new exhibitions
 
 
 
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
 

London

LIFE VIVIDLY LIVED  opens
Feb 9 - 14, 2010
FLOWERS

HAI SHUET YEUNG : LINES OF THOUGHT  opens
Feb 9 - Mar 11, 2010
A selection of Yeung's abstract landscapes and flower and insect paintings
PARFITT GALLERY

WHAT WHERE  opens
Feb 9 - Mar 20, 2010
Group exhibition in conjunction with Sutton Lane Paris including works by Tauba Auerbach, Alex Hubbard, Nathan Hylden and Zak Prekop.
SUTTON LANE

Regions

AMANDA BEECH IN CONVERSATION WITH ROBIN MACKAY  talk/event
Feb 09, 2010 6:00pm
Amanda Beech in conversation with Robin Mackay, editor of Sanity Assassin, the reader, published by Urbanomic to coincide with the first showing of this work at Spike Island.
SPIKE ISLAND

HELENA ALMEIDA: INSIDE ME  opens
Feb 9 - Mar 31, 2010
Works from the last 40 years, inc. photography, performance and drawing.
JOHN HANSARD GALLERY

 
 
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010
 

Auctions

CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING SALE
to Feb 10, 2010
SOTHEBY'S LONDON

London

KATE DAVIS IN CONVERSATION WITH JASON BOWMAN  talk/event
Feb 10, 2010 7:00pm
Glasgow-based artist Kate Davis takes up her residency in the Artists’ Studio to research and develop new work. Davis' starting point is her recent project ‘What have we got to do with a room of one’s own?’ and the Eva Hesse: Studiowork exhibition. Through her research, Davis will examine Hesse’s insistence on process and experimentation and rejection of the need for resolution.
CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE

LINE JOURNEYS  opens
Feb 10 - May 19, 2010
Grouping of artists and works around contemporary drawing/mark making and its relationship to individual art practices.
COLLYER BRISTOW GALLERY

THÉRÈSE OULTON  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 13, 2010
Territory:
new paintings and drawings
MARLBOROUGH FINE ART

FROM RUSSIA : GROUP SHOW  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 6, 2010
PV: Feb 9, 6-9pm
OLYVIA FINE ART

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY : GRETTA SARFATY MARCHANT  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 6, 2010
SARTORIAL CONTEMPORARY ART

BERNARD FRIZE  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 24, 2010
PV 9 Feb, 6-8pm.
SIMON LEE

"...LOUDER THAN BOMBS" ART, ACTION & ACTIVISM  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 27, 2010
7 week-long residencies focusing on challenging social, political and global issues.
STANLEY PICKER GALLERY

ARSHILE GORKY : A RETROSPECTIVE  opens
Feb 10 - May 3, 2010
TATE MODERN

EMILY WARDILL : GAME KEEPERS WITHOUT GAME  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 27, 2010
First London presentation of new feature-length film.
THE SHOWROOM

FRANZ ACKERMANN : WAIT  opens
Feb 10 - Apr 1, 2010
WHITE CUBE

Regions

MIMA BEHIND THE SCENES AND COLLECTIONS TOUR  talk/event
Feb 10, 2010 12:30pm
A unique look behind the scenes and mima collection stores. Booking required as limited places. Jareh Das, Curatorial fellow.
Booking required.
t: +44 (0) 1642 726 720 / www.visitmima.co.uk
MIMA, MIDDLESBROUGH INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART

Ireland

EITHNE JORDAN NIGHT IN A CITY  opens
Feb 10 - Mar 20, 2010
RUBICON GALLERY

 
 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
 

Auctions

POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING AUCTION
11 February 2010, 7pm
CHRISTIE'S LONDON, KING STREET

CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE
to Feb 11, 2010
SOTHEBY'S LONDON

London

THE ICONOGRAPHIES OF IDENTITY  talk/event
Feb 11, 2010 6:30pm
'The iconographies of identity: contemporary art and the mythologies of ‘Mexicanness’'.
Oriana Baddeley, University of Arts London Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation, will look at the ways in which contemporary artists have chosen to address their Mexican heritage, including the conquest, independence and the revolution.
£5, concessions £3.
Book tickets: Phone +44 (0)20 7323 8181
THE BRITISH MUSEUM

