November in Art, the best of this winter's arts scene
London art exhibitions November 2016; photography, polar bears, pancakes and piano men.
Bowie / Collector exhibition, Sotheby's
We know David Bowie’s music changed the world. We know his creative, chameleonic style re-wrote decades of fashion. We know his legacy. Now get to know his art collection.
Read more ...South Africa: the art of a nation, British Museum
South Africa is home to the oldest art objects on the world - 100,000 years old, in fact. Back then, we used ochre and snail shells as materials. Fast forward to today, and the South African contemporary art scene is thriving. This British museum exhibition - the first of its kind - will showcase South Africa's arts heritage using spectacular objects and images.
Read more ...James Ensor by Luc Tuymans, Royal Academy ★★★★★
While you might not know the Belgian painter James Ensor, you'll probably be familiar with his countryman Luc Tuymans: the controversial artist that was found guilty of plagiarism in 2015 and who's also curating Ensor's Royal Academy 2016 exhibition.
Read more ...Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 ★★★★★
This year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 is a phenomenal showcase of the best in nature photography, proudly displaying the diversity of wildlife which exists on our planet. If you want to see extraordinary moments from the natural world captured on film, you must see this exhibition.
Read more ...Swans, Gloves, Roses and Pancakes: Martin Parr Photography, Tower Bridge
Who are the British? Martin Parr and his camera have tried to answer this question: from Parish churches in West Yorkshire to declining seaside resorts, from Bristol cricket pitches to royal weddings, they have scoured the remains of British identity in the face of globalisation.
Read more ...Paul Nash review, Tate Britain ★★★★★
Paul Nash was one of Britain's most important Modernist painters. He was also a war artist, photographer, depressive, mystic, Romantic, and naturalist. His visionary works redefined our idea of landscape painting. This autumn, his soulful, disarming surrealist landscapes have come to rest at the Tate Britain, bringing with them a marvellous revelation.
Read more ...'Walhalla': Anselm Kiefer, White Cube Bermondsey
Anselm Kiefer is one of the most important artists working today. Working across painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and prints, the German visionary is known for the breathtaking scale of his works. Kiefer has also incorporated increasingly unconventional materials into his paintings from clay, ash, earth, lead, and fabric to dried flowers. The resulting encrusted, impasto surfaces maintain a unique vibrancy.
Gavin Turk, Newport Street Gallery
Turk is an internationally respected artist with exhibitions all over the world under his belt and a reputation as the most intellectual of the YBAs. His materials consist of everything from binbags and tyre to bronze and waxwork. This upcoming show will showcase works from throughout the artist’s career.
Read more ...Tate Modern: Modernist Photography from Sir Elton John's Collection
Since it was invented in the mid-19th century, artists had used photography to mimic paintings. Soft focus and highly stylised scenes were an attempt to make this technical new medium painterly, and establish it as a fine art form.
Read more ...Malick Sidibé, Somerset House 2016
The late Malick Sidibé is Mali's most famous photographer. His iconic black and white images from the 60s and 70s documented the pop culture of a country loosening its belt. Nightclubs, midnight swims, barefooted girls in babydoll dresses dance the twist: these images capture the freedom of an independent Mali.
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