WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE

September 19th – November 23rd 2008

Latifa Echakhch
Level 2 Gallery

Tate Modern
Bankside
London

"Latifa Echakhch creates sculptures and installations that explore the visual and architectural codes of identity. She makes allusions to Islamic geometric patterns and minimalism, colourfield painting, radical politics and the bureaucracy of residency visas, examining how even the most banal objects can be infused with cultural assumptions." www.tate.org.uk <http://www.tate.org.uk/>  

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Until September 21st 2008

Reunited: Gwen John
Mère Poussepin and the Catholic Church

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TS

Gwen John's move to Meudon in France in 1911 marked the beginning of fundamental changes for the artist, in both personal and artistic terms. In about 1913, John was received into the Roman Catholic Church, and, in that year, was commissioned by the nuns in the town's convent to create a portrait of their seventeenth-century founder, Mère Poussepin. This first commission developed into requests for five more versions — one for each room of the convent. In this exhibition, the Barber's own version of the portrait—one of the most popular paintings in the collection — is reunited with other versions of the picture. These are complemented by a series of drawings showing women, orphans and schoolgirls in church, as well as sketches of nuns, priests and a cardinal — and even the Pope himself. With loans from Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales, Tate and Southampton City Art Gallery, it explores the development of the artist's portrayal of single female figures, the growing importance of her drawings from 1910 onwards, and the inextricable links between her work and her new faith.

"One of the finest small art galleries in Europe" The Observer. In association with the National Museum Wales. www.barber.org.uk <http://www.barber.org.uk/>

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September 24th - October 24th 2008

Annabel Fairfax

ING
60 London Wall
London EC2M 5TQ

Annabel Fairfax specialized in watercolour at The Heatherley School of Fine Art. She has had two solo exhibitions and many more group shows. Annabel exhibits annually at The Mall Galleries' Art for Youth Exhibition, annually at The Affordable Art Fair and annually in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. This solo exhibition of oil paintings is viewable by appointment. For enquiries contact Moira Ludgrove. Email: art@uking.com . www.annabelfairfax.com <http://www.annabelfairfax.com/>  

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Until October 2nd 2008

Twenty Years – Twenty Pots

Galerie Besson
15 Royal Arcade
28 old Bond Street
London W1S 4SP

Featuring works by Katerina Evangelidou, Anne Floche, Jennifer Lee, Jacqueline Lerat, Priscilla Mouritzen, Margaret O'Rorke, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Elizabeth Raeburn and Annie Turner among others. www.galeriebesson.co.uk <http://www.galeriebesson.co.uk/>  

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October 2nd – October 6th 2008

Art London

Royal Hospital
Chelsea SW3

This year, Art London is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Displays will include work by key Modern British artist Barbara Hepworth. The fair prides itself on its museum-quality, non-selling Special Exhibitions. This year's is dedicated to Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a substantial, if occasionally overlooked, figure in post-war British Modernism. Although she has had survey shows at Tate St Ives in 2000 and 2005, this is the first opportunity for art lovers in London and the South East to view such a comprehensive body of Barns-Graham's work. The Art London Sculpture Garden, set in the beautiful grounds of the Royal Hospital, is devoted to Lynn Chadwick- whose monumental 'Beasts' form a dramatic guard of honour for visitors to the fair. www.artlondon.net <http://www.artlondon.net/>  

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October 2nd – October 25th 2008

Evelyn Williams
New Paintings

Martin Tinney Gallery
18 St. Andrew's Crescent
Cardiff CF10 3DD

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October 4th – October 31st 2008

Drawings by Evelyn Williams

Abbott & Holder
30 Museum Street – opposite the British Museum
London WC1A 1LH

"Evelyn Williams, born in 1929, has been painting pictures since she left A. S. Neil's famous Summerhill School at age 14 and went to St Martins School of Art and the The Royal College of Art." www.artwales.com <http://www.artwales.com/>  

A major new book - a full monograph - of Evelyn's life and work has just been published by John Sansom & Co. Written by Nicholas Usherwood. There will be a book signing by Evelyn Williams at Abbott & Holder on Saturday 4th October 2008, 12.00 - 2.00pm to accompany an exhibition of 28 of her drawings. www.abbottandholder.co.uk <http://www.abbottandholder.co.uk/>  

