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Viewing Royal Academy Schools Show 2023

Last chance to see the eagerly awaited RA Schools Show for 2023 – an exhibition of worlds by 14 contemporary artists who are graduating from the Royal Academy Schools. They follow in the footsteps of previous illustrious RA graduates who have made indelible marks on the art world, including Michael Craig-Martin, Michael Armitage and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. The only free UK Masters in Arts, the intensive programme encourages students to embrace new approaches to art making and foster intellectual discourse. The 2023 graduating artists include – Motunrayo Akinola, Nancy Allen, Daria Blum, Max Boyla, Daniel Davies, Enej Gala, Anna Higgins, Rachel Hobkirk, Clark Keatley, Louis Morlæ, Thirza Smith, Elinor Stanley, Mary Stephenson, and Oliver Tirré.

Expect diverse mediums of sculpture, painting, print, performance, installation, and moving images, the exhibition offers captivating perspectives on the world. Marvel at large-scale paintings inducing vertigo, witness sculptures brought to life through digital manipulation, and be captivated by a hanging mobile crafted from wood pulp.

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Dates
08 June 2023 — 25 June 2023

Viewing Brian Clarke: A Great Light

Open now at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery, HENI presents “A Great Light,” an exhibition showcasing works by one of the world’s leading stained-glass artists, Brian Clarke. Throughout his career, Clarke has pushed the boundaries of stained glass, melding art, architecture, and tapestry to create works that invite contemplation and reflection. This exhibition will celebrate the artist’s 70th year and present a collection of works from 2002 to the present day, including folding screens, leadworks and a 42m2 wall of mouth-blown glass which bathes the gallery in light and colour.

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Dates
09 June 2023 — 24 September 2023

Viewing Lisa Brice: Bar Games (1992 – 2023)

Visit Sadie Coles HQ on Bury Street and witness the career span of South African artist Lisa Brice. Working shrewd reinterpretations of femininity in both high and low culture, Brice layers and dethrones its art historical and contemporary archetypes in two singular works that span her career.

In response to famed works like Manet’s “A Bar at the Folie Bergère”, the paintings debate the double-edged aura of provocative allure and the traditional views of femininity in the context of the 1990s. The exhibition intends to critique objectified femininity and empowering women, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary and historical womanhood.

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Dates
02 June 2023 — 08 July 2023
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