ArtSpam Favourites: October 2021
October has been a great month in terms of art, who knew i’d get to see so much! there was first the fabulous Hokusai Exhibition: Hokusai The Great Picture Book of Everything at The British Museum! Article to follow next week!
Then we had the surprise of Japan House hosting a design event based on the design of their first Olympics in 1964. They were the the first Asian nation to host the olympics! its free to see but be quick its only on until the 7th of November!
My next excursion was back to that sacred ground of Contemporary Art, The Hayward Gallery at The Southbank, Mixing It Up: Painting Today, I was most intrigued to see artwork by the fabulous, understated but little known artist Caroline Coon, who is featured in this post!
Finally we had my yearly excursion to the Natural History Museum for the fantastic Wildlife Photographer of The Year Award which is always worth a visit! the Exhibition is on until June 2022, so you have plenty of time to go and see it, and experience the great wonder that is the Natural World!
Daoist master Zhou Sheng ascends a cloud-ladder to the moon’ Hokusai, 1820-40 from Hokusai: The Great Picture Book Of Everything exhibition at The British Museum.
‘Found Dead’ Caroline Coon 2017. From Mixing It Up: Painting Today at The Hayward Gallery
‘The Great Swim’ de Soyza 2020. From The Wildlife Photographer of The Year Awards 2021 at The Natural History Museum
‘A princely son of King Ling of Zhou rides a crane; Tao Kan of the Jin dreams he has wings and can travel the world’ 1820-40 Hokusai.From Hokusai: The Great Picture Book Of Everything exhibition at The British Museum.
‘A Bolt of Lightning strikes Virûdhaka dead’ 1820-40 Hokusai. FromHokusai: The Great Picture Book Of Everything exhibition at The British Museum.
Commemorative Postage Stamps Tokyo 1964 Olympics From ‘Tokyo n1964 Designing Tomorrow’ at Japan House
‘Echo Them’ Denzel Forrester 2020 From Mixing It Up: Painting Today at The Hayward Gallery
‘Chrysanthemums’ Samara Scott 2017 From Mixing It Up: Painting Today at The Hayward Gallery
‘Walker’ Tasha Amiri 2020 From Mixing It Up: Painting Today at The Hayward Gallery
‘The Gripping End’ Wei Fu 2020 From The Wildlife Photographer of The Year Awards 2021 at The Natural History Museum