{"id":189,"date":"2015-07-07T20:28:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T20:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askalocalapp.com\/London\/GB\/?p=189"},"modified":"2015-07-07T20:56:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T20:56:22","slug":"5-cool-art-exhibitions-to-go-and-see-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askalocal.london\/GB\/5-cool-art-exhibitions-to-go-and-see-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cool Art Exhibitions To Go And See in July"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Britain has been enjoying its hottest July day since records began with temperatures hitting 36.7C, I thought to line up some of the coolest exhibitions in town for this hot summer.<\/p>\n

Alan Cristea Gallery<\/h2>\n

\"LondonJulian Opie is an interesting and popular visual artist, and one of the New British Sculpture<\/b><\/a> Movement<\/b>. He emerged in the 1980s as an influential figure in the British art scene after having produced a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes.<\/p>\n

His famous works, which have his unique style, include portraits and animated walking figures, with minimal detail in black line drawing. His themes have been described as “engagement with art history, use of new technology, obsession with the human body” and “work with one idea across different media”.<\/p>\n

At the Alan Cristea Gallery you can see his new body of works from the last three years, both prints and animations.<\/b> Opie’s recent editions, produced in a variety of media, have been inspired by different views of the town and countryside. In London, for example, Opie presents us tourists in Southbank, figures walking in the rain, passers-by at school gates and busy crowds of workers. Opie is an artist of contemporary life, confronting us with observations of the normal everyday life. The series,\u00a0French Landscapes\u00a0<\/i>(2013), based on photos he took in France at different times of the day in different weather conditions can be seen as modern versions of Hiroshige’s nineteenth-century woodblocks of Japanese landscapes (yet Opie used computer technology to it\u2026).<\/p>\n

You can also see two of his new works for sale at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition this year, which Alan Cristea gallery is presenting.<\/p>\n

Showing until 18th July 2015.<\/p>\n

Address: Alan Cristea Gallery, 31 & 34 Cork Street , London , W1S 3NU<\/p>\n

alancristea.com\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Tube: Green park<\/p>\n

The Photographers Gallery<\/b><\/h2>\n
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http:\/\/www.geograph.org.uk\/photo\/2999123<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FreshFaced+ WildEyed<\/b>\u00a0 is an annual exhibition and competition\u00a0giving emerging talents the opportunity to exhibit their works at The Photographers\u2019 Gallery. Showcasing the quality and breadth of graduate work from visual arts courses across the UK, the exhibition celebrates the innovative practices from a range of photographic fields.<\/p>\n

The works are selected by a panel of photographic experts from different backgrounds. Chosen artists and photographers will have the opportunity to work closely with the exhibition team to develop their presentation skills at The Photographers\u2019 Gallery as well as participate in talks and events.<\/p>\n

Showing until 5th July 2015<\/p>\n

thephotographersgallery.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Address: The Photographers’ Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW<\/p>\n

Tube: Oxford Circus<\/p>\n

The National Portrait Gallery \u2013 Audrey Hepburn<\/h2>\n

\"audrey-hepburn\"This summer the National Portrait Gallery celebrates the British actress and<\/p>\n

humanitarian worker with an exhibition of exquisite and rarely seen photographs.This beautiful exhibition will illustrate the interesting life of actress and fashion icon\u00a0Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993), from her early years as a chorus girl in London\u2019s West\u00a0End through to her philanthropic work later.<\/p>\n

A selection of more than seventy images will define Hepburn\u2019s iconography, including\u00a0classic and rarely seen prints from leading photographers, including Richard Avedon,Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson, Irving Penn and Terry O\u2019Neill. Also on the show, a\u00a0range of vintage magazine covers, film stills, and other extraordinary materials that\u00a0will tell her captivating story.<\/p>\n

Showing from 2nd July until 18th October 2015<\/p>\n

npg.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Address: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin\u2019s Place, London, WC2H 0HE<\/p>\n

Tube: Leicester square<\/p>\n

The Royal Academy of Arts : Joseph Cornell:\u00a0Wanderlust<\/h2>\n

Cornell, a reclusive figure and self-taught artist was an avid collector, and became\u00a0a pioneer American artist, sculptor and one of the most celebrated\u00a0exponents of assemblage. He was influenced by the Surrealists movement and also\u00a0an avant-garde experimental filmmaker.<\/p>\n

He created \u201cvisual poems\u201d in which surface, form, texture, and light play together\u00a0after collecting and carefully juxtaposing the objects he found in small, glass-front\u00a0boxes. Cornell made boxes about things we cannot see (such as ideas, memories\u00a0and dreams) by using things we can see. Like a magician, he turned everyday\u00a0objects into mysterious treasures. Cornell created a sense of adventure in his\u00a0shadow boxes, even though he never really left his home in New York.<\/p>\n

Showing from 4th July-27th September 2015<\/p>\n

royalacademy.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Address: Piccadilly site: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD<\/p>\n

Burlington Gardens site; 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3ET<\/p>\n

Tate Modern- Agnes Martin<\/h2>\n

Agnes Martin was a famous American abstract painter. She considered herself as an\u00a0abstract expressionist with pale washes of colour. This fine exhibition at the Tate\u00a0Modern is the first retrospective of Martin\u2019s work since 1994. This extensive\u00a0exhibition is covering the full breadth of her practice, revealing also her little known\u00a0experiments with different media from biomorphic abstraction to grid and striped\u00a0canvases, which became her hallmark.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/<\/p>\n

Showing until 11th october<\/p>\n

Address: Bankside, London SE1 9TG<\/p>\n

The writer, Calanit Schachner Laufer<\/a> is a visual artist, specializing\u00a0in photography, and\u00a0also running\u00a0contemporary gallery tours (English\/Hebrew) for individuals and groups\u00a0in London.<\/p>\n

She studied\u00a0at Bezalel, Jerusalem (BFA) and Goldsmiths, London\u00a0(MA).<\/p>\n

For more details about Art Gallery tours please see:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/calanitartist<\/p>\n

To book a gallery tour with Calanit Please email her: Calanit.sc@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Or sign up here: English Tours<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Hebrew Tours<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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