London Exhibitions 4th - 11th April
A stormy weekend lays ahead, so now is the time to plan your weekend between showers. Here are our pick of the top 5 exhibitions in London this weekend.
Well of course, Curious Duke Gallery has launched Roy's People first UK solo show Street Life. Featured in Time Out and working with The Big Issue Foundation with a silent auction (email eleni @ curiousdukegallery.com for details). With over 30 new pieces created exclusively for the show, Roy's People's world has captured everyones imagination. See you here soon!
Now - 26th April
Curious Duke Gallery
173 Whitecross Street
London
EC1Y 8JT
Open Monday – Friday 11:30 – 6:30, Saturday 12-4, closed Sunday.
Nearest stations: Old Street exit 6 and Barbican
Free
Tate Britain Commission 2014: Phyllida Barlow
This is an annual commission that asks an artist to respond with their practice to the Tate's Duveen galleries and art collections. Teaching some of the UK's most well known artists such as Martin Creed, Phyllida Barlow challenges every aspect of sculpture from crude forms, material tension and use of space. Expect to find imposing forms made from off cuts of wood, cement, scrim and plaster.
Now- 19th October
Tate Britain
Millbank
London
SW1P 4RG
Open 10 – 6 daily.
Nearest station Pimlico
Free
Thierry Noir: A Retrospective
As the first artist to illegally paint miles of the Berlin Wall, Noir's retrospective looks at the body of work that has grown with a limited number of recent screen prints.
Now - 5th May
Howard Griffin Gallery
189 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6HU
Open Wednesday – Sunday 12-8
Nearest stations Shoreditch High Street Rail and Overground
Free
Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America
Saatchi gives us another group show from the corners of the earth. With an eye for curating sculpture amongst paintings, which many galleries shy away from, we are shown the surrealism and differences in culture from Africa and Latin America with 15 artists showing their perspectives.
Now- 31st August
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York's HQ
King's Road
London
SW3 4RY
Open daily 10-6, closed 8th April for one day only.
Nearest station Sloane Square.
Free
City Reads
I think this is a brilliant idea, mainly because I bought a new book this morning and I'm itching to read it (Roald Dahl short stories volume 2 if you're feeling nosey). City Reads is a campaign to get as many people in London reading the same book at the same time; not only will the book worms amongst you love this, but you may just make a few fellow reading friends on the tube. That isn't a bad thing, you should be more sociable. This month's book is Louisa Young's My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You, with 1,914 copies to be given free and special events, listed here http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/cityread-london.
Happy Weekend! - Sinéad x