Last chance: Exhibitions to see before the end of 2022
The end of 2022 is right around the corner, and we’ve put together a guide of art exhibitions we would recommend you see before the end of the year. From a free exhibition that explores the recent works of renowned artist David Hockney to a thought-provoking exhibition that will take you deep into the heart of the Brazilian Amazon by Richard Mosse. Make the most of that time between Christmas and the New Year and check out these fantastic exhibitions.
Each of the exhibitions we have selected will be ending at the end of the year or the start of January. Don’t miss out!
Richard Mosse: Broken Spectre
When: until 30 December 2022 (Extended until 26 February 2023)
Where: 180 Studio
Price: from £15. Concessions available
Image: Still from Broken Spectre, 2022, five channel 4K video with 20.4 surround sound
Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York and carlier | gebauer, Berlin/Madrid. © Richard Mosse .Co-commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, VIA Art Fund, the Westridge Foundation and Serpentine Galleries.
#FLODown: 180 Studios presents the works of award-winning artist Richard Moose. Broken Spectre, will take you deep into the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. The immersive video installation is the result of three years of filming in the world's largest rainforest. Seeking to overcome the inherent challenges of representing climate change, this is Mosse’s most ambitious project to date. A selection of the artist’s photographs from the project has been displayed alongside the installation, including large-scale photographs that have not been exhibited in the UK before. Location: 180 Strand, Temple, London WC2R 1EA
Amy Sherald:The World We Make
When: until 23rd December 2022
Where: Hauser & Wirth
Price: Free
Image: For Love and For Country, @asherald
#FLODown: Amy Sherald is acclaimed for her paintings of Black Americans that have become landmarks in the grand tradition of social portraiture—a tradition that for too long excluded the Black men, women, families and artists whose lives have been inextricable from public and politicised narratives. The exhibition marks the artist’s first solo show in Europe. Featuring a range of small-scale and monumental portraits across both the gallery’s London spaces. Location: 23 Savile Row, London W1S 2ET.
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
When: until 8 January 2023
Where: Ground Floor Galleries, National Gallery
Price: from £12. Concessions available
Image: The Veteran in a New Field, 1865 by Winslow Homer. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
#FLODown: For the first time in the UK, the National Gallery present an overview of Winslow Homer the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century. Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, the so-called Reconstruction, and the war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain. From his sketches of battle and camp life to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today. Location: The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN
Richard Ayodeji Ikhide: Acts of Creation
When: until 18 January 2023
Where: Victoria Miro Projects (Online)
Price: Free
Image: Vernicle of the Ancients 2022, Richard Ayodeji Ikhide
#FLODown: Victoria Miro presents an online exhibition by London-based Nigerian artist Richard Ayodeji Ikhide. Speaking about these works the artist says, ‘In my drawings, I’m imagining certain histories that weren’t given the chance to be told.’ Ideas of creation and personal mythology entwine with influences ranging from William Blake, Japanese illustration and ancestral Yoruba mark-making in Ikhide’s elaborate watercolour paintings, which look at cultural histories and possibilities for the future. This online exhibition marks Victoria Miro’s second project in an ongoing series of occasional presentations by invited international artists on Vortic. Click here to preview the exhibition
Harland Miller: Imminent End, Rescheduled Eternally
When: until 22 January 2023
Where: White Cube Bermondsey
Price: Free
Image: Demons are forever (After Asger Jorn) 2022, © Harland Miller. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
#FLODown: Harland Miller is known for his paintings of vintage Penguin book covers that were reimagined with fictitious titles. In his new works, evolving from themes present in earlier series, Miller focuses on the language of paint; its materiality, seductive properties, colour range and styles of application. Miller’s exhibition, ‘Imminent End, Rescheduled Eternally’, is typically dark, suggestive and poetic, pointing to circularity and a process of building and dissolution that might also be a metaphor for his own painterly practice. Location: 144 – 152 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TQ.
David Hockney: 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures
When: until 23 December 2022
Where: Annely Juda Fine Arts
Price: FREE
Image: David Hockney Exhibition, 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures at Annely Juda Fine Art, December 2022, MTotoe
#FLODown: Annely Juda Fine Art presents 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures, an exhibition showcasing works created by David Hockney in 2021, expanding on a series of iPad paintings he created in 2020 while quarantining at his studio and residence in Normandy, France. Inspired by his daily observations, Hockney devoted himself to the iPad, a medium of unique immediacy that allowed him to be prolific in his depictions of his home, the changing seasons, and surrounding countryside. Location: Annely Juda, 23 Dering St, W1S 1AW.
Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art
When: until 8 January 2023
Where: Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
Price: from £15. Concessions available
Image: Strange Clay Exhibition at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, October 2022, MTotoe
#FLODown: The Hayward Gallery presents Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, the first large-scale group exhibition in the UK to explore how contemporary artists have used the medium of clay in inventive ways. Featuring 23 international and multi-generational artists, from ceramic legends Betty Woodman, Beate Kuhn, Ron Nagle and Ken Price, to a new generation of artists pushing the boundaries of ceramics today, the exhibition will explore the expansive potential of clay through a variety of playful as well as socially-engaged artworks. Location: Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Carolee Schneemann - Body Politics
When: until 8 January 2023
Where: Art Gallery, Barbican Centre
Price: from £18/ concessions available
Image: Carolee Schneemann Exhibition, The Barbican, October 2022, MTotoe
#FLODown: The Barbican is showcasing the first major survey of Carolee Schneemann’s work in the UK. With over 200 objects and rarely seen archival material, this exhibition explores her diverse and interdisciplinary expression over six decades. Schneemann was a radical artist who remains a feminist icon and point of reference for numerous contemporary artists to this day. Addressing important topics from sexual expression and the objectification of women to human suffering and the violence of war. Location: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS.
Looking for more free art exhibitions to explore in London? Click here for our guide to more fantastic free exhibitions to see in London this month.
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