ArtSpam Favourites: July 2021
Oooo its that time again!!! So July was an interesting one, not only have all restrictions now ended in London, but we are having the weirdest summer I’ve ever seen. Not only is it unusually wet and windy, but when it is warm. Its WARM. But hay, at least there is art. And on this site, art is always a good idea.
So what has been seen and done recently, well I went back to the Tate Modern after an age which was nice. Bits of it are still closed (or at least they were) like the 360 balcony in the Blavatnick building, but the free stuff is always good. They’ve changed a few bits round and had some new acquisitions which is always welcome in my humble opinion. The most startling was ‘A Year in Art: Australia 1992’ which, if its still on at the time of publishing, then that is definitely worth a visit. This exhibit explores the harsh realities of the British landing in Australia and the impact it has on the natives. The traditional spot pairings and the use of contemporary formats such as video explore what it means to be a native Australian. Next was the Hayward Gallery, I have already written about this double exhibition, which you can read about here. But the look at man and nature is always calming and grounding. Especially when you live in the city and the gallery is part of that ‘Brutalist’ architecture that people have a ‘love/hate’ relationship with. But again. The Hayward is always worth my time.
However, what is in the collection of favourites this time? Well we have some classics, like Picasso but the rest is a little out there if I do say so myself. We have an abstract Tombly, a piece that looks like its floating in the air and some art that is, quite literally, electrifying. Therefore, without much further ado, here are the top 10 #ArtSpam Favourites for July 2021.
Seated Nude, Pablo Picasso 1909-10 Tate Modern, London
Bacchus Cy Tombly 2008 Tate Modern, London
Happy Holiday Agnes Martin 1999 Tate Modern, London
Alhalkere Emily Kame Kngwarreye 1989 from ‘A Year in Art: Australia 1992’ Tate Modern, London
Cell Series A. Tambellini 1965-8 Tate Modern, London
Redoubt Matthew Barney 2018 from ‘Redoubt’ The Hayward Gallery, London
Virgins Matthew Barney 2018 from ‘Redoubt’ The Hayward Gallery, London
Kicking Dust, Igshaan Adams The Hayward Gallery
Sol Le Witt Upside Down- structure with three towers expanded 23 times split in three Haegue Yang 2015, Tate Modern, London
Dog Ed Ruscha 1995, Tate Modern London