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June - October 2021

EXHIBITIONS

A selection of art events from around the world

29.05.21

Until 12 September 2021

EPIC IRAN – V&A

Opening at the end of May and lasting through the summer months, The V&A museum in London presents Epic Iran, exploring 5000 years of Iranian art, design and culture, bringing together over 300 ancient, Islamic and contemporary objects on show. The expansive exhibition will be the UK’s first major show on Iranian art and culture in 90 years, with content ranging from 3000 BC to the present day. The exhibition will include sculpture, ceramics and carpets, textiles, photography and film, comprising rarely seen objects from the V&A alongside international loans and significant private collections, including The Sarikhani Collection. Epic Iran will tell the story of Iran’s journey into the 21st century, highlighting its artistic achievements, which remain unknown to many. The exhibition is organised by the V&A with the Iran Heritage Foundation in association with The Sarikhani Collection.

V&A, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL, United Kingdom www.vam.ac.uk

Image: Bottle and bowl with poetry in Persian, 1180-1220© Victoria and Albert Museum, London

10.03.21

Until 17 October 2021

ALDO ROSSI: THE ARCHITECT AND THE CITIES – MAXXI THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF 21ST CENTURY ARTS

MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts celebrates the Italian architect, Aldo Rossi, with the opening of a new exhibition around his work, which forms the basis of the MAXXI Architettura Collection, directed by Margherita Guccione, along with those of Enrico Del Debbio, Sergio Musmeci, Pier Luigi Nervi and Carlo Scarpa. The exhibition Aldo Rossi: The architect and the Cities is curated by Alberto Ferlenga and organised in partnership with the Aldo Rossi Foundation. The show is curated by Chiara Spangaro and features over 800 pieces, including documents, correspondence, models, sketches, drawings and photographs, drawn predominantly from the Aldo Rossi archives, preserved in the MAXXI Architettura Collection, as well as by the Aldo Rossi Foundation, and finally significant loans made possible by courtesy of the IUAV of Venice – Archivio.

MAXXI the National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Via Guido Reni, 4a, 00196 Roma RM, Italy www.maxxi.art

Image: Aldo Rossi con M. Scheurer, Progetto per un nuovo stabile amministrativo per la UBS, Lugano, Svizzera (1990) Modello, s.d. carta, cartoncino, legno Collezione MAXXI Architettura. Archivio Aldo Rossi © Eredi Aldo Rossi

27.05.21

Ongoing

SYMBOLS & ICONIC RUINS – THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ATHENS (EMST)

The new exhibition, Symbols & Iconic Ruins, at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens, explores the ways in which people “perceive and approach powerful cultural symbols”. The show is set to bring together contemporary works of art and architecture by prominent artists and architects from Greece and abroad all under a common conceptual framework. Attempting to synthesise different conceptualisations of the symbol, the exhibition draws on “eclectic affinities” and highlights common features, regardless of their points of departure and production processes. The exhibition comprises artworks that were created specifically for this event and will be displayed for the first time, including documentaries on art and architecture, as well as rare archival material. Due to the pandemic, a digital, online version of the exhibition has been created in a 3D interactive environment, in Greek and English.

EMST, Kallirrois Ave. & Amvr. Frantzi Str. (Former Fix Factory) Athens, 11743, Greece www.emst.gr

Image: Michalis Manousakis_In the Blue of the Main Grammar © The National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST)

06.21-10.21

23.05.21

Until 01 August 2021

DAVID HOCKNEY: THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING, NORMANDY, 2020 – ROYAL ACADEMY

David Hockney is one of the UK’s most celebrated living artists. His global reputation rests on an enduring capacity for artistic innovation, including his investigation into new technologies and methods of making art – this includes his work on his iPhone in 2007, before adopting the iPad and Stylus in 2010. A new body of work of his work is being shown at the Royal Academy. 116 works in total have been ‘painted’ on the iPad and then printed on paper, with Hockney overseeing all aspects of production. Each work, all of which have been printed far larger than the iPad screen, allow viewers to see every mark and stroke of the artist’s hand. Made in the spring of 2020, during a period of intense activity at Hockney’s home in Normandy, this exhibition – which opens exactly a year after the works were made during the global pandemic – charts the unfolding of spring, from beginning to end, and is “a joyous celebration of the seasons”.

Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD, United Kingdom www.royalacademy.org.uk

Image: No. 133, 23rd March 2020. iPad painting © David Hockney

06.06.21

Until 25 September 2021

CÉZANNE DRAWING – THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MOMA)

The Museum of Modern Art presents a major exhibition that celebrates the drawings of modern artist Paul Cézanne (1839–1906). The show catalogues his process in pencil and watercolour, offering fresh insights into a lesser-known aspect of the master’s work. Cézanne Drawing is the first major showcase in the United States to unite drawings from across the Cézanne’s career, tracing the development of his practice on paper and exploring his working methods. The exhibition includes more than 250 works on paper, with drawings, sketchbooks, and rarely seen watercolours all forming part of the show. These are shown alongside a selection of related oil paintings, all drawn from MoMA’s collection as well as public and private collections from around the world.

MoMA, 11 West 53 Street, Manhattan, New York, USA www.moma.org

Image: Paul Cézanne. Bathers (Baigneurs). 1885–90. Watercolor and pencil on wove paper, 5 × 8 1/8” (12.7 × 20.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Photo © 2021 MoMA, NY