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Viewing The Drawing Year 2023

The Wick Culture - Dani Trew, 'A Twitch on the Thread'
Coloured pencil and gouache on paper
101 x 102
large diptych with women plaiting hair

Above Dani Trew, ‘A Twitch on the Thread’ Coloured pencil and gouache on paper 101 x 102 large diptych with women plaiting hair

The Wick Culture - Alice Lockhart, 'Branches run between us'
Ink and watercolour on paper
67 x 52

Above Alice Lockhart, ‘Branches run between us’ Ink and watercolour on paper 67 x 52

The Wick Culture - Honor Bathurst, 'Thief knot, grief knot, garden'
pastel and gouache on paper
50 x 71
purple garden with red knots

Above Honor Bathurst, ‘Thief knot, grief knot, garden’ pastel and gouache on paper 50 x 71 purple garden with red knots

The Wick Culture - Installation View, photo by Gregory De Wode

Above Installation View, photo by Gregory De Wode

Above Dani Trew, ‘A Twitch on the Thread’ Coloured pencil and gouache on paper 101 x 102 large diptych with women plaiting hair

Above Alice Lockhart, ‘Branches run between us’ Ink and watercolour on paper 67 x 52

Above Honor Bathurst, ‘Thief knot, grief knot, garden’ pastel and gouache on paper 50 x 71 purple garden with red knots

Above Installation View, photo by Gregory De Wode

The Drawing Year 2023
Royal Drawing School, 19-22 Charlotte Road, EC2

8 – 19 December 2023

The good old-fashioned art of putting pen – or pencil – to paper is celebrated in The Drawing Year 2023, a show of over 400 works by students from the postgraduate programme at the Royal Drawing School. Rich in storytelling and fantasy, the drawings, prints and works on paper are all for sale, with prices starting from £70. You might just pick up a piece by tomorrow’s big star…

Viewing Be Nice exhibition

The Wick Culture - Chris Levine, 'Be Nice' Exhibition

Above Chris Levine, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

The Wick Culture - Jo Hummel, 'Be Nice' Exhibition

Above Jo Hummel, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

The Wick Culture - Cat Spilman, 'Be Nice' Exhibition

Above Cat Spilman, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

The Wick Culture - Anthony Burrill, 'Be Nice' Exhibition

Above Anthony Burrill, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

Above Chris Levine, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

Above Jo Hummel, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

Above Cat Spilman, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

Above Anthony Burrill, ‘Be Nice’ Exhibition

Be Nice exhibition
Noho Showrooms, 67 Great Titchfield Street, W1

13 – 17 December 2023

The Nice Co has tapped a stellar cast of artists for its group exhibition Be Nice, a show in which all profits will be donated to six grassroots charities in London with the help of project partner, The Childhood Trust.

Gift a work by Chris Levine, Rob and Nick Carter, Anthony Burrill or Cat Spilman to a loved one this Christmas and you will also be giving support to some of the capital’s most vulnerable children, families and young people. But, with a diverse array of original and limited-edition pieces to choose from by 21 creatives, you may not want to part with your art.

Viewing Leda and the Swan at Victoria Miro Gallery

The Wick Culture - Installation view, LEDA and the SWAN: a myth of creation and destruction, curated by Minna Moore Ede, presented by Victoria Miro and Vortic.

Left to right: [Robin Friend, Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History (from the series: We, Us), 2023; Kim Brandstrup, Leda and the Swan, 2014; Saskia Colwell: Slither, 2023; Lick of the Lips, 2023; Her Eyes were Full of Feathers, 2023; Miranda Forrester, Leda and Nemesis' children, 2023].

© The artists, courtesy the artists and Victoria Miro.

Above Installation view, LEDA and the SWAN: a myth of creation and destruction, curated by Minna Moore Ede, presented by Victoria Miro and Vortic. Left to right: [Robin Friend, Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History (from the series: We, Us), 2023; Kim Brandstrup, Leda and the Swan, 2014; Saskia Colwell: Slither, 2023; Lick of the Lips, 2023; Her Eyes were Full of Feathers, 2023; Miranda Forrester, Leda and Nemesis’ children, 2023]. © The artists, courtesy the artists and Victoria Miro.

Above Installation view, LEDA and the SWAN: a myth of creation and destruction, curated by Minna Moore Ede, presented by Victoria Miro and Vortic

The Wick Culture - Barbara Walker
End of an Affair, 2023
Graphite, charcoal, pastel and conte on paper Paper and image

© Barbara Walker
Courtesy the artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London

Above Barbara Walker End of an Affair, 2023 Graphite, charcoal, pastel and conte on paper Paper and image © Barbara Walker Courtesy the artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London

Above Installation view, LEDA and the SWAN: a myth of creation and destruction, curated by Minna Moore Ede, presented by Victoria Miro and Vortic

Above Barbara Walker End of an Affair, 2023 Graphite, charcoal, pastel and conte on paper Paper and image © Barbara Walker Courtesy the artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London

Leda and the Swan at Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd, London N1 7RW

1 December 2023 – 13 January 2024

Step into a curated dreamscape by Minna Moore Ede with Victoria Miro through Vortic Curated. This exhibition unveils new works from sixteen visionary artists, spanning diverse mediums. Drawing inspiration from the Leda and the Swan myth, this contemporary exploration weaves the classical allure of sixteenth-century masters seamlessly into present interpretation.

Inspired by da Vinci and Michelangelo, the exhibition elegantly blends the myth’s sensuality with modernity, using surviving drawings as portals into Renaissance inquiries. In collaboration with Conrad Shawcross, Marina Warner guides us through the nuanced tapestry of myth, revealing divine and mortal facets of mythical progeny. Vortic Curated, a revolutionary series, unfolds virtually on the Vortic platform and with esteemed galleries, transcending traditional boundaries and redefining contemporary artistic expression.