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The Week in Art visit site

26 Nov – 3 Dec 2024

Openings, events, auctions
Berlin, Cologne, Dublin, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna

Laura Bergsøe: Tree Tales @ Galerie Maria Wettergren Paris		Jim Dine: Tools and Dreams @ Cristea Roberts Gallery London		Alicia Viebrock: Bellaboteurs @ Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer Vienna
Zhong Wei: Patch Notes @ Larkin Durey London		Lisa Jonasson: Reality Trip @ Galleri Magnus Karlsson Stockholm		Arteonics @ The Mayor Gallery London

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Berlin

Berlin, Thursday 28

Under The Mango Tree:
Alper Emeklier: Layer by Layer
the Berlin artist’s paintings explore the complexity of hybrid identity, examining memories and longings shaped by the experience of migration, but not attributed to it alone

opening reception

Cologne

Cologne, Wednesday 27

Sotheby’s Cologne:
Prints & Multiples
auction: Wed 27 Nov-Wed 4 Dec
(viewing: Wed 27 Nov-Tue 3 Dec)

auction starts

Dublin

Dublin, Thursday 28

Kerlin Gallery:
Paul Winstanley: Arcadia
a new body of Winstanley’s complex and contemporary reworkings of early 19th-century idyllic landscape paintings

opening reception

Helsinki

Helsinki, Thursday 28

Galerie Forsblom:
Raili Tang: Flower of Life
“the best way to enjoy Tang’s art is to give oneself time to immerse oneself deeply in its bewildering richness and to soak up the energy that flows from it”

opening reception

Galerie Forsblom:
Hannu Väisänen: Rose Window
“Väisänen’s paintings refer indirectly to nature, their shapes and colors drawing inspiration from coral reefs, mossy surfaces, the belly skin of a stingray, or the tail a peacock spider performing a courtship dance”

opening reception

Galerie Forsblom:
Kristo Saarikoski: Wishing Well
“throwing a coin into a wishing well is a beautiful metaphorical gesture symbolizing the sharing of something intimately personal, like whispering a secret into the ear of a dear friend”

opening reception

Galerie Forsblom:
Kristina Riska: Uncertainties
one of Finland’s most internationally renowned ceramic artists, “Riska’s artistic process harnesses both the delicate malleability and the willful nature of clay”

opening reception

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Tuesday 26

Sotheby’s Hong Kong:
Chinese Art
auction: Tue 26
(viewing: Fri 22-Mon 25)

auction

London

London, Tuesday 26

Hauser & Wirth:
In Conversation: George Rouy and Nikolaj Schultz

talk

Sotheby’s London:
19th & 20th Century Sculpture
auction: Tue 26 Nov-Tue 3 Dec

auction starts

London, Wednesday 27

Cob Gallery:
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
titled after David Hockney’s iconic 1972 painting, this group exhibition of male artists explores intimacy, identity, and relationships within the domestic sphere to examine intimacy, queerness, and domesticity

private view

Cob Gallery:
Oddkin: Beast, Body, Biome
paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works by Lila de Magalhaes, Jessie Makinson, and Li Li Ren – three artists who explore worlds where human and non-human intertwine to evoke the interconnectedness of life

private view

David Gill:
Emmanuel Tarpin: Promenades
titanium jellyfish, leaping emerald frogs, and sunflowers with brown diamonds – bespoke jewellery pieces in the acclaimed French jeweller’s debut solo exhibition

first day

David Zwirner:
Zeinab Saleh: The space {between}
“presence is subtle and ambiguous in these spaces … such deft handling of materials produces a rich perceptual world, the kind best enjoyed from a place of stillness, where the body feels safe and calm” – Ellen Mara De Wachter 

opening reception

The Mayor Gallery:
Arteonics
pioneering international kinetic and computer artists, whose innovative approach and experimental practice laid the groundwork for today’s rich and diverse landscape of digital art

private view

London, Thursday 28

BEERS London:
Myrna Quiñonez: The Horizon Pulled Me Close
titled after a poem in Lisa Robertson’s 1993 critique of nature through a feminist perspective, the Mexican born and UK based artist’s debut London solo exhibition explores her relationship to landscapes both familiar and uncanny

private view

Cristea Roberts Gallery:
Jim Dine: Tools and Dreams
over forty works on paper, including some monumental in scale, from the 1970s to the present in an exhibition which examines Dine’s lifelong relationship with hand-tools

opening reception

DES BAINS:
Background Noise
curated by Giulia Pollicita and Clara Rodorigo, works by Carmela De Falco, Semin Hong, Magdalen Wong, and Orsola Zane address the concept of Noise in this exhibition exploring “the dissonant soundtrack to our reality”

opening reception

DES BAINS:
Reflecting, reflecting: Carmela De Falco with Ilenia Cipollari and Serena Braida

performance

Emanuel von Baeyer:
Archie Fooks-Smith: Absolute Reality Relative
a comprehensive exhibition of works which explore “the nuanced boundaries between perception and reality”

opening reception

Frith Street Gallery, Golden Square:
Daniel Silver: Uncanny Valley
Silver returns to traditional sculptural materials with figures which are a celebration of their own materiality and explore what it is to be human and in the world, both physically and psychologically

private view

Heckmann Design Studio & Gallery:
Mauro Dell’Orco: Layers
an exhibition which highlights Dell’Orco’s ability to merge architectural principles with artisanal craftsmanship – furniture that is both a work of art and a practical object

