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Viewing Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Show

The Wick Culture - Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Show

Above Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Show

Central Saint Martins (CSM) Postgraduate Art exhibition
Central Saint Martins

28 June – 2 July
www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins/whats-on-at-csm/central-saint-martins-shows-2023

Graduate mania is on.

London has come alight with cultural curiosity as the next generation of Spotlight deserving artists graduate from some of London’s most prestigious art schools.

Discover a plethora of budding artists at Central Saint Martins’ (CSM) Postgraduate art exhibition. The exhibition unveils the graduating students’ distinguished creativity, inspiration, and individuality, showcasing their unique points of view as they open up thought-provoking dialogues about the present and future. Experience and explore the dynamism of a new generation of artists, designers, performers, curators and innovators who continue to push the boundaries. The exhibition showcases work from various courses, including Art and Science, Contemporary Photography, Fine Art, Moving Image, and Theory and Philosophy.

Experimental and original artistry fills the campus and continues the legacy of the prestigious art school left by alumni such as Es Devlin, Alexander McQueen, Grace Wales Bonner and Richard Deacon. The world-renowned arts and design college holds diverse creative practices within their campus, providing their students with the skill and knowledge to imagine and create a better future as they address the urgent global challenges.

Viewing Maxim Zhestkov: Simulation Hypothesis

The Wick Culture - Installation view of Maxim Zhestkov: Simulation Hypothesis, courtesy of Unit London

Above Installation view of Maxim Zhestkov: Simulation Hypothesis, courtesy of Unit London

Maxim Zhestkov: Simulation Hypothesis
Unit London

20 June – 22 July 2023
unitlondon.com/exhibitions/maxim-zhestkov-simulation-hypothesis/

Dropping with a big bang in London this week is digital artist Maxim Zhestkov’s debut solo exhibition at Unit London. ‘Simulation Hypothesis’ builds on Zhestkov’s creative journey in digital simulations and the exploration of crafting digital environments and architecture. Presenting a new body of work, Zhestkov explores ideas of entropy and structure in the world’s evolution and creation process.

Breaking and manipulating the rules of physics and mathematics to create environments and works that otherwise would not exist in the physical world, Zhestkov advances the evolution of creation in art and the age of technology. Taking over the ground floor of Unit London Mayfair gallery space, be immersed and mesmerised by the art experience in a futuristic view of tomorrow that draws on past realities. Join the crowd pushing the boundaries of technology and drop by this weekend.

Viewing National Portrait Gallery reopening

The Wick Culture - The new main entrance hall at the National Portrait Gallery, London featuring Reaching Out by Thomas J Price (2021), Nelson Mandela by Ian Homer Walters (2008) and Louis Franqois Roubiliac attributed to Joseph Wilton (1761). Photograph© Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

Above The new main entrance hall at the National Portrait Gallery, London featuring Reaching Out by Thomas J Price (2021), Nelson Mandela by Ian Homer Walters (2008) and Louis Franqois Roubiliac attributed to Joseph Wilton (1761). Photograph© Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

The Wick Culture - A view through the Art, Science and Society display at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

Above A view through the Art, Science and Society display at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

The Wick Culture - The new doors at the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery, London, designed by Tracey Emin. Photograph: © Olivier Hess

Above The new doors at the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery, London, designed by Tracey Emin. Photograph: © Olivier Hess

The Wick Culture - The National Lottery Fund Gallery at the. National Portrait Gallery, London, Photograph: © Jim Stephenson

Above The National Lottery Fund Gallery at the. National Portrait Gallery, London, Photograph: © Jim Stephenson

The Wick Culture - The Contemporary Collection in The Weston Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph© Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

Above The Contemporary Collection in The Weston Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph© Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

The Wick Culture - Ross Place Entrance and the new forecourt at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Olivier Hess

Above Ross Place Entrance and the new forecourt at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Olivier Hess

The Wick Culture - The Blavatnik Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Jim Stephenson

Above The Blavatnik Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Jim Stephenson

The Wick Culture - The Contemporary Collection in The Mary Weston Gallery in The Weston Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photo© David Parry

Above The Contemporary Collection in The Mary Weston Gallery in The Weston Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photo© David Parry

Above A view through the Art, Science and Society display at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

Above The new doors at the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery, London, designed by Tracey Emin. Photograph: © Olivier Hess

Above The National Lottery Fund Gallery at the. National Portrait Gallery, London, Photograph: © Jim Stephenson

Above The Contemporary Collection in The Weston Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph© Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio

Above Ross Place Entrance and the new forecourt at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Olivier Hess

Above The Blavatnik Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Jim Stephenson

Above The Contemporary Collection in The Mary Weston Gallery in The Weston Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photo© David Parry

National Portrait Gallery reopening

22 June – ongoing
www.npg.org.uk/

In case you’ve missed it, The National Portrait Gallery has officially reopened following a three-year closure. With it they have unveiled ‘The Doors’ 2023, a series of engraved bronze doors by Tracey Emin featuring 45 female faces in Emin’s signature style, which celebrate women from history. The most significant revamp since 1896, the gallery aims for a more diverse representation in one of the world’s most signification portraiture collections, including new acquisitions such as Sir Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai)’ and Everlyn Nicodemus’ self-portrait, the first portrait painted black female.

Bringing historical and contemporary trailblazing female figures to the fore, the reopening of NPG was the first chance to witness ‘Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture.’ In partnership with CHANEL Culture Fund and led by curator and previous Monday Muse, Flavia Frigeri, the project delves into the gallery’s collection to unearth hidden narratives while acquiring and commissioning portraits of females who have and are shaping history.

This Saturday, 24 June 2023, NPG will launch its First Look Festival, a series of curator talks, workshops and in-conversations with cultural figures like Paul McCartney and Stanley Tucci. They will also unveil its line-up of major exhibitions for the 2023-24 season. Among them are ‘Yevonde: Life and Colour’ (22 June – 15 October), an exhibition showcasing the captivating work of Yevonde Middleton, and ‘Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm’ (28 June – 1 October), a display of the legendary Beatles icon’s previously unseen photography.