Posted 20 May 2021, by Imelda Barnard
This painting seems to depict a tropical idyll, made up of lush foliage and blue skies. Yet a closer look reveals a more violent scene overlaid on top of the verdant green background: disembodied feet are suspended in the sky and hands pull forcefully at ankles. The serpentine coils rising up one of the ghostly figures echo the writhing tree branches nearby and suggest this is very much a fallen Eden.
The Paradise Edict 2019, oil on lubugo bark cloth by Michael Armitage (b.1984)
Paradise Edict is one of 15 oil paintings by Armitage on show at the RA in an exhibition that challenges cultural assumptions of Africa. The exhibition travels from the Haus der Kunst in Munich and, like that display, this one presents his paintings alongside works by other East African artists.
Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould
Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould
Contemporary ceramic artists are firing up the canon into a new age
Lubna Chowdhary,
Certain Times VIII, 2019
Ceramics and art have a companionship longer than most. In a story that began in the Palaeolithic period, this potent fusion of water, earth and creativity has evolved through many modes. 21st-century artists are proving that ceramics has as much potential for concept as function, lured to the medium for its versatility, sensuality and role as a platform for provocation.
From artists upholding age-old techniques with a twist, to those unearthing radical ways to push materials to their limits, these are the trail-glazers, the mould-breakers and future-shapers on the cutting edge of ceramic art.
London Art Exhibitions 2021 A Month By Month Guide
UPDATED
Well, the exhibitions schedule for 2020 didn’t quite go as planned. But here is an idea of what exhibitions to expect in 2021. Obviously, this is all subject to change due to the ever-evolving Covid pandemic. Highlights to look forward to are Paula Rego at Tate Britain, Helen Frankenthaler at Dulwich Picture Gallery, Durer at National Gallery and Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser at V&A.
Please note the list will be amended and updated as soon as new information becomes available.
Exhibitions For January
Wednesday 20 – Sunday 31 January 2021 (VIP Preview Monday 18 – Tuesday 19 January),