This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/01/whitstable-makes-waves-and-howard-hodgkins-last-paintings-the-week-in-art
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Whitstable makes waves and Howard Hodgkin's last work - the week in art | |
| (8 days later) | |
| Exhibition of the week | Exhibition of the week |
| Whitstable BiennalePerformances and installations inspired by the writings of Deborah Levy. • Venues around Whitstable, 2-10 June. | Whitstable BiennalePerformances and installations inspired by the writings of Deborah Levy. • Venues around Whitstable, 2-10 June. |
| Also showing | Also showing |
| Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War OneHow the horrors of war lingered on in British, German and French art after 1918 – from Otto Dix to Paul Nash, this ought to be desperately moving.• Tate Britain, London, 5 June to 23 September. | Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War OneHow the horrors of war lingered on in British, German and French art after 1918 – from Otto Dix to Paul Nash, this ought to be desperately moving.• Tate Britain, London, 5 June to 23 September. |
| Howard HodgkinLast works of the sensual British painter who died last year.• Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, London, until 28 July. | Howard HodgkinLast works of the sensual British painter who died last year.• Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, London, until 28 July. |
| Talisman in the Age of DifferenceSurvey of African diaspora art curated by Yinka Shonibare.• Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, 5 June to 21 July. | Talisman in the Age of DifferenceSurvey of African diaspora art curated by Yinka Shonibare.• Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, 5 June to 21 July. |
| Virginia WoolfThe great modernist writer’s vision reflected in art by Gwen John, Eileen Agar, Claude Cahun and others.• Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, until 16 September. | Virginia WoolfThe great modernist writer’s vision reflected in art by Gwen John, Eileen Agar, Claude Cahun and others.• Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, until 16 September. |
| Masterpiece of the week | Masterpiece of the week |
| The brutal realism of this painting is disconcertingly modern. It looks as if it could have been painted by Courbet or Manet. In fact, it was painted in 17th-century Naples, where Ribera mixed Spanish severity with Caravaggio’s hard-hitting street style. His almost sensual lingering over the corpse of Christ is typical of the strange genius of this macabre visionary.• National Gallery, London. | The brutal realism of this painting is disconcertingly modern. It looks as if it could have been painted by Courbet or Manet. In fact, it was painted in 17th-century Naples, where Ribera mixed Spanish severity with Caravaggio’s hard-hitting street style. His almost sensual lingering over the corpse of Christ is typical of the strange genius of this macabre visionary.• National Gallery, London. |
| Image of the week | Image of the week |
| Mimi Cherono Ng’ok’s new perspective on male bodies | Mimi Cherono Ng’ok’s new perspective on male bodies |
| “The boy is a close friend, an artist I met in Ghana about a year before I made this photo,” says the Kenyan photographer. “The image perfectly captures our relationship at the time: the affection, the intimacy and the vulnerability. People who see this often ask, ‘Is that your boyfriend?’ It’s a double standard. I’m not sure male photographers get asked that kind of question.” Read the full interview. | “The boy is a close friend, an artist I met in Ghana about a year before I made this photo,” says the Kenyan photographer. “The image perfectly captures our relationship at the time: the affection, the intimacy and the vulnerability. People who see this often ask, ‘Is that your boyfriend?’ It’s a double standard. I’m not sure male photographers get asked that kind of question.” Read the full interview. |
| What we learned | What we learned |
| Martin Parr, Joni Sternbech and other top photographers picked their best summer shot | Martin Parr, Joni Sternbech and other top photographers picked their best summer shot |
| California has a wild history of pop architecture | California has a wild history of pop architecture |
| Jacob Burckhardt, the thinker who invented ‘culture’, is celebrating a big birthday | Jacob Burckhardt, the thinker who invented ‘culture’, is celebrating a big birthday |
