The Marguerite To Do List
- November 2019 -
A curated edit of thE Ten Things to see, Do and listen to this month.
Nan goldin, sirens
marian goodman gallery
14 november 2019 - 11 january 2020
This will be Nan Goldin’s first solo presentation by the artist in London since her show at Whitechapel Gallery in 2002. Marian Goodman’s first exhibition with Goldin since she joined the gallery earlier this year will present an important range of historical works together with three new video works exhibited for the first time.
dora maar
20 November 2019 – 15 March 2020
Tate Modern
Dora Maar is most notably known as Picasso’s weeping woman; an image she deeply resented. Her relationship with the artist has long dominated her own identity; she was in fact one of the most important Surrealist photographers and the only artist to exhibit in all six of the group’s international exhibitions. Later this month, Tate Modern will host the most comprehensive retrospective of Dora Maar ever held in the context of her contemporaries.
Kitchen Club Podcast with Venetia Berry
Kitchen Club is a new podcast hosted by Sarah Malcolm and Serena Louth that brings it’s listeners honest, topical conversations around the kitchen table. They recently chatted to Partnership Editions artist, Venetia Berry who paints the nude female figure through an abstracted lens, removing age, race, shape and status from the picture. Her work aims to reverse the male gaze, challenging the archetypical sexualised female nude and celebrating bodies of all types.
house of voltaire
open now until 21 december
31 Cork Street, Mayfair W1
House of Voltaire is open in the heart of Mayfair at 31 Cork Street, Mayfair until 21 December 2019, just in time for Christmas shopping! On sale are over 150 new and exclusive unique artworks, limited edition prints, homewares, clothing, furniture and objects by world–renowned artists and designers. Everything in the store is one of a kind or limited edition, and exclusive to House of Voltaire. All proceeds directly support arts and education charity Studio Voltaire's exhibition and learning programmes.
Bridget Riley
23 October 2019 – 26 January 2020
hayward gallery
Hayward Gallery is currently showing the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of Bridget Riley’s work to date which spans 70 years of her work. Alongside Riley’s best known canvases, the exhibition also includes rarely-seen drawings, studies and preparatory materials that offer an insight into her working methods from 1947 to the present day.
Partnerships Editions Presents: In the studio with Alexandria Coe, Rose Electra Harris and Isabella Cotier
open now until 1 december
Islington Square, London
In a first for Partnership Editions, and for London, three artists will transform a glass fronted exhibition space in Islington Square into satellite versions of their studios. Alexandria Coe, Rose Electra Harris and Isabella Cotier will each be in residence for ten days consecutively from 24 October to 1 December. The artists’ installations will evolve throughout their residencies via live painting (every day between 12pm - 2pm, for public viewing), each culminating in a shoppable exhibition where people can buy the artworks that have been created during this time direct from these studios. All artworks will be available to purchase at the exhibitions as well as online via partnershipeditions.com
Private view dates:
Alexandria Coe: if you missed Alexandria’s show, it's now online here.
Rose Electra Harris: 14 November, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Isabella Cotier: 28 November, 6.30 - 8.30pm
RSVP to [email protected]
Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits
Open now until 26 January 2020
The Royal Academy of Arts
Spanning nearly seven decades, Lucian Freud’s self-portraits give a fascinating insight into both his psyche and his development as a painter – from his earliest portrait, painted in 1939, to his final one executed 64 years later. They trace the fascinating evolution from the linear graphic works of his early career to the fleshier, painterly style he became synonymous with. When seen together, his portraits represent an engrossing study into the process of ageing.
turner prize 2019
Open Now until 12 january 2020
the turner contemporary
Every other year, The Turner Prize leaves Tate Britain and is presented at a venue outside of London. This year’s exhibition takes place at Turner Contemporary in Margate and the four shortlisted artists are Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani. Head down to Margate to choose your favourite before the winner is announced on 3 December.
steve mcqueen, year 3
12 November - 3 may
Tate britain
Steve McQueen invited every Year 3 pupil in London to have their photograph taken - they included children from state primaries, independent schools, faith schools, special schools, pupil referral units and home-educated pupils. These class photos are brought together into a single large-scale installation at Tate Britain, capturing tens of thousands of Year 3 pupils in a milestone year in their development. Running in parallel to the exhibition, Artangel is staging an outdoor exhibition on over 600 billboards, spanning London’s 33 boroughs. The closest to Marguerite HQ is in Hackney Downs – click here for yours!
MATRESCENCE
15 NOVEMBER—21 DECEMBER 2019
richard saltoun gallery
Catherine McCormack, academic and expert in the field of maternal themes in art, curates a two-part exhibition exploring maternal experience and subjectivity. The first exhibition explores the idea of ‘matrescence,’ a term developed by anthropologist Dana Raphael in 1973 in an attempt to theorise the transitional period of shifting the body and psyche in the process of becoming a mother, one that is never fully resolved. On the night of the private view on Thursday 14 December, volunteers from the public will be invited to take part in Liv PENNINGTON's Private View performance, which includes taking a pregnancy test. The results will be relayed in real-time, anonymously.
Want more? Keep an eye on Marguerite’s upcoming events - our Winter Programme will be announced next week!