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October 3rd – November 23rd 2008

Rivane Neuenschwander

South London Gallery
65 Peckham Road
London SE5 8UH

"Rivane Neuenschwander is like a conductor of invisible orchestras: she engages external forces to make ephemeral art with sensuality and rigour but also with the lightest possible touch, addressing themes such as chance, temporality, nature and language, or narrative." Frieze Magazine, Issue 104, January-February 2007. www.southlondongallery.org <http://www.southlondongallery.org/>  

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Until October 4th 2008

Runa Islam: featuring Tobias Putrih

White Cube
48 Hoxton Square
London N1 6PB

"White Cube Hoxton Square is pleased to present a new exhibition by Runa Islam. For this exhibition, Islam is presenting a 35mm film and two 16mm films in a sculptural installation by Tobias Putrih. This is the second in a series of collaborations between the two artists that was initiated by Islam for her exhibition at Galleria Civica, Modena in January 2008.
In the ground-floor gallery, Islam is staging 'Empty the pond to get the fish.' (2008), a 35mm-film installation that is part of an ongoing series of works that attempt to 'write' with the camera. For both this film and her earlier work 'C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y' (2007) the artist used motion-control camera equipment, which is programmed to perform a typographical task. This process transforms the camera into a kind of robotic eye, disrupting the aesthetic and narrative function of cinematography to question what kind of image making can occur when the artist's decision-making is mechanised.
Runa Islam was born in 1970 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and lives and works in London. She has had numerous international exhibitions. Solo shows include MUMOK Museum Moderner Kunst Ludwig, Vienna (2008), Galleria Civica, Modena (2008), Bergen Konsthall, Bergen (2007), Oslo Museum of Art, Oslo (2007), Serpentine Gallery, London (2006), Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2005), Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg (2005), Camden Arts Centre, London (2005) and MART, Trento (2005). She is currently nominated for The Turner Prize. www.whitecube.com <http://www.whitecube.com/>

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October 14th 2008 – April 13th 2009

Dominique Gonzales-Foerster

The Turbine Hall
Tate Modern
Bankside
London

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster was born in Strasbourg, France in 1965, and now works and lives in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. The installation in The Turbine Hall will be the artist's first public commission in the UK. The work will be unveiled on Monday October 13th. www.tate.org.uk <http://www.tate.org.uk/>  

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October 16th 2008 – February 1st 2009

Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990- 2005

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place
London WC2H 0HE

The exhibition includes over 150 works by the celebrated photographer, encompassing well known works made on editorial assignments as well as personal photographs of her family and friends. "I don't have two lives," Leibovitz says, "this is one life and the personal pictures and assignment work are all part of it." www.npg.org.uk <http://www.npg.org.uk/> 

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October 16th – October 19th 2008

Frieze Art Fair

Regents Park
London

Frieze Art Fair London returns for 2008 in a huge showcase of art and design in the picturesque setting of Regents Park. Art fans can explore a world of art in London, featuring over 150 contemporary galleries. www.friezeartfair.com <http://www.friezeartfair.com/>

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Until October 19th 2008

The Story of the Supremes
From the Mary Wilson Collection

V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7

'A display of performance costumes worn by The Supremes, one of the most successful groups of the sixties - only the Beatles had more number one hits. The display will show the changing image of The Supremes from the early days when they were known as The Primettes to the glamorous Hollywood designs they wore at the height of their fame, and look at their continuing stylistic influence on performers such as Beyoncé. The display will include dresses worn by Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard for live performances, television appearances and on album covers. Original television footage, photographs and magazine spreads will examine The Supremes as the stars of Motown Records whose highly visible success story helped change racial perceptions during the time of the American Civil Rights movement.' www.vam.ac.uk <http://www.vam.ac.uk/>  

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Until October 23rd 2008

Lisa Wright: The Histories

The Café Galleries
Royal Academy
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J

Since leaving the Royal Academy Schools in 1993, Lisa Wright has produced work centered on children – in the swimming pool, at the beach in twilight and nocturnal setting. In 2003 she won the Hunting Art prize and in 2007 she was selected for "Art Now Cornwall" at Tate St Ives. www.royalacademy.org.uk <http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/>

