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Doing Bold Tendencies 2022

With June comes the promise of alfresco art and rooftop drinking. So why not combine both at Bold Tendencies, a not-for-profit which supports artists to realise site-specific projects and present live performances from Peckham’s Multi-Storey Car Park.

This year the rooftop will welcome artworks by Martin Creed, Paloma Proudfoot and Dominique White, among others. Look out for Richard Wentworth’s Agora, a reflective design which covers the entire surface of the rooftop car park; and Adel Abdessemed’s Bristow, a 2016 sculpture of a pigeon with explosives strapped to its back. Also on display is Nan Goldin’s Picnic on the Esplanade, Boston from 1973, an homage to the extended family of drag queens that the artist lived with during the 1970s, and those she was close to during the 80s and 90s in Boston and New York.

There’s also a diverse summer programme of events, ranging from classical music concerts to dynamic dance performances. Those with kids should check out the creative workshops, which are available to everyone for free. For a light bite and a tipple or two, make a beeline for Frank’s Café. A summer favourite, it serves classic cocktails, draught beers and wines, as well as a delicious selection of seasonal snacks. See you there.


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Dates
20 May 2022 — 17 September 2022

Doing Cristina Iglesias

Cristina Iglesias is having a moment. Not only does she have a monumental new work, Wet Labyrinth (with Spontaneous Landscape) (2022), on show in the Royal Academy’s Annenberg Courtyard, but she’s also enjoying her first solo exhibition with Gagosian.

Installed across Gagosian’s Davies Street gallery, this bijou show brings together new and recent works from Iglesias’s Entwined and Growth series. Recent mural reliefs are shown alongside freestanding sculptural installations, which prompt the viewer to question the blurred boundaries between the natural and the artificial.

Not to be missed is Littoral, on show in London for the first time, and her Pozo (Well) series, which comprises vessels inspired by grottoes, whirlpools, and springs.

On display until the end of July, this exhibition offers a great chance to see the breadth of Iglesias’s creative practice.

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Dates
14 May 2022 — 30 July 2022

Doing Art Basel 2022

For one week in June, the art world descends on the Swiss city of Basel for the opening of Art Basel, one of world’s leading contemporary art fairs. Restored to its traditional June slot for the first time in two years, Art Basel features 289 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from five continents. Running alongside the fair is a city-wide programme of events, exhibitions and live performances.

Galleries for your radar include Gagosian, which shows new works by Rudolf Stingel, Rick Lowe and Jonas Wood; and Stephen Friedman, which presents a group exhibition of artists, including Lisa Brice, Melvin Edwards and Denzil Forrester, focusing on themes of diasporic cultures, migration and displacement. But make sure you save time for the ‘Statements’ and ‘Edition’ sections, where you’ll find engaging works courtesy of Ben Brown Fine Arts, Sadie Coles HQ, Hauser & Wirth and Lisson Gallery, among others.

Besides the gallery presentations, this year’s fair presents Unlimited, a unique platform for large-scale projects, expansive installations and monumental sculpture. Also worthy of note is Lawrence Weiner’s large-scale floor installation titled ‘Out of Sight’ and the fair’s public sector, Parcours, which features 21-site specific artworks. Among the highlights is a new sculptural installation by Anna Hulačová and Tomás Saraceno’s sculpture ‘Silent Autumn (AB Aur b/M+M)’ (2021), presented outdoors in the garden of Haus zum Raben by Tanya Bonakdar Gallery and neugerriemschneider.

It’s also worth scoping out the Film progamme and Art Basel’s renowned Conversations series, which brings together leading artists, gallerists, curators, museum directors and critics to discuss issues concerning the contemporary art world today. All events are free to the public and will be streamed on Art Basel’s Facebook channel. So, there really is no excuse!
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