IAN BREAKWELL : THE ARTIST'S DREAM  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 20, 2010
Gallery 1.
ANTHONY REYNOLDS GALLERY

LEON GOLUB : DRAWINGS  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 20, 2010
Gallery 2.
ANTHONY REYNOLDS GALLERY

40 YEARS ON  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 20, 2010
FLOWERS

ATHI PATRA RUGA  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 21, 2010
FRED

ANDERS CLAUSEN  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 19, 2010
HOTEL

BRYAN ILLSLEY : PARTINGS AND PIPELINES  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 20, 2010
New abstract paintings and sculpture from multi-disciplinary artist Bryan Illsley.
MARSDEN WOO GALLERY

HIDDEN HISTORIES / PARTIAL PARADISE  opens
Feb 11 - 25, 2010
67 miniature tapestries & textiles by STAR graduates of Edinburgh College of Art.
MORLEY GALLERY

A FRENCH PICTURE SHOW THOMAS ZANON-LARCHER JULES W  opens
Feb 11 - Apr 10, 2010
Zanon-Larcher and Jules Wright unite again with a photogrpahic narrative staged as an installation - a story set in London, Paris and Cognac
THE WAPPING PROJECT

Regions

DEAD MAN’S SHOES  talk/event
Feb 11, 2010 6:00pm
Directed by Shane Meadows, 2004, 87mins (18) Harrowing thriller about an ex-soldier who returns to his sleepy Midlands hometown to dole out merciless revenge upon the booze and drug-sodden hoodlums who abused his mentally handicapped younger brother. Selected by artist Neil Brownsword.
Booking required, call mima reception on 01642 726 720. Pay bar available. Please note proof of age may be required.
MIMA, MIDDLESBROUGH INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART

MIROSLAW BALKA EXHIBITION TOUR WITH CÉLINE CONDORELLI  talk/event
Feb 11, 2010 7:00pm
Céline Condorelli, artist and architect leads a tour of 'Miroslaw Balka : Topography'.
Céline Condorelli works with art and architecture, combining a number of approaches from developing structures for ‘supporting’ to broader enquiries into forms of commonality and discursive sites, resulting in projects that merge politics, fiction and public space.
FREE Just turn up.
MODERN ART OXFORD

ON DISPLAY : ARTISTS & SHOPS  talk/event
11 & 12 February 2010
Organised by artist Becky Shaw this symposium will explore the way shopping is interwoven with ethical and social issues. Through diverse presentations from artists, geographers, architects and fashion researchers we will ask if it's possible to enjoy commodities and retail environments, guilt free.
SITE GALLERY

SYMPOSIUM - ON DISPLAY: ARTISTS & SHOPS  opens
Feb 11 - 12, 2010
Organised by artist Becky Shaw this symposium will explore the way shopping is interwoven with ethical and social issues.
SITE GALLERY

Ireland

IMAGE BANK, TAKESHI MURATA, ULF ROLLOFF AION EXPERIMENTS  opens
Feb 11 - Mar 27, 2010
PROJECT ARTS CENTRE

 
 
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010
 

Auctions

POST WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART DAY AUCTION
12 February 2010, 11am
CHRISTIE'S LONDON, KING STREET

CONTEMPORARY ART EVENING SALE
12th February, 7pm
PHILLIPS DE PURY & COMPANY, London

London

PLAYING VINCENT  talk/event
Feb 12, 2010 6:30pm
Leading actor of 'Vincent in Brixton', Jochum Ten Haaf, discusses his preparation for the role of Vincent with Mark Edel-Hunt, who portrayed Vincent in the 2009 tour.
6.30–7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions* (includes exhibition entry and a drink), £10 (includes a drink)
Telephone 020 7300 5839 (open Monday–Friday, 9.30am–5.30pm)
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

GRACE NDIRITU : QUESTIONS FROM THE PAST  talk/event
Feb 12, 2010 2:00pm
Artist Grace Ndiritu works at the intersection of film and performance. This talk and gallery visit uses performance video art from her Still Life and Responsible Tourism series to dialogue with paintings from the Orientalism movement and Henri Matisse, examining how these works influenced Western ideas of Africa in the late nineteenth century.
Tate Britain Duffield Room.
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended.
For tickets book online or call 020 7887 8888
TATE BRITAIN

