Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions
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Grab your passport and embark on some artistic adventures…
By Anissa Tijani
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Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
David Altmejd
David Altmejd, ‘Flux’ at Musée d’art Contemporain de Montréal. 14 June – 13 September. Drawing inspiration from the natural sciences and architecture, this exhibition of the Montreal-born sculptor plunges visitors into a strange, dreamlike labyrinth where different worlds converge around the common phenomena of transformation – a joyful chaos open to interpretation. macm.org
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat, ‘The Unknown Notebooks’ at the Brooklyn Museum, New York City. 3 April – 23 August. A fine observer of human behaviour and the emotions around him, this illustrious Brooklyn artist used to carry his notebooks everywhere, sketching his thoughts and impressions. Glance through its pages to re-trace his spontaneous, often colourful mental peregrinations. brooklynmuseum.org
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
David Bowie
David Bowie ‘is’ at Philarmonie de Paris. On until 31 May. Ground Control to Major Tom. The king of metamorphosis is on tour. Next stop: Philharmonie de Paris. Discover this avant-garde artist’s profound influence on the global music scene through his texts and instruments, and explore his countless facets by sneaking a peek into his wardrobe. davidbowieis.philharmoniedeparis.fr
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Laurent Chehere
Laurent Chéhère, ‘Flying Houses’ at The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow. 14 April – 21 June. These poetic floating photographs intrigue, sometimes denounce and always enchant, almost making viewers look toward the sky to steal a glance of a magical levitating house. From Parisian neighbourhoods to a tribute to Fellini’s La Strada, French artist Laurent Chéhère subtly combines traditional photography and digital manipulation in his ‘Floating Houses’, a perfect illusion for wandering imaginations. lumiere.ru
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo at the Detroit Institute Of Arts. On until 12 July. When it comes to art and vision, this iconic Mexican couple had it all. The city of Detroit was the site of a real turning point in both of their respective careers, as well as a point of contention – a fitting place to hose an this exclusive exhibition. DIA goes back in time with 70 works of their art, including hidden gems from Kahlo, plus Rivera’s drawings for the Detroit Industry frescos. dia.org
[Left: Self-Portrait on the Borderline between Mexico and the United States, Frida Kahlo, 1932, oil on metal, Private Collection
Right: Detroit Industry, south wall (detail), Diego Rivera, 1932-33, fresco. Detroit Institute of Arts (Edsel Ford in gray suit; William Valentiner in blue suit, holding contract for the murals]
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Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
William Kentridge
William Kentridge, ‘The Refusal Of Time’ at the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town. On until 21 June. Dive into an immersive kinetic sculpture, the captivating result of many years’ discussion and collaboration between Cape Town artist Kentridge and Harvard history of science professor Peter Galison. A rudimentary wooden structure houses moving images of metronomes and vaudeville characters, enlivened by the sound of drums and tinted in dark hues for a gloomy, industrial atmosphere. iziko.org.za
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Mexico. On until 26 July. Often imitated but never duplicated, Stanley Kubrick is a monument in the film industry and an icon for many. Discover (or rediscover) this pioneer of ‘seventh art’ cinema by delving into his central works of film and photography. Having worked as a photojournalist before becoming a filmmaker, learn about Kubrick’s favourite technics and their impact on his future cinematic projects. marco.org.mx
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Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen, ‘Savage Beauty’ at the V & A Museum, London. On until 2 August. A tribute to the ‘enfant terrible’ of fashion, this retrospective takes us behind the scenes, from McQueen’s sources of inspiration to the staging of his catwalk shows and the essence of his sartorial themes. View some of his one-off creations, made in perpetual quest of the sublime, in a cabinet of curiosities at the heart of the retrospective. vam.ac.uk
[It’s Only a Game, S/S 2005]
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Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Os Gemeos
Os Gêmeos, ‘O’bunker’ at Museu Casa do Pontal, Rio de Janeiro. On until 31 December. Don’t search the city walls for these iconic yellow-skinned scamps; they’ve found a good hiding spot in a bunker. This talented duo of twin-brothers-turned-graffiti-artists have scored high with a temporary installation at Museu Casa do Pontal. Somewhere between fiction and reality, they’ve fused Brazilian folklore with contemporary art. museucasadopontal.com.br
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Sebastiao Salgado
Sebastião Salgado, ‘Genesis’ at C/O Berlin. 18 April – 16 August. From Antarctica to the Brazilian jungle, photojournalist Sebastião Salgado crossed borders to find people and animals living in full harmony with their environments. He captured their stories through his lens and immortalised them in ‘Genesis’, an ode to planet Earth in all its diversity. co-berlin.org
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
James Turrell
James Turrell, ‘A Retrospective’ at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. On until 8 June. We perceive light almost mechanically, subconsciously as part of our every action. Yet this master of contemporary art takes us to its very roots, magnified through a wide range of works and installations spanning his 50-year career. Open your eyes and sharpen your senses to experience light and colour like never before. nga.gov.au
[Virtuality squared 2014 Ganzfeld: built space, LED lights 800 x 1400 x 1940.5 cm (overall) Collection James Turrell Image: National Gallery of Australia]
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Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Jeff Wall
Jeff Wall at the Louisiana Museum, Humlebæk, Denmark. On until 21 June. One of the original creatives to bring photography into the art establishment, Canadian artist Jeff Wall masterfully mixes media that usually stand alone. Capturing people, scenes and expressions, Wall plays with composition and transforms his photographs into pictures to eventually hang as tableaux. en.louisiana.dk
Destination Art: This Year’s Essential Exhibitions.
Year 12 Perspectives
Year 12 Perspectives at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth. On until 1 June. Celebrating art in all its forms, Year 12 Perspectives features various selected works from 65 up-and-coming art students across Western Australia, in an annual event to raise support for the young talents of today and tomorrow. You can even vote for your favourite artist at the exhibition or on the dedicated webpage. artgallery.wa.gov.au
[Left: ‘Approach to city’, oil on canvas by Nicholas Steinepreis, Scotch College, 2014
Right: ‘Dystopia’, oil on canvas by Charles Benson, Scotch College, 2014]
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