THE BEST ART SHOWS TO VISIT FROM AUGUST ONWARDS
GWEN JOHN: ART AND LIFE IN LONDON AND PARIS
21 October 2023 to 14 April 2024
The Holburne Museum, Bath, is presenting a major exhibition, Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris in partnership with Pallant House Gallery, the first retrospective of the artist Gwen John (1876–1939) in 20 years.
While the critically acclaimed show at Pallant House chronologically traces Gwen John’s 40-year career, placing her art in relation to the two cities where she chose to live and work, the Holburne show will also focus on the intense intimacy of the artist’s late work.
As well as many of Gwen John’s major paintings, the exhibition in Bath will introduce a significant number of her small works on paper, mostly from private collections and rarely seen in public. These tiny works demonstrate the artist’s fascination with the intimate minutiae of everyday life as well as with the mechanics of painting.
Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4DB. holburne.org
WAVE: CURRENTS IN JAPANESE GRAPHIC ARTS
Until 22 October 2023
Discover the vibrancy and variety of Japanese graphic arts at WAVE: Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts. Curated by artists Hiro Sugiyama and Takahashi Kintarō, the exhibition presents the work of 60 of Japan’s most significant graphic artists today, introducing many of them to the UK for the first time. WAVE offers UK audiences a rare opportunity to fully experience the diversity of expression within Japanese graphic arts.
Japan House Gallery, 101-111 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SA. japanhouselondon.uk
THREE GENERATIONS OF THE HILTON FAMILY
26 September to 5 October 2023
An exhibition of work across three generations of painters in the Hilton family has works spanning from Roger Hilton’s gouaches of the 70s, his son Bo Hilton’s abstract oil paintings and his grandson Jack Hilton’s explorations of history in figuration.
2 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill, London, W11 1NN. jackhilton.co.uk
ASHMOLEAN NOW
Until 14 January 2024
The Ashmolean Museum’s renowned historical collections are the inspiration for two contemporary artists. The two simultaneous exhibitions feature paintings by critically acclaimed British artists Flora Yukhnovich and Daniel Crews-Chubb. The shows open the Ashmolean’s new exhibition series Ashmolean NOW, in which UK-based contemporary artists are invited to
