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Viewing Hannah Starkey: In Real Life 

The first major survey exhibition of British photographer Hannah Starkey traces the development of her work across two decades, while highlighting her interest in capturing the everyday female experience in contemporary culture.

‘Throughout my career, I’ve maintained a space to contemplate what photography can do for women,’ Starkey has said. ‘For me, it’s a very exciting time right now with all the conversations about gender and attempts to redefine what it means to be a woman.’

Her meticulously staged compositions show women in moments of private reflection, alienation or social interaction. You’ll see penetrating portraits of girls she encountered growing up in Belfast, mothers with their children and women at recent street protests in London. Also featured is a new body of images created in collaboration with young women at Wakefield’s CAPA performing arts college.

It’s an opportunity to see the remarkable range of Starkey’s practice and her unflinching commitment to the medium of photography. Book your train tickets now.

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Dates
21 October 2022 — 30 April 2023

Viewing Paris + par Art Basel 

The art glitterati will be hot footing it to Paris this weekend for the inaugural edition of Paris + par Art Basel, featuring 156 galleries from 30 countries, including a core contingent with spaces in France. The exhibitors will present exceptional works across all media, from painting and sculpture to photography and digital works, underling Paris’s status as a global cultural hub.

The main section of the fair will feature 140 of the world’s leading galleries, including Simon Lee Gallery, Pilar Corrias and Pace, which brings together works by leading 20th century artists including Jean Dubuffet, Lucio Fontana and Louise Nevelson. Also noteworthy is Hauser & Wirth’s booth, featuring new works by George Condo, Avery Singer and Rashid Johnson.

In addition to the main section is Galeries Émergentes, which features 16 solo presentations from young galleries from across the globe. Not to be missed is Sites, which presents publicly accessible works in four iconic spaces across the city, among them the Jardin des Tuileries, the Place Vendôme and the Musée national Eugène-Delacroix. Stroll around and you’ll see works by Niki de Saint Phalle, Franz West and Nina Beier, among others.
While you’re in Paris, be sure to enjoy the wealth of satellite events, exhibitions and talks taking place alongside the fair. Highlights include a new solo show by Jenny Saville at Gagosian Paris, the first Alice Neel retrospective in France at the Centre Pompidou and a major Joan Mitchell retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Bon voyage.

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Dates
20 October 2022 — 23 October 2022

Viewing Turner Prize 2022

Landing at Tate Liverpool this autumn is the Turner Prize 2022 exhibition, featuring work by the four shortlisted artists: Heather Phillipson, Ingrid Pollard, Veronica Ryan and Sin Wai Kin.

‘The jury has travelled the length and breadth of the country, taking advantage of the easing of lockdown to enjoy the explosion of creativity that has emerged from the pandemic,’ said Helen Legg, Director of Tate Liverpool and co-chair of the Turner Prize jury. ‘The result is a diverse group of artists who impressed the judges with the intensity of their presentations, while also dealing with important issues facing our society today.’

As you meander around the free exhibition, you’ll encounter sculpture and photographic works by Ingrid Pollard and Veronica Ryan’s cast forms in clay and bronze as well as her tea-stained fabrics and bright neon crocheted fishing line pouches filled with a variety of seeds, stones and skins. Also on display are three films by Sin Wai Kin and Phillipson’s RUPTURE NO 6: biting the blowtorched peach, a reimagining of her 2020 Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries commission.

This year’s artists have delivered a visually exciting and thought-provoking exhibition that demands a pilgrimage to Liverpool. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony in December.

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Dates
20 October 2022 — 19 March 2023
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