Current Events #3. A selection of UK art exhibitions and events for week 3 of 2017.
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The Horizontal Within, The Horizontal Without
13 January – 5 February 2017
Nine artists have been asked to respond to a line from Thomas Mann’s novel The Magic Mountain (1924) by creating artworks that interpret the form and content of the novel with an eye to today’s political and ethical discontents. Ian Bourn, Louise Bristow, Maria Chevska, Richard Grayson, Derek Hampson, Liane Lang, Stephen Lee, Claudia Sarnthein, Peter Suchin. Curated by Stephen Lee and Peter Suchin. Talk: Sunday 5th February, 2pm
Lubomirov / Angus-Hughes
26 Lower Clapton Rd (at the junction of Urswick Rd)
London
E5 0PD
London Art Fair
18-22 January 2017
Modern British and Contemporary art fair of galleries.
London Art Fair, Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street
London
N1 0QH
Tschabalala Self
17 January – 12 March 2017
A solo exhibition by American artist Tschabalala Self. Showing for the first time in the United Kingdom it brings together works drawn from the first five years of her artistic career, which includes painting, print, collage and sculpture, depicting the human figure.
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
14 Wharf Road
London
N1 7RW
Print Solo – Contemporary Printmakers
18 January – 7 February 2017
Print Solo is the first online gallery devoted solely to printmaking. The exhibition features 50 prints by thirteen artists from the website: Mychael Barratt, Lynne Blackburn, Meg Buick, Vicky Edwards, Christina France, Umberto Giovannini, Alison Lumb, Otto, Allan Ramsay, Lisa Takahashi, Jenny Wiener, Roy Willingham, Sisetta Zappone. The curator will give a talk about printmaking 26 January 12:30pm.
Milton Gallery, St. Paul’s School
Lonsdale Road
London
SW13 9JT
Mono
14 January – 18 February 2017
A group show of monochrome art featuring work by artists largely based in Manchester and the north west. Facebook event page.
PS Mirabel
14 Mirabel Street
Manchester
M3 1NG
Waves
9 December – 21 January 2017
The exhibition brings together video installation, printmaking, sculpture and painting to explore gesture and stillness in relation to the idea of private and public space. Invited artists: Luke Burton, Abi Freckleton, Anna Salamon, William Pham.
Turf
Keeley Road
Croydon, London
CR0 1TF
Fourteen Ways To Get Rich Quick
12-28 January 2017
Curator Ivanna Getrich has determined the 14 main ways in which to get mega-rich, and fast. Each method has been given to an artist to see how they respond to it, this exhibition showcases these responses.
Castlefield Gallery’s New Art Spaces
Unit 26-28 New Art Spaces, Churchgate House
Churchgate, Bolton
BL1 1HL
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The image at the top is:
Dog I.
Monotype and pastel. 42x59cm approx.
by Meg Buick who is showing in Print Solo – Contemporary Printmakers at Milton Gallery.
