WHAT’S ON
Your cultural fix for the coming weeks. Want more deets? We hear you! Turn to page 18
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21 February – 21 March
ART
Until 1 March
AFRICA STATE OF MIND/ REFUGE AND RENEWAL The exciting duo of exhibitions continue at RWA: one explores the work of an emergent generation of photographers from across Africa; the other is a timely exploration of the impact of artist refugees on art in Britain, taking a perspective across the last 150 years; shop.rwa.org.uk
Until 14 March
HANS EIJKELBOOM: STREET FUSION / BRISTOL IN 2019 he artist s first solo exhibition in the UK is getting up close and personal with series of snapshots showing Bristolians at a single point in time. At Martin Parr Foundation; martinparrfoundation.org
Until 22 March
PACITA ABAD: LIFE IN THE MARGINS The Filipino-American artist’s
first exhibition in the offers an informed and distinct global perspective on art-making as a cultural tradition rooted in many places at once. At Spike Island; spikeisland.org.uk ZANJIR Bristol-based Amak Mahmoodian’s series of photographs taken in Iran and the . t rnolfini; arnolfini.org.uk INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 162 See page 18. At RPS; rps.org
Until 19 April
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? From ancient uses of witchcraft to the role superstition plays in the modern mind, Bristol Museum explores how magic has been used to heal, hunt and harm down the ages; bristolmuseums.org.uk
Until 26 April
ANGELICA MESITI: ASSEMBLY
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Until 4 May
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION Wild things; we think we love you. The world-renowned photography exhibition returns to M Shed. bristolmuseums.org.uk
21 – 26 February
CONTEMPORARY PAINTERS 2020 An inaugural exhibition of painters based in Bristol and beyond. Their common ground is painting itself, incorporating two and threedimensional interpretations. At Centrespace Gallery; centrespacegallery.com
5 – 11 March
THAT’S HOW I SEE THE WORLD An exhibition showcasing artworks that represent the world view of each artist. At Centrespace Gallery; centrespacegallery.com
14 March – 24 May
WILHELMINA BARNSGRAHAM AND THE ARTISTS OF ST IVES See page 18. At RWA; rwa.org.uk
SHOWS
Until 29 February
LARAMIE PROJECT A play that challenges us to consider what it means to be human through an examination of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew hepard and its effect on his community. At BOV; bristololdvic.org.uk
Until 8 March
MID LIFE id ife pauses three fierce women at a significant moment in time the menopause. Join them as they find a way through the loss, despair, frustration, freedom, joy and possibility of the middle years. At BOV; bristololdvic.org.uk
