Visual arts
LUMIERE, DurhamFriday, 18 November 2011
It would be hard to say which was the more breathtaking: a sunny autumn morning walk around the woody-banked loop of the River Wear, looking up at Durham’s monumental Norman cathedral from every perspective, or seeing the great edifice illuminated... Read more... |
Paul McCarthy: The King, The Island, The Train, The House, The Ship, Hauser & WirthFriday, 18 November 2011
Until recently, on YouTube, you could watch Paul McCarthy and Mike Kelley’s Heidi (1992), one of the funniest and most transgressive videos ever made. In a Swiss chalet, the children Heidi and Peter are being “educated” by their abusive grandfather... Read more... |
London Art Fair, Business Design Centre IslingtonFriday, 18 November 2011London Art Fair presents over 100 galleries featuring the greatnames of 20th century British art and exceptional contemporary work from l eading figures and emerging talent. 18 - 22 January http://www.londonart fair.co.uk/ Read more... |
Lucian Freud, National Portrait GalleryFriday, 18 November 2011The exhibition focuses on particular periods and groups of sitt ers, exploring Lucian Freud's stylistic development. Until 27 May http:// bit.ly/q5homY Read more... |
David Shrigley, Hayward GalleryFriday, 18 November 2011David Shrigley is best known for his humorous drawings executedin a deliberately crude graphic style. This exhibition, his first major s how in London, will explore his diverse output, including animation and p hotography. 13 May http://bit.ly/ob0TLa Read more... |
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture, Royal AcademyFriday, 18 November 2011The exhibition will span a 50-year period exploring Hockney's l ong fascination with the depiction of landscape. It will include the artist 's most recent landscape paintings inspired by the East Yorkshire landscapeand created especially for the RA'... Read more... |
Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopeningFriday, 18 November 2011The reopening of the SNP following a major £17.6m refurbishment . http://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/298-introduction Read more... |
A Hankering After Ghosts: Charles Dickens and the Supernatural, Br itish LibraryFriday, 18 November 2011An exhibition exploring Dickens' abiding fascination with Spiri tualism and the supernatural, an interest that was expressed in many of hi s own chilling tales. Until Mar 4 http://bit.ly/oaD1Rh Read more... |
Art of America, BBC FourTuesday, 15 November 2011
For dull reasons to do with a dodgy digital box and a very old analogue telly, I can’t tune in to BBC Four during live transmissions, so I either catch up on iPlayer, or (lucky me as a journalist) get to see programmes early. But I’m very glad I can... Read more... |
Paul Noble: Welcome to Nobson, Gagosian GalleryMonday, 14 November 2011
Fifteen years ago Paul Noble began to create an imaginary city, Nobson Newtown, with preparatory sketches and drawings in his meticulous pencilled style. Now we have a Noble-ian paradox: in this penultimate contribution to his Nobson Newtown series... Read more... |
Art for Heroes: A Culture Show Special, BBC TwoSaturday, 12 November 2011
Coming as it did over this Armistice weekend, when the soldiers who have died for us are foremost in our thoughts, last night's Art for Heroes: A Culture Show Special was a salutary reminder that soldier-victims are not just those who are killed or... Read more... |
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination, British LibraryFriday, 11 November 2011
In 1757, what had previously been the royal collection of manuscripts was handed over to the nascent British Museum. Edward IV, who started the collection in the 15th century, had created a collection of books designed to display the greater glory... Read more... |