private view

IONE & MANN:
Amelia Bowles and Caroline de Lannoy: Read-Only Memory
named after the type of computer memory, an exhibition of new and recent work “centred around a hard-coded timeless language shared by the two artists across painting and sculpture”

opening reception

Larkin Durey:
Zhong Wei: Patch Notes
new abstract works where Wei influenced by his research into computer programming, artificial intelligence, and mind maps

private view

Raven Row:
Chronoplasticity Exhibition Tour with Lars Bang Larsen

tour

rosenfeld:
José Castiella: Stairs
the Spanish artist focuses on the spiritual realm – “in the past few years, I’ve had experiences that make me believe in the reality of the spiritual beyond any need for faith”

private view

rosenfeld:
José Castiella in conversation with Josephine May Bailey

talk

Thaddaeus Ropac:
Joan Snyder: Body & Soul
more than thirty new and historic paintings in Snyder’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and most comprehensive presentation to date outside of the US

opening reception

Tiwani Contemporary:
Muzae Sesay: born on the earth.
the paintings in Sesay’s debut solo exhibition present his ongoing, psycho-geographic assessment of Earth, and act as a reflection of his neighbourhood in Oakland, California

private view

London, Friday 29

Colnaghi:
Baptism of Fire: Terracotta Masterpieces Spanning Three Millennia
“an unprecedented array of objects ranging in date from the 5th century BC to the 1960s”

first day

Grosvenor Gallery:
Imran Mir: Colour, Line & Form
the first exhibition at the gallery of the late Pakistani artist, sculptor, and designer who often defied conventional paths and left an indelible mark on the world of art, design, and philanthropy 

opening reception

MAMOTH:
Ding Hongdan: Still Mad
a new body of work marking the culmination of Ding as 2024 Artist-in-Residence at MAMOTH – “Ding captures contemporary women’s multifaceted reflections on daily life and social relationships”

opening reception

Raven Row:
Chronoplasticity Exhibition Tour with Lars Bang Larsen

tour

London, Saturday 30

Emanuel von Baeyer:
Archie Fooks-Smith

talk

Serpentine South Gallery:
Saturday Talks: Chris Bayley on Lauren Halsey: emajendat

talk

Tiwani Contemporary:
Exhibition walkthrough and conversation between Muzae Sesay and Remi Kuforiji

special event

London, Monday 2

Robilant+Voena, London:
Priscilla Rattazzi in conversation with writer Bettina von Hase

talk

London, Tuesday 3

Sotheby’s London:
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
auction: Tue 3
(viewing: Fri 29 Nov-Tue 3 Dec)

auction

Melbourne

Melbourne, Saturday 30

Tolarno Galleries:
Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch

book signing

Miami

Miami, Tuesday 3

Saatchi Yates:
Slawn

private view

Milan

Milan, Wednesday 27

Sotheby’s Milan:
Modern & Contemporary Art
auction: Wed 27
(viewing: Fri 22-Tue 26)

auction

New York

New York, Tuesday 26

Galerie Buchholz:
Jack Goldstein

opening reception

New York, Wednesday 27

Michael Werner:
Lehmbruck/Leroy
the gallery offers a rare opportunity to see Wilhelm Lehmbruck’s sculptures alongside paintings by the Eugène Leroy

first day

Paris

Paris, Thursday 28

Perrotin Matignon:
Lionel Estève: Focus: Un Hiver à Athènes

first day

Perrotin Matignon:
Group Show

first day

Sotheby’s Paris:
Modern & Contemporary Art
auction: Thu 28 Nov-Thu 5 Dec
(viewing: Sat 30 Nov-Tue 3 Dec)

auction starts

Paris, Friday 29

Galerie Maria Wettergren:
Laura Bergsøe: Tree Tales
dream-like tables, shelves, lamps and wall reliefs in the Danish designer and Master-cabinet maker’s first solo exhibition in France

opening reception

Stockholm

Stockholm, Saturday 30

Galleri Magnus Karlsson:
Lisa Jonasson: Reality Trip
recent collages and assemblages in painted, cut paper and wood alongside new bronze and mixed media sculptures and objects

opening reception

Vienna

Vienna, Thursday 28

Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer:
Alicia Viebrock: Bellaboteurs
“Viebrock’s paintings … juxtapose exuberance with reduction, luminous ink with smeared colours, and soft washes with angular precision”

opening reception

Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer:
YaYa Yajie Liang: I’m similar, not similar to something, but just similar
“Liang views painting as a movement that is constantly repeating the ‘becoming’. Shifting restlessly between abstract and figurative modes, she uses improvisation to kick-start new paintings”

opening reception

Don’t miss: exhibitions closing
Frankfurt, Goldau, London, New York, Paris, Seoul, West Palm Beach, Zürich

We the People @ GAVLAK West Palm Beach		Silas Fong: SAD School of Artists Development, Department of Bread @ Gallery Chosun Seoul		Adel Abdessemed and Giorgio Morandi: Guerre et Paix @ Galleria Continua Matignon Paris
Bernar Venet: Macadam 1963 @ Bigaignon Paris		Murray Clarke: All Kinds of Gorgeous @ Nahmad Projects London		I love America and America loves me @ Galerie Bärbel Grässlin Frankfurt