Events
Ongoing / August 2019 / September 2019 / October 2019 / November 2019 / December 2019 / February 2020 / April 2020 / June 2020 /
Type Tuesday: Neon! Names in lights
Alongside entertaining and provocative talks, there’s also a free glass of fizz on arrