Frieze London 2020 Preview days: 7–8 October 2020 Public days: 9–16 October 2020
For the 2020 edition of Frieze London, hosted online on Frieze Viewing Room, Victoria Miro presents works by María Berrío, Chantal Joffe, Yayoi Kusama, Alice Neel, Celia Paul, Paula Rego, Adriana Varejão and Francesca Woodman.
A personal selection, made by Victoria Miro, this presentation brings together historical and contemporary figurative works with a focus on self portrayals and depictions of mothers and daughters. Among paintings, photographs and works on paper ranging in date from the 1930s to 2020, it features the gallery’s first presentation of works by Paula Rego since announcing its representation of the artist.
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Opening tomorrow María Berrío: Flowered Songs and Broken Currents 6 October–27 November 2020 Victoria Miro
‘This exhibition began with the idea of a fictional town attempting to overcome a catastrophe, but it soon opened outwards into my own response to a very real, global catastrophe:’ María Berrío explores how the formation of historical memory occurs amidst processes of grieving in a village that maps the site of her own imagination.
The exhibition will be available to view by free, timed ticket. Book your visit here Exhibition will also be available to view via the App Store on Vortic Collect
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On view Grayson Perry: The MOST Specialest Relationship Until 31 October 2020 Victoria Miro
New work by Grayson Perry, including ceramics, a tapestry and a large-scale print, are inspired by his Channel 4 documentary series Grayson Perry’s Big American Roadtrip. Works respond to the programme’s themes to understand how Americans today view issues of identity, race, money and class – and what might be done to overcome the divisions in their country (and in our own).
The exhibition is available to view by free, timed ticket. Book your visit here Exhibition also available to view via the App Store on Vortic Collect
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Grayson Perry and Louisa Buck in conversation Live online 9 October 2020, 6:30–7:30pm BST
Join Grayson Perry and critic Louisa Buck for a live online tour of Grayson Perry: The MOST Specialest Relationship
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Idris Khan launches Frieze x Deutsche Bank Emerging Curators Fellowship
A new initiative to to support UK-based emerging Black and POC curators and help address racial disparities in the UK visual arts sector, the fellowship is launched in partnership with artist Idris Khan and London''s Chisenhale Gallery. Khan has designed a sustainably made protective face mask and case, available to purchase now, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the fellowship.
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Opening tomorrow Summer Exhibition 2020 6 October 2020–3 January 2021 Royal Academy of Arts
Isaac Julien RA curates the first two galleries in this year''s Summer Exhibition in homage to Okwui Enwezor. Featuring works by many of the artists whose careers Enwezor influenced, including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Wangechi Mutu, Chris Ofili and Isaac Julien himself.
Also on view in the Summer Exhibition are works by Chantal Joffe, Grayson Perry, and Conrad Shawcross.
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Images: María Berrío, Self-Portrait (detail), 2019–2020. Collage with Japanese paper, charcoal, and coloring pencils on Okawara paper. 55.8 x 55.8 cm, 22 x 22 in © María Berrío. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Chantal Joffe, Me and Esme in the Garden (detail), 2020. Oil on canvas. 80 x 60 cm, 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in © Chantal Joffe. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Yayoi Kusama, AND LOVE IS FOREVER, SO I SAY IN MY SELF-PORTRAIT (detail), 2009. Acrylic on canvas. 162 x 162 cm, 63 3/4 x 63 3/4 in. Courtesy the artist, Ota Fine Arts and Victoria Miro. © YAYOI KUSAMA
Alice Neel, My Mother (detail), 1952. Oil on canvas. 91.1 x 73.7 cm, 35 7/8 x 29 1/8 in © The Estate of Alice Neel. Courtesy the Estate of Alice Neel and Victoria Miro
Celia Paul, Overshadowed (detail), 2020. Oil on canvas. 142.2 x 106.7 cm, 56 x 42 in © Celia Paul. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Paula Rego, Dame with Goat''s Foot 1, (Undressing the Divine Lady) (detail), 2011–12. Pastel on paper. 137 x 102 cm, 54 x 40 1/8 in © Paula Rego. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Adriana Varejão, Kindred Spirits – Agnes Martin (detail), 2015. Oil on plaster. 52 x 45.5 cm © Adriana Varejão. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Francesca Woodman, Polka Dots, Providence, Rhode Island (detail), 1975–1978 (P.024.1A). Gelatin silver estate print. 20.3 x 25.4 cm, 8 x 10 in © Charles Woodman / Estate of Francesca Woodman / Artists Rights Society. Courtesy Charles Woodman and Victoria Miro
María Berrío, The Quiet Undoing, 2020. Collage with Japanese paper and watercolour paint on canvas. 213.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm, 84 x 84 x 2 in © María Berrío. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Grayson Perry, The American Dream (detail), 2020. Colour etching. 109.6 x 239.8 cm, 43 1/8 x 94 3/8 in © Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist, Paragon | Contemporary Editions Ltd and Victoria Miro
Installation view, Grayson Perry: The MOST Specialest Relationship. 15 September–31 October 2020. Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW © Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Time Past, Time Present, 2020 © Idris Khan
Chris Ofili, Cha Cha Cha (Triptych), 2004 and Wangechi Mutu, Sentinel IV (detail), 2020. Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2020 (6 October 2020–3 January 2021) at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photo: © Royal Academy of Arts / David Parry
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