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Viewing The Courtauld Gallery Reopening

The Wick Culture - Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) Antibes 1888, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Above Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) Antibes 1888, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

The Wick Culture - Duncan Grant (1885-1978), Four-fold screen with Lily pond design, 1913-14. Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2022. The Courtauld

The Wick Culture - Edouard Manet, A bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1882, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Above Edouard Manet, A bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1882, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Above Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) Antibes 1888, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Above Edouard Manet, A bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1882, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

19 November 2021, opening times vary
The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
https://courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/

After a three-year, £57 million makeover, The Courtauld Gallery is finally reopening its doors. Visitors to the spanking new space will see one of the UK’s greatest art collections, ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, redisplayed across elegantly refurbished galleries. As hoped, this bijou trove shines brighter than ever before.

Among the treasures back on display are Botticelli’s large-scale masterpiece The Trinity with Saints and The Courtauld’s celebrated collection of works by Peter Paul Rubens. Other highlights include the gallery’s renowned collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces, such as Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), Van Gogh’s Self- Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889), and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK. New to the hang is Cecily Brown’s Unmoored from her reflection, a large-scale painting specially commissioned for the curved wall at the top of gallery’s historical staircase.

After meandering around the permanent galleries, head to the top floor to see Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift (19 Nov 21 – 9 Jan 22), a temporary exhibition showcasing an outstanding group of drawings by European and American masters including Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Georg Baselitz and Cy Twombly. Courtauld, it’s good to have you back!

Viewing Incubator—21

Above Nathalie Hollis, “A Pawn in My Plan” (2021)

Above Richard Burton, “Buffer” (2021)

Above Hawazin Alotaibi, “softboii” (2021)

Above Nathalie Hollis, “A Pawn in My Plan” (2021)

Above Richard Burton, “Buffer” (2021)

Above Hawazin Alotaibi, “softboii” (2021)

Incubator—21  
7 October — 14 November 2021
 A. Society, Chiltern Street, London
 https://incubatorart.com

An important platform for emerging artists, Incubator—21 is the brainchild of Angelica Jopling, the daughter of art dealer Jay Jopling and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson. Currently showing at A. Society in Chiltern Street is a series of back-to-back week-long solo exhibitions of the most exciting young talent working in London right now.

The six artists featured are Hawazin Alotaibi, Richard Burton, Charlie Gosling, Nathalie Hollis, Anne Carney Raines and Nick Sanderson. Exhibited works span portrait painting, sculpture, performance art and sound installation, and reflect the energy and culture of London in this post-pandemic moment. Concluding the project is Not Here (2021), an immersive sound installation by Angelica Jopling and sound artist Noah Berrie. Catch it while you can.

Viewing Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

The Wick Culture - Merna Beasley, Kurtijar Woman from the series Tribute to Indigenous Stock Women by David Prichar

Above Merna Beasley, Kurtijar Woman from the series Tribute to Indigenous Stock Women by David Prichar

The Wick Culture - Shirley Mary Ann McPherson, a Kurtijar woman from the series Tribute to Indigenous Stock Women by David Prichard

Above Shirley Mary Ann McPherson, a Kurtijar woman from the series Tribute to Indigenous Stock Women by David Prichard

Above David by Katya Ilina

The Wick Culture - Miyashita San, from the series Hakanai Sonzai, by Pierre-Elie de Pibra

Above Miyashita San, from the series Hakanai Sonzai, by Pierre-Elie de Pibra

Above Merna Beasley, Kurtijar Woman from the series Tribute to Indigenous Stock Women by David Prichar

Above Shirley Mary Ann McPherson, a Kurtijar woman from the series Tribute to Indigenous Stock Women by David Prichard

Above David by Katya Ilina

Above Miyashita San, from the series Hakanai Sonzai, by Pierre-Elie de Pibra

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize  
10 November 2021 — 2 January 2022 
Cromwell Place, South Kensington
 https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/twppp2021/exhibition/

On Monday 8 November 2021 Sydney-based photographer David Prichard was named the winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, one of the most prestigious photography awards in the world. His winning portraits of First Nations stock women who have spent most of their working lives on cattle stations in Queensland, Australia, are now on display at Cromwell Place in South Kensington.

Reflecting on the series, Prichard said: ‘I have always been respectful of cultural and social sensitivities and subsequently built trust with the community, which led me to be invited to photograph the women. The project is not about me. I am only the vehicle for the women to tell their stories.’

Also featured in the exhibition are Pierre-Elie de Pibrac’s large-scale portraits taken in some of Japan’s most troubled regions including Fukushima and the former mining town of Yubari. Katya Ilina’s entry, David, is taken from a series of portraits that celebrates positive body image and questions notions of masculinity and femininity by highlighting their fluidity. De Pibrac and Ilina won second and third prize respectively.

The prize-winning photographs and those selected for inclusion in the exhibition were chosen from 5,392 submissions entered by 2,215 photographers from 62 countries. Speaking to the inner qualities of resilience, patience and persistence, these images hypnotize and will stop you in your tracks. Book tickets now.