Tout au long de sa carrière, David Hockney s'est intéressé aux nouvelles technologies et il a exploré différentes façons de faire de l'art, en commençant par son iPhone en 2007 avant d'adopter l'iPad et le stylet en 2010. En pleine pandémie mondiale, il a documenté l'arrivée du printemps, créant 116 nouvelles oeuvres qui font l'éloge du monde naturel. La Royal Academy expose ce nouveau corpus «peint» sur l'iPad puis imprimé sur papier, avec Hockney supervisant tous les aspects de la production.
Ka the Kollwitz, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Gabriele Mu nter and Marianne Werefkin are among the exceptional artists associated with the emergence of Expressionism in Germany in the early decades of the 20th century. Each challenged prevailing ideals of feminine identity at a time of great societal change. As women, they were expected to marry and raise a family; some chose to, some did not. As ambitious artists, they wanted to work.
As they rose to these challenges, their art further undermined conventions. Their portraits of children symbolise joy, hope and innocence but also melancholy, tension, curiosity, the passing of time and unfulfilled desire. Their radical depictions of the nude wrest the female body away from the male gaze towards a newfound role, expressive of powerful maternity and female subjectivity. These dramatic modernist compositions, with their fluid brushwork and bright hues, push at the boundaries of form, colour and spiritual meaning.
Ce petit ouvrage présente les aquarelles de David Hockney sur le Yorkshire, région anglaise de son enfance dont il est retourné peindre les paysages à partir de 2004.
À Londres, la Royal Academy of Arts consacre une grande rétrospective au peintre belge James Ensor. Organisée par Luc Tuymans, l'exposition relie la vie de James Ensor et son héritage. Mêlant le bizarre au macabre et au fantastique, il a créé durant toute sa vie une oeuvre discrète et fascinante, entre expressionisme et surréalisme.
Despite being one of the most significant cultural figures to have emerged from China in recent decades, Ai Weiwei hon ra is so controversial within his native country that until recently his name was removed from Chinese editions of art books. Eloquently fusing art and activism with a dark and rebellious wit, he has galvanised a generation of artists with his strong convictions and his willingness to risk personal liberties in pursuit of freedom of speech. Published to accompany his first major UK exhibition, this handsome book s texts include a new interview with Ai, an insightful exploration of his position within the Chinese and international contemporary art worlds, an incisive account of his architectural practice, and a chronology containing reflections from key figures who have worked with him. Sumptuous illustrations demonstrate the virtuosity of the traditional Chinese craftsmanship that Ai employs to produce his works and reveal the unflinching determination that lies behind his art.
Considered one of the most important religious structures of the twentieth century, the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence was regarded by Matisse himself as his great masterpiece.
