Open or closed, inside or out, happening or postponed, live or digital? The ongoing pandemic is keeping museums and curators, artists and audiences on their toes, with schedules being adapted, programmes updated and virtual options added every day. We take a look at the exhibitions and events that the art world has planned for early 2021, along with ways to get in on the experience online.
Joseph Beuys would have turned 100 in May, but centenary celebrations, exhibitions and events kick off in March. Whether they will be able to take place as planned, or get postponed or moved online, remains to be seen, but it’s never too early to start fantasy-planning your dream art trip with the help of the year-long anniversary programme. Alternatively, you could grab some felt and a block of lard and get creative. After all, as per Beuys, “everyone is an artist.” [Joseph Beuys, 1975, Photo: Caroline Tisdall]
The opening of Munch Museum’s new home, a gleaming tower on the waterfront of the Norwegian capital Oslo, has already been postponed, but while we wait, its collection can be explored online. Munch himself bequeathed around 42,000 of his artworks to the city, which opened a museum dedicated to him in 1963, on what would have been the artist’s 100th birthday. Now, the brand-new building will show the collection spread out over seven floors, while also leaving ample space for temporary exhibitions and work by other artists. The current stopgap programme includes virtual tours, online talks and in-depth analysis of individual pieces from the collection. [Photo: Adrià Goula]
Originally postponed from September 2020 until March 2021, GES-2, the new home of the V-A-C Foundation, is finally ready for its big reveal. The vast development, a former power station located in the centre of Moscow, was converted by Renzo Piano into a series of ambitious indoor and outdoor spaces, large and small. It will host not only exhibitions, but also workshops and laboratories dedicated to the visual, performing, culinary and other arts. [Photo: Ludvig14/Wikimedia Commons]
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