from 5 February 2022 - 1 January 2023. See the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery website.
Jade Fadojutimi - Venice Biennale
Congratulations to Jadé Fadojutimi, who has been selected to participate in the 2022 Venice Biennale. She takes part in the 59th International Art Exhibition, curated by Cecilia Alemani, open to the public from 23 April - 27 November 2022 at the Giardini and the Arsenale. See the Venice Biennale website.
Rana Begum: 88 A-L - online Cristea Roberts Gallery
Rana Begum: 88 A-L, a series of 12 screenprints, is viewable online via the Cristea Roberts Gallery website from 11 February - 11 March 2022.
Neon Drama and Pearl Drops - Mansard Gallery
Chila Kumari Singh Burman has a solo show Neon Drama and Pearl Drops at the Mansard Gallery, Heal's, Tottenham Court Road, London W1, from 15 February - late March 2022. See the Heal's website for details.
Something Between Us - Kunsthalle Nürnberg
Luzia Hürzeler is showing in Something Between Us at Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Lorenzer Str. 32, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany, from 18 February - 15 May 2022. See the Kunsthalle Nürnberg website.
The Conquest of Space - Richard Saltoun Gallery
Carey Young is showing in On Hannah Arendt: The Conquest of Space at Richard Saltoun Gallery, 41 Dover Street, London W1S 4NS, from 15 February - 26 March 2022. See the Richard Saltoun Gallery website.
Tess Jaray: New Paintings - Karsten Schubert
Tess Jaray: New Paintings is showing at Karsten Schubert, 46 Lexington Street,London W1F 0LP, from 17 February - 25 March 2022. See the Karsten Schubert website for details.
A Willow Grows Aslant the Brook - Stefano Bardini Museum
Anj Smith has a solo show, A Willow Grows Aslant the Brook, at Stefano Bardini Museum, Florence, via dei Renai, 37, Florence, until 1 May 2022. See the Museo Novecento website.
Rana Begum: Dappled Light - Mead Gallery
Rana Begum: Dappled Light is showing at Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, from 13 January - 13 March 2022. See the Warwick Art Centre website for details.
My Tiger Janu: Chila Kumari Singh Burman - Heals
Heal's, Tottenham Court Road
My Tiger Janu by Chila Kumari Burman, a neon installation inspired by the artist's Hindu Punjabi heritage which celebrates tiger energy for the Chinese year of the tiger, stands in the front windows of Heal’s flagship store on Tottenham Court Road, and will be on display throughout January. See the Heal's website.
Two new artists-in-residence for UCL East
Congratulations to current Slade students Annie Lee and Olivia Lopez who have been appointed as artists-in-residence at UCL East.
This is the third in a series of residencies offered to students at the Slade. They will spend a 12-month period observing, commenting and reflecting creatively on this significant development for UCL in east London, including the run up to the opening of the new campus this autumn.
For more information see the UCL East webpage.
BALTIC talk promotion image
In Conversation: Sutapa Biswas and David Olusoga takes place online from 6:30 - 8:30pm on 19 February 2022. Booking via Eventbrite. For more about the event, see the Baltic website.
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy - Leeds Art Gallery
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy is showing at Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA, from 29 January - 7 May 2022. See the Leeds Art Gallery website for further information.
Pygostyle - The Residence Gallery
Alumni Lulua Alyahya and Tom Hardwick-Allan are showing in Pygostyle, with a text by Cassandre Greenberg. The show runs from 12 Feburary - 20 March 2022 at The Residence Gallery, 229 Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7HD.
Opening hours:
Thursday: 12 - 3
Friday: 12 - 6
Saturday: 12 - 5
Sunday: 12 - 3
Or by appointment.
Poster image by Lulua Alyahya.
Shino Yanai: I hear your breath in 4/4 - Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix
Shino Yanai
Shino Yanai: I hear your breath in 4/4 is showing at Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix, 19 Goulston St, London, E1 7TP, from 11 February - 24 March 2022. See the Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix website for details.
Mary Beard's Forbidden Art - BBC2
Martin Creed is one of the artists featured in Mary Beard's Mary Beard's Forbidden Art on BBC2, Thursday 3 February 2022, 9pm. See Vile Bodies, BBC website.