Christopher Le Brun, Momentarium
Lisson Gallery, until 20 August
[아츠앤컬쳐] Christopher Le Brun presents a comprehensive show that can be seen as a culmination of his work to date. The exhibition features some of his most ambitious work, including monumental triptychs and diptychs, providing an opportunity to see the development of modular compositions from singular pieces through to large and highly complex canvases.
Antonio Calderara, From Lake Orta
Lisson Gallery, until 20 August
The Italian artist Antonio Calderara’s career was marked by his gradual journey towards abstraction, although his earlier work was resolutely figurative. Lisson Gallery has, for the first time, gathered and loaned a number of these overtly representational, mid-century works, many of which have not been exhibited in public before, to chart the trajectory of his radical move towards a flattening and simplification of the world.
Gideon Appah, The dancers, 2022, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 183 x 224 cm 72 18 x 88 14 in. Courtesy Gallery 1957.
Milan
Gideon Appah, A Nubian Landscape
Ghana Pavilion at Milano Triennale, 15 July – 11 December
Gallery1957 announces Gideon Appah’s representation of the Ghana pavilion at the 23rd International Exhibition at Triennale di Milano. The ambitious new body of work, titled A Nubian Landscape, explores figures inspired by the indigenous Nubian population of the central Nile valley, believed to be one of the earliest cradles of civilisation.
Frank Bowling and Sculpture
The Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich, 15 July – 3 Sept
Frank Bowling and Sculpture is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s sculptures and the sculptural aspects of his paintings. Curated by Sam Cornish, the exhibition will offer a rare glimpse into Bowling’s experimentation in both two and three dimensions. Sculptures from the late 1980s and 1990s will be shown in dialogue with paintings and alongside archival and audio-visual material delving into Bowling’s engagement with sculpture and sculptors.
Adam Shield, Scanner (II), ink on paper, painted frame,52 x 37 cm, 2022. Courtesy of the artist.
London
Adam Shield, Amp Envelope
The Showroom, 20 July – 17 September
Shield’s first solo exhibition in London with new works referencing post-apocalyptic science fiction writing, dystopian dream projectors, seventeenth century alchemy and more. A new collaborative mural will also wrap around the facade of building.
Left: Christopher Knowles working at the Watermill Center, 2017, Photo copyright Lovis Ostenrik, courtesy The Watermill Center.Right: Robert Nava, copyright Matteo Mobilio, courtesy of Pace Gallery.
New York
Christopher Knowles and Robert Nava
The Watermill Center, 30 July
The Watermill Center, an interdisciplinary laboratory for the arts and humanities, presents two solo exhibitions by artists Christopher Knowles (b. 1959, New York) and Robert Nava (b.1985, Chicago) across their gallery spaces on July 30, coinciding with STAND, The Center’s 30th anniversary Summer Benefit.
Foreign Exchange by Hew Locke, a temporary public artwork presented by the Birmingham 2022 Festival and commissioned by Ikon. Photo by Shaun Fellows. Courtesy of Birmingham 2022 Festival and Ikon.
Birmingham
Hew Locke, Foreign Exchange
Victoria Square, until 15 August
Birmingham’s city-centre sculpture of Queen Victoria has been reimagined by acclaimed Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke. Presented by the B2022 Festival and commissioned by Ikon, Foreign Exchange isLocke's first temporary public sculpture and explores the symbolic power of public monuments.
Pilvi Takala, Close Watch, 2022 (still). Multi-channel video installation. Courtesy Carlos/Ishikawa, Helsinki Contemporary, and Stigter van Doesburg.
Venice
Pilvi Takala, Close Watch
Aalto Pavilion of Finland at Venice Biennale, until 27 November
Presented at La Biennale di Venezia, Close Watch is a multi-channel installation based on Pilvi Takala’s experience as an undercover artist working as a fully qualified security guard in one of Finland's largest shopping malls. The new commission explores how private security defines public space and behaviour.
