After Seattle Museum Month drew many new visitors to the city’s art institutions in February, several museums continue their exhibitions offering an artistic view on the city. Seattle on the Spot: The Photographs of Al Smith at the Museum of History & Industry captures scenes from the African American community in the Central District neighbourhood, while Making our Mark: Art by Pratt Teaching Artists at Bellevue Arts Museum displays work by artists working at Pratt Fine Arts Center in the very same district. [Photo: David Chatt 1982, 2016]
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Between #metoo, #timesup and the second Women’s March on Washington, 2018 is already shaping up to become another year in which women’s voices will demand to be heard. Start by listening to what female artists have to say at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. In Women House, they explore the role of women in American culture. [Photo: Simmons, Woman Opening Refrigerator]
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Speaking of… it’s not just women rising up against perceived injustice – and not for the first time, either. An exhibition at the Contemporary Art University Museum in Mexico City provides a very timely reminder of how art has documented various uprisings throughout history. The interdisciplinary show collects paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, films and manuscripts documenting revolts, revolutions and insurrections. [Photo: Graciela Iturbide, Marcha Juchitan 1, 1983]
In Toronto, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) is due to reopen this spring, following a move to the new neighbourhood of Junction Triangle where it will showcase a collection of “innovative art by Canadian and international artists” across five floors of the industrial heritage Tower Automotive Building. [Photo: Arash Moallemi]
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The Hayward Gallery’s reopening in January coincided with the London art institution’s 50th anniversary. You can catch the major exhibition of Andreas Gursky’s large-scale photography in the Southbank venue until late April. [Photo: Linda Nylind]
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Photography is also in focus elsewhere in the British capital. At the National Portrait Gallery, Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography examines the origin of the art form; at the Barbican, Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins trains the lens on society’s outsiders; and at the Natural History Museum, the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition shows wild animals captured on film. [Photo: Paz Errázuriz, From the series La Manzana de Adán (Adam’s Apple), 1983. Courtesy The Barbican, Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins]
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The David Chipperfield-designed “transformative redevelopment” of the Royal Academy will be presented to the public in May, kicking off a year of birthday celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the establishment of “a society for promoting the Arts of Design”. [Photo: The Royal Academy’s north-facing entrance, Burlington Gardens]
Art Basel goes to Hong Kong for the sixth time and includes the second iteration of Kabinett, showing curated exhibitions chosen by the galleries. The fair is well-rooted in the Asian art scene, with half of the participating galleries coming from the wider region. [Edouard Malingue Gallery Chou Yu-Cheng. Refresh, Sacrifice, New Hygiene, Infection, Clean, Robot, Air, Housekeeping, www.agentbong.com, Cigarette, Dyson, Modern People, 2017. Courtesy of the artist and the gallery]
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