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This new installation by Jonathan Baldock comprises sculptural deities which pay tribute to the four (or five) elements of nature: earth, wind, fire, water (and ether). At the core of the exhibition is a theatrical stage which represents the quintessence of things and makes reference to the cycle of time borne out by the seasons of the year.

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA has been awarded the degree of Hon. D. Lit. honoris causa of the University of London by The Courtauld Institute. The artist was nominated by the institute’s student body for the prestigious honour, which recognises the artist's outstanding contributions to the visual arts.

Sam Ramos associate director of Innovation and Creativity, discusses the acclaimed and historically important portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's renditions made history as the first African American's to be comissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to create offical portraits of the president and the first lady.

The second Kortrijk Triennial, ‘Paradise Kortrijk 2021’ is a large-scale artistic and cultural event that transforms the urban environment of Kortrijk, Belgium presenting interactive installations at various indoor and outdoor locations across the city. 

The Polygon Gallery presents ‘Interior Infinite’, a celebration of radical togetherness and unique self-expression. 

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald’s acclaimed and historically important portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama go on display in association with Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Ikon Gallery presents ‘A Very Special Place: Ikon in the 1990s’ 18 June – 30 August 2021, the fourth show in a series of surveys reviewing retrospective exhibitions from the galleries artistic programme.

'at home: Artists in Conversation' brings together curators and artists to discuss various artistic practices and insights into their work. Join Martina Droth (Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Yale Center for British Art) this Friday 18 June for a lively and inspiring conversation with British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA.

'Humdrum Days' at Louisiana Museum is the first major exhibition by Mamma Andersson in Denmark. Featuring almost 60 works including new paintings, the show spans 15 years of Andersson's practice. The presentation was developed in close collaboration with the artist and is accompanied by a catalogue with texts by Magnus Florin, Karl Ove Knausgård, Barry Schwabsky and an interview by the curator Marie Laurberg.

Art Basel's 'OVR: Portals' curator Larry Ossei-Mensah joins African-American artist Deborah Roberts for an intimate Clubhouse conversation, focused on text and cultural discourse. 

‘London Calling. British art today. From David Hockney to Idris Khan’ brings together the work of leading British artists of different generations for whom the city of London has played an important role in their artistic career. 

‘Swiss Sculpture since 1945’ is a comprehensive exhibition that offers an overview of an exciting chapter in Swiss art history. 

Join Clare Lilley (Curator, Yorkshire Sculpture Park) in conversation with British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, as they delve into his landmark exhibition, 'FABRIC-ATION' (2013).

'Diversity United' is a major cross-border exhibition which travels from Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany to New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia and Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France. The show brings together works by 90 contemporary artists to reveal the vitality and diversity of European art after the fall of the Iron Curtain whilst underlining the importance of intercultural dialogue in times of political uncertainty.

We were delighted to host a virtual talk on the occasion of Yinka Shonibare CBE's and Leilah Babirye's solo exhibitions at Stephen Friedman Gallery this summer. Chaired by Alexandria Smith (Head of Painting, Royal College of Art, London), the event looked at how these exhibitions investigate and disrupt notions of African identity.

'Breaking the Mould' is a major touring exhibition which challenges male-dominated narratives of post-war British sculpture by presenting a diverse and significant range of ambitious work by women. Included in the exhibition is Holly Hendry's 'Gut Feelings (Stromatolith)', 2016, a geological-style cross section that references undersides, be it subterranean or subcutaneous. 

'Unnatural History' is a major group exhibition which explores natural history and climate change, curated by Invisible Dust as part of Coventry 2021 City of Culture. The presentation explores the role of the artist as an intrinsic part of the science of natural history, enabling our modern understanding of ecology, climate change, extinction and the threats to biodiversity.