First, you missed out on tickets to Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern (for those not embroiled, think Glastonbury meets 25+ vaccine) and then came the P.M.’s announcement that lockdown will not be ending on June 21.
But all is not lost, for we have found eight exhibitions that will transport you to countries near and far, past and present, without traffic lights, tests or a time machine.
David Hockney, No. 316, 30th April 2020, iPad painting.
© David HockneyFor a quick hop across the channel, look to Hockney’s latest body of work. Last spring, during the height of the pandemic, the renowned artist captured the unfolding season from his house in Normandy, France. Depicting everything from blossoming trees to the new moon, the 116 new iPad paintings are printed far larger than the screen on which they were created, allowing us to see every stroke made by the hand of this British master. It is a joyful, colourful and thoroughly life-affirming way to spend an hour or two. Until September 26
Horoscope of Iskandar Sultan, 1411. Courtesy Wellcome Collection.
Epic Iran at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 29 May–12 September 2021.An exploration of 5,000 years of Iranian art, design and culture, the first in the U.K. for 90 years, Epic Iran is as refreshing as it is enlightening. Through rarely seen objects and works dating from 3000 BC to the present day, from illuminated manuscripts to video installations, the exhibition showcases the country’s great historic civilisation and traces its journey into the 21st century. There are 10 sections to explore, beginning with the “Land of Iran”, which introduces “travellers” to the country’s dramatic and varied landscape. Seriously evocative stuff. Until September 12
Marc Standing, Out of the Ashes, acrylic on canvas, 140 x 120 cm.
Courtesy of the artist and Grove Square Galleries“I began working on this body of work, The Whispering Tongues, in Kenya, in the land of the Masai, amongst warthogs and bougainvillea. It was my out of Africa experience, the return of the diaspora child to the motherland.” Marc Standing’s own words perfectly encapsulate the spirit of joyous homecoming and reconnection that sings from every work in this series. Rich in the textures and tones of the African landscape and seeped in the continent’s tradition of folklore and storytelling, this exhibition captures the soul of Africa and, in doing so, whisks viewers from New Cavendish Square straight to the savannah plains. Until August 6
Will Martyr, Deckchairs Installation View.
Courtesy Unit LondonNothing exudes holiday vibes quite like striped deckchairs, turquoise swimming pools and oversized sun hats. Will Martyr delivers all three in bucket (and spade) loads with his third solo exhibition at Unit. However, its real beauty lies not in the picture-perfect locations, but in Martyr’s deeply thoughtful examination of how surroundings impact our emotional states and desires. An important evolution for Martyr and a meditative escape for viewers. Until July 3
Peter Paul Rubens, The Rainbow Landscape, c. 1636.
© Trustees of The Wallace Collection, LondonIt’s 1636 and you’re admiring the view from Het Steen, Elewijt, between Brussels and Antwerp. This journey back in time and across the continent comes courtesy of Peter Paul Rubens, whose pair of late great landscapes has been reunited for the first time in 200 years thanks to a loan from the National Gallery. Eye watering in their detail and scale and exuberant in their brushwork and colour, A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning (newly conserved by the National) and The Rainbow Landscape were painted by the artist at his country estate, which he acquired in 1635 to escape the pressures of his busy Antwerp studio—quite the WFH set-up. They are accompanied by a fascinating documentary film, featuring footage of Het Steen as it is today. Until August 15
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Huda Lutfi (b. 1948), Al-Sitt and her Sunglasses. Collage and acrylic paint on paper, 2008.
Funded by CaMMEAIn the West, our perception of the Middle East and North Africa is often limited to images from news reports—images of conflict, revolution and ongoing mass migration. But what of the region’s great sweep of history and the millions of current realities not represented by the media? Featuring 100 works by contemporary artists who live or were born in these countries and underwent training across the globe (from Paris to Jerusalem), this British Museum exhibition paints that much-needed bigger picture. Until August 15
Matthew Barney, Redoubt, 2018. Production still.
© Matthew Barney, courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels, and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Hugo GlendinningNo world tour would be complete without a trip to America. Matthew Barney transports us to Idaho’s stunning snow-capped Sawtooth mountain range, where a feature-length film intertwines themes of cosmology, ecology and artistic creation in a contemporary reworking of the myth of Diana and Actaeon. Away from the screen, a group of monumental sculptures, engravings and electroplated copper plates continue the universal narrative of humanity’s place in the natural world. How’s that for a breath of fresh mountain air? Until July 25
Luke Jerram, Gaia, Old Royal Naval College.
Colin MackenzieTo see the world in its entirety, head to Greenwich. After a sell-out show last summer, Luke Jerram’s glowing seven-metre globe is back at the Old Royal Naval College. Created using 120dpi NASA imagery, the installation is an exact scale replica of the Earth, albeit 1.8 million times smaller. At a time when we can but stand still, Gaia is a poignant reminder of the enormity and unity of our precious planet—and our responsibility to do all we can to protect it. Expect to stand and stare, open-mouthed, for quite some time. Until July 1
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