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October 23rd – October 26th 2008

The Affordable Art Fair

Battersea Park
London

"The Affordable Art Fair, Autumn Collection returns to Battersea Park bringing together 110 galleries from across the UK and overseas. The fair's easy going atmosphere invites you to browse amongst the thousands of paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints – all priced between £50 and £3,000." www.affordableartfair.com <http://www.affordableartfair.com/>  

 
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October 25th 2008– March 15th 2009

Eileen Agar: An Eye for Collage

Pallant House Gallery
9 North Pallant
Chichester
West Sussex PO19 1TJ

"This exhibition looks beyond Eileen Agar's association with Surrealism to show the range of her creative output, with a particular focus on her inspired and imaginative approach to collage." www.pallant.org.uk <http://www.pallant.org.uk/>

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October 30th – November 21st 2008

Patrice Lombardi

Medici Gallery
Cork Street
London

"Lombardi paints in oils. Of particular interest are object study, landscape, Italian formal gardens, portraiture and studies of animals. In all of her paintings Lombardi strives to capture the essence of each of her subjects. She works to transform a basket, a vase of tulips, a cypress tree or a person into a statement in paint that transcends its reality. Subjects are chosen for their personal significance, their mystery, their form. Twenty to thirty layers of paint are used to create rich, strong images.
Patrice Lombardi was born in Massachusetts, USA. She studied painting in Boston and Paris and then obtained her graduate degree in painting at Villa Schifanoia in Florence. Since 1985 she has held twelve solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions in London, Italy and the USA.
Since 2001 Lombardi has been the painting professor for New York University in Florence." www.rwbpl.com <http://www.rwbpl.com/>   www.medicigallery.com <http://www.medicigallery.com/>

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Until October 31st 2008

The Magic of a Line: Drawings by Dame Laura Knight RA

Library Print Room
Royal Academy
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1J

This exhibition includes 19 drawings by Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970) alongside a collection of the artist's sketchbooks. In 1936 Knight, already recognized world-wide for her images of circus clowns and ballerinas, was the first woman to be elected to full membership if the Royal Academy since its founding in 1768. www.royalacademy.org.uk <http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/>  

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Until November 1st 2008

In Bed With The Girls
The Girls –
Andrea Blood
& Zoë Sinclair

Beverley Knowles Fine Art
88 Bevington Road
London W10 5TW

Andrea Blood and Zoë Sinclair's "award-winning collaboration began in 1996 while both were students at central Saint Martins, after first meeting at school aged 16. The Girls work consists of staged portrait photography, including self-portraiture, and performance art. The duo have previously exhibited at The Photographers' Gallery, The ICA, The National Portrait Gallery and Los Angeles Center for Digital Art." www.beverleyknowles.com <http://www.beverleyknowles.com/>  

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Until November 1st 2008

Francisca Aninat
Cut and Come Again – Paintings, Sculptures and Installation

ROLLO Contemporary Art
51 Cleveland Street
London W1T 4JH

"Francisca Aninat works in canvas, painting, tearing, and then re-stitching the pieces back together so that fragments of canvas make up a whole large canvas. Her work is very subtle and brings to mind Clement Greenberg's theories of abstract painting, stripping canvas to its parts – raw canvas surface and paint. Aninat graduated from Central St. Martins in 2007, and in 2008 she will have a solo show in her native Chile as well as in London." www.rolloart.com <http://www.rolloart.com/>  

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November 12th – November 27th 2008

Sandra Blow RA 1925-2006

The Fine Art Society
148 New Bond Street
London W1S 2JT

Sandra Blow was born in London, England, and studied at Saint Martins from 1941 to 1946, at the Royal Academy Schools from 1946 to 1947, and subsequently at the Academy of Fine Arts, Rome from 1947 to 1948. She traveled to Spain and France in the late 1940s, worked in Cornwall for a year from 1957 to 1958 and went on to teach at the Royal College of Art from 1960.She was appointed Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 1973, and later lived and worked in Cornwall. An abstract painter who has also used materials such as polyethylene, and willow cane to construct pictures, Blow was concerned pre-eminently with the problems of pure painting: balance and proportion, tension and scale.www.faslondon.com <http://www.faslondon.com/>  

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