In most of the world’s art capitals, it’s officially museum weather. If the rain, snow and cold aren’t driving you indoors, then the great art, exciting new museums and intriguing exhibitions in our quarterly round-up will.
It’s hard to believe that Frank Stella: A Retrospective at the Whitney was the first comprehensive US exhibition on the abstract art pioneer since 1970. If you missed it in New York last year, now’s your chance to see the show as it travels cross-continent to the de Young Museum in San Francisco. deyoung.famsf.org
As the centennial of the Russian Revolution approaches, prepare for an onslaught of events examining the political, historical and social implications of the cataclysmic uprising. In New York, the Museum of Modern Artexplores the artistic innovation of that era in A Revolutionary Impulse: The Rise of the Russian Avant-Garde. moma.org[Olga Rozanova. The Factory and the Bridge. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation]
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Announced a week after the American presidential election, the theme of this year’s Armory Show unabashedly positions art as political. What Is To Be Done? “brings together twelve artists from ten countries around the idea of social and political awareness during a time of uncertainty.” thearmoryshow.com[Deana Lawson, Kingdom Come 2015. Courtesy of Rhona Hoffman Gallery]
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David Reed: Vice and Reflection – An Old Painting, New Paintings and Animations reflects on its surroundings. Meta to the max, the exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami promises to show work inspired by Miami Vice, in particular the bold colours of the TV show. pamm.org[Image: David Reed #212 (Vice), 1984-1985. Private Collection]
Like Rauschenberg, his contemporary and friend/lover Cy Twombly also rejected abstract expressionism and sought new forms of giving shape to ideas and emotions. The Centre Pompidou in Paris is showing the first comprehensive retrospective of his work in Europe. centrepompidou.fr
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Some topics hold endless fascination and will likely never be exhaustively explored. Battle of the Sexes: Franz von Stuck to Frida Kahlo draws from a multifaceted collection at Städel Museum, promising to shine a light on the many ways artists have explored gender relations over the course of a century. staedelmuseum.de
The first biennial of contemporary art to be held in India, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is launching its third edition under the title Forming in the Pupil of an Eye. The inaugural event created international buzz, and the organisers are doing their best to live up to those high expectations. kochimuzirisbiennale.org
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Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum continues its series of exhibitions featuring contemporary artists from across Asia, with N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey. The solo show of the Southern Indian artist’s work will provide a glimpse of traditional Indian painting techniques coupled with ruminations on contemporary life on the subcontinent. mori.art.museum[N. S. Harsha, We Come, We Eat, and We Sleep. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane]
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