Women in Revolt! Yes, it’s a thing. And Tate Britain has just launched a huge exhibition putting the focus on art and activism in the UK between 1970-1990. Celebrating the early days of women’s liberation, the equal pay legislation and social reforms of the late 20th century there’s a lot to see.
It’s always a joy to see David Hockney’s work. He simply never stops pushing his art. And now, at the age of 86 he has added an entire gallery of new portraits to an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Turn down a narrow street in the ancient area of Southwark in London and you might stumble into a strange and fantastical world. Delight is a new and immersive art exhibition which conjures the spirit of Seoul through mesmerising and immersive created by leading Korean digital artist Gyoungtae Hong.
I loved the new exhibition at The Museum of London Docklands. It’s called Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style. And what a contribution it was. From hats to shoes to couture and boutique culture – the fashions of the last two centuries owe a huge amount to the immigrants who brought their skills to London.
The Georgians loved any excuse for a bash. Well, that’s the impression you get from a charming exhibition, Georgian Illuminations, at the Sir John Soane Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields which opens this week. For a country constantly at war the outbreak of peace in 1814 would have given good cause for celebration. And having a mad monarch in King George III, his recovery to lucidity was worth a party too. On party nights London was bright with fire, fireworks, lights and banners. Those people knew how to party.
There’s a major show of work by Philip Guston at Tate Modern opening this week. I’ve always been intrigued by this American artist but it was a revelation to see his early work in this show. He made the move from figurative art to abstract and then back to figurative. But storytelling is at the heart of his work. Fascinating stuff.
Sarah Lucas, renowned YBA from the early 1990s, has a major show at Tate Britain. She seems as interested as ever in gender, sex, naughty bits and things that wobble. Her famous leggy figures made from fabrics now find form in concrete and metal. The pieces are witty and thought-provoking.
Postponed by the pandemic it’s great that the long-awaited exhibition of work by Marina Abramović has opened at the Royal Academy in London. She is such an original and interesting artist. I was lucky enough to attend the press preview and hear her talk about her work.
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