| Lee Bul is making magnificent, monstrous creations, from floating cyborgs to a mutant octopus | Lee Bul is making magnificent, monstrous creations, from floating cyborgs to a mutant octopus |
| Galleries and artists are showcasing the East Anglian landscape | Galleries and artists are showcasing the East Anglian landscape |
| What the Serpentine’s Hans Ulrich Obrist’s cultural highlights are | What the Serpentine’s Hans Ulrich Obrist’s cultural highlights are |
| Haroon Mirza is creating a Texas Stonehenge in the art mecca of Marfa | Haroon Mirza is creating a Texas Stonehenge in the art mecca of Marfa |
| Edward Burne-Jones’s masterpieces are to be united for first time | Edward Burne-Jones’s masterpieces are to be united for first time |
| Artists in New York are tackling climate change | Artists in New York are tackling climate change |
| Frank Horvat revolutionised fashion shoots – and had an eye for a killer pose | Frank Horvat revolutionised fashion shoots – and had an eye for a killer pose |
| Westminster Abbey debuts a new £23m tower | Westminster Abbey debuts a new £23m tower |
| Bijou chapels from the Vatican, a mind-boggling house from Switzerland … we take in the Venice Architecture Biennale … | Bijou chapels from the Vatican, a mind-boggling house from Switzerland … we take in the Venice Architecture Biennale … |
| … while Rowan Moore discovered a joyous treasure trove | … while Rowan Moore discovered a joyous treasure trove |
| Canova’s Bust of Peace is on sale – and about to have its first public outing in 200 years | Canova’s Bust of Peace is on sale – and about to have its first public outing in 200 years |
| Norman Rockwell’s paintings have come to life again | Norman Rockwell’s paintings have come to life again |
| We discover the women who make up a generation of revolutionary print creators | We discover the women who make up a generation of revolutionary print creators |
| A Tate Liverpool show pairing Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman reveals the vulnerable beauty of these very different artists | A Tate Liverpool show pairing Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman reveals the vulnerable beauty of these very different artists |
| Tish Murtha captures youth unemployment in 1980s Newcastle | Tish Murtha captures youth unemployment in 1980s Newcastle |
| And Jourdan Joly makes delectable ice-cream sculptures | And Jourdan Joly makes delectable ice-cream sculptures |
| How the Guardian’s head of photography and her team choose impactful images | How the Guardian’s head of photography and her team choose impactful images |
| What the 20 must-see photographs of the week are | What the 20 must-see photographs of the week are |
| A shape-shifting exhibition lets us watch art take shape | A shape-shifting exhibition lets us watch art take shape |
| A feud has ended: Constable and Turner landscapes are reunited for the first time since 1831 | A feud has ended: Constable and Turner landscapes are reunited for the first time since 1831 |
| Photographer August Sanders, the “Balzac of the lens”, presented unflinching realism | Photographer August Sanders, the “Balzac of the lens”, presented unflinching realism |
| We remembered American pop artist Robert Indiana … | We remembered American pop artist Robert Indiana … |
| … and Manchester artist and gallerist Colin Jellicoe | … and Manchester artist and gallerist Colin Jellicoe |
| Don’t forget | Don’t forget |
| To follow us on Twitter: @GdnArtandDesign | To follow us on Twitter: @GdnArtandDesign |
| Sign up to the Art Weekly newsletter | Sign up to the Art Weekly newsletter |
| Data protection laws have changed in the UK, under an initiative called GDPR. Make sure you continue to receive our email roundup of art and design news by confirming your wish here. | Data protection laws have changed in the UK, under an initiative called GDPR. Make sure you continue to receive our email roundup of art and design news by confirming your wish here. |
| Art and design | Art and design |
| Art Weekly | Art Weekly |
| Performance art | Performance art |
| Installation | Installation |
| Painting | Painting |
| Yinka Shonibare | Yinka Shonibare |
| Virginia Woolf | Virginia Woolf |
| news | news |
| Share on Facebook | Share on Facebook |
| Share on Twitter | Share on Twitter |
| Share via Email | Share via Email |
| Share on LinkedIn | Share on LinkedIn |
| Share on Pinterest | Share on Pinterest |
| Share on Google+ | Share on Google+ |
| Share on WhatsApp | Share on WhatsApp |
| Share on Messenger | Share on Messenger |
| Reuse this content | Reuse this content |