HYPE WILLIAMS : WHITE POWDER TRUTH SESSION  talk/event
Feb 12 - 13, 2010 to 12:00am
London based band / collective Hype Williams will stage a two day residency in the main gallery including open invitation improvisation sessions, performances, screenings and motivational talks.
[ S P A C E ]

A THOUSAND YARD STARE : DRAWINGS & WORKS WITH PAPER  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 13, 2010
SIMON CALLERY, MARIA CHEVSKA, JEFFREY DENNIS and JEFF GIBBONS.
ART SPACE GALLERY - MICHAEL RICHARDSON CONTEMPORARY ART

SAM PORRITT  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 20, 2010
New drawings and sculpture by the London-born artist.
BROWN

FLORIAN HECKER  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 28, 2010
Preview Thursday 11 February, 6.30–8.30pm.
CHISENHALE GALLERY

IF NOT YOU NOT ME ANNIE ABRAHAMS  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 20, 2010
Private view and performances: Friday, 12 February 2010, 6:30-9pm
Abrahams has created three new works for If not you not me at HTTP Gallery.
HTTP Gallery

VANESSA BILLY : WHO SHAPES WHAT  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 13, 2010
Solo exhibition. PV 12th February 2010, 6.30-8.30pm
LIMONCELLO

CHARLES AVERY : ONOMATOPOEIA PART 2: THE PORT  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 31, 2010
New work from ongoing project The Islanders.
PILAR CORRIAS

DEUTSCHE BÖRSE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2010  opens
Feb 12 - Apr 18, 2010
Prestigious international photography award. The shortlist for the £30,000 prize is Anna Fox; Zoe Leonard; Sophie Ristelhueber and Donovan Wylie.
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY

INDRE SERPYTYTE  opens
Feb 12 - Apr 18, 2010
New work
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY

CANDICE BREITZ : FACTUM  opens
Feb 12 - Mar 20, 2010
WHITE CUBE

LEXICON  last day
Jan 11 - Feb 12, 2010
New work from 6 artists who recently graduated from Camberwell College: Hyo Myoung Kim, Richard Moon, Dan Rees, Barry Reigate, Caroline Rothwell, Jenny Wiener
CAMBERWELL SPACE

THE FIGURE SHOW  last day
Jan 8 - Feb 12, 2010
Annual Group Exhibition based on the Figure.
JILL GEORGE GALLERY

Regions

SYMPOSIUM - ON DISPLAY: ARTISTS & SHOPS  last day
Feb 11 - 12, 2010
Organised by artist Becky Shaw this symposium will explore the way shopping is interwoven with ethical and social issues.
SITE GALLERY

FINAL SHOW  last day
Jan 16 - Feb 12, 2010
An exhibition of work by MA Arts in a Social Context students.
THE MINORIES GALLERY

 
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010
 

Auctions

CONTEMPORARY ART DAY SALE
13th February, 2pm
PHILLIPS DE PURY & COMPANY, London

London

TALK ON TECHNOLOGY & MEMORY SAT 13 MAR, 3-6PM, WITH TEA  opens
Feb 13, 2010
AUGUST ART

NATASHA ROSLING  opens
Feb 13 - Mar 25, 2010
A site specific installation
Exhibition by appointment only
HIDDE VAN SEGGELEN

INA GEISSLER : STILLS LIFE  opens
Feb 13 - Mar 27, 2010
PATRICK HEIDE CONTEMPORARY ART

THOMAS ZANON-LARCHER JULES WRIGHT  opens
Feb 13 - Apr 11, 2010
STAGED AS AN INSTALLATION, SET IN A WHITE CHALK LANDSCAPE, IMAGES ROLL ACROSS A FILM SCREEN IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC TAKE ON SEX, LOVE AND THE FRENCH ART HOUSE CINEMA
THE WAPPING PROJECT

RYAN MOSLEY  last day
Jan 13 - Feb 13, 2010
First UK solo exhibition by the British artist.
ALISON JACQUES GALLERY

TALK ON TECHNOLOGY & MEMORY SAT 13 MAR, 3-6PM, WITH TEA  last day
Feb 13, 2010
AUGUST ART

FILIPPO CARAMAZZA  last day
Jan 15 - Feb 13, 2010
"The Flutes of Impossible Shepherds"
HALES GALLERY

ELINOR CARUCCI : INTIMACY  last day
Jan 7 - Feb 13, 2010
Solo exhibition of recent photographs.
JAMES HYMAN GALLERY

EXPOSURE  last day
Jan 7 - Feb 13, 2010
National Media Museum Photography Bursary Award Winners.
JAMES HYMAN GALLERY

ANSEL KRUT  last day
Jan 15 - Feb 13, 2010
MODERN ART

CONSTRUCTURE : SIMON HADDOCK AND MATTHEW SWIFT  last day
Jan 15 - Feb 13, 2010
Hybrid, architectural collage-constructions and large paintings.
STANDPOINT GALLERY

Regions

FIONA CRISP : SUBTERRANIA  opens
Feb 13 - Apr 17, 2010
NEWLYN ART GALLERY / THE EXCHANGE PENZANCE

IAN BREAKWELL : THE ELUSIVE STATE OF HAPPINESS  opens
Feb 13 - Apr 18, 2010
The first major retrospective exhibition of the late Ian Breakwell (1943-2005).
QUAD

THINK TANK : A MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS  last day
Oct 17, 2009 - Feb 13, 2010
Britain’s most influential think tanks collaborate with leading designers to imagine how we might create a better nation. Part of Design Event 09 www.design-event.co.uk.
NORTHERN GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

FRENCHMOTTERSHEAD: THE SHOPS PROJECT  last day
Nov 21, 2009 - Feb 13, 2010
An exhibition documenting the artists’ two-year international photographic and video project, uncovering the communities formed by independent, local traders.
SITE GALLERY

Ireland

MARK GARRY : ANOTHER PLACE  last day
Jan 15 - Feb 13, 2010
KERLIN GALLERY

 
 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010
 

London

PETER CAMPUS : OPTICKS  last day
Dec 11, 2009 - Feb 14, 2010
An exhibition of Campus' seminal close- circuit video pieces together with new commissioned works created for the BFI
BFI GALLERY

THE MYSTICS  last day
Jan 28 - Feb 14, 2010
Jonathan Miles, The Infinite Library (Haris Epaminonda / Daniel Gustav Cramer).
P.V. Wednesday 27 January.
CIVIC ROOM

LIFE VIVIDLY LIVED  last day
Feb 9 - 14, 2010
FLOWERS

OBJECTS OF LOVE  last day
Feb 3 - 14, 2010
Open exhibition celebrating Valentine's Day with performances, see website for details.
THE ARTHOUSE GALLERY

LES CHOSES PERDUES GROUP EXHIBITION OF PAINTING  last day
Jan 15 - Feb 14, 2010
At our new address 45 Vyner St.
Bracha Ettinger, Alex Hudson, Geraldine Gliubislavich, Joris Ghekiere, Karin Hanssen.
VEGAS GALLERY

Regions

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI! (HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!)  talk/event
Feb 14, 2010 11:00am
Join us for performances, music and creative workshops for all the family.
FREE. Drop in, no need to book.
MANCHESTER ART GALLERY

CRAFTIVISM  last day
Dec 12, 2009 - Feb 14, 2010
ARNOLFINI

Scotland

MARTIN BOYCE : NO REFLECTIONS  last day
Dec 12, 2009 - Feb 14, 2010
Scotland + Venice 2009 solo exhibition curated by DCA.
DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS

KARLA BLACK : SCULPTURES  last day
Nov 14, 2009 - Feb 14, 2010
New sculptures made for Inverleith House by Karla Black (b. 1972) in her first major solo exhibition in Scotland. Also showing; a room of paintings by Bet Low (1924-2007), selected by Karla Black.
INVERLEITH HOUSE

Wales

WILLIE DOHERTY : BURIED  last day
Jan 18 - Feb 14, 2010
GLYNN VIVIAN ART GALLERY

 
 
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
 

London

JITISH KALLAT  opens
Feb 15 - Mar 27, 2010
New work. Video, sculptural installation, photography and large format paintings.
HAUNCH OF VENISON LONDON

 
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