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Doing Hospital Rooms: Like there is hope and I can dream of another world

Here’s your chance to see contemporary art making a difference. Currently installed across Hauser & Wirth’s London gallery is a major exhibition showcasing the work of arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms. It is part of a new three-year long partnership with the charity to support their vital work in NHS mental health services.

Founded by artist Tim A Shaw and curator Niamh White, Hospital Rooms aims to radically transform the face of mental health care in the UK and beyond by bringing meaningful creative opportunities to those with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses.

‘We have been long-standing supporters of Hospital Rooms,’ says Hauser & Wirth Partner Neil Wenman. ‘Having seen the impact of their work in NHS mental health inpatient units across the country, we firmly believe that art plays an important role in changing lives and providing joy and dignity to stimulate and heal.’

You’ll see new works by Mark Titchner, Harold Offeh and Michelle Williams Gamaker that have been created in collaboration with people with lived experience of mental health services. Also featured is a new recorded composition created by the National Opera Studio in collaboration with students at the Springfield Hospital Recovery College.

Taking place on the final day of the exhibition is a live fundraising auction, featuring works by Julian Opie, Amy Sherald and Giles Deacon, among others. A little out of reach? Stay tuned for the new limited-edition release from Avant Arte x Hauser & Wirth in support of Hospital Rooms.

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Dates
19 August 2022 — 14 September 2022

Viewing New Mythologies II

This bijou exhibition features 11 contemporary artists working across painting, drawing and mixed-media who use mythology, symbolism and allegory to examine the urgent socio-political issues facing society today.

Jakob Rowlinson juxtaposes medieval motifs — think heraldry, coats of arms, and folktale — with BDSM aesthetics to explore gender, sexuality, and masculinity; while Charlotte Edey draws on science fiction and magical realist tropes to create surreal worlds that address notions of race, class and gender.

You’ll also see work by Tristan Pigott, Mary Herbet and Natalia González Martín, whose diptych Los Enamorados, Resolución En Dos Partes (2022) borrows iconography from the 15th century Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck.

Shown together, they present a radical look at the human condition and ask important questions about our world today. With a new space set to open in September, Huxley-Parlour is one for your autumn agenda.

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Dates
19 August 2022 — 17 September 2022

Doing The Festival of Quilts

Since launching nearly 20 years ago, the Festival of Quilts has emerged as the biggest and best show dedicated to quilting in Europe. Over the years, it has collaborated with some of the most prestigious names in quilting including Nancy Crow, Jane Dunnewold and Diana Harrison, and drawn thousands of visitors from around the world who share a passion for textile crafts.

Fast forward to 2022 and the festival is now home to the largest open quilt competition in the world, a wide range of curated galleries showcasing work by talented textile artists and a programme of over 350 workshops and talks. Then there’s the shopping: over 300 companies will be selling patchwork and quilting supplies, fabrics, threads, wadding, sewing machines and more all under one roof.

Highlights of the 2022 edition include the curated series of daily lectures and workshops by contemporary quilter Jo Avery and the range of special exhibits, including the Liberty Fabrics Collection and the Kaffe Fassett Inspiration Gallery. Not to be missed is the first UK exhibition by leading African-American quilter Michael A.Cummings. Found in private and public collections around the world, his narrative quilts explore subjects including the slave trade, jazz, Harlem history and cultural and political icons.

If you have an eye for textiles, there’s nowhere else to be this weekend.

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Dates
18 August 2022 — 21 August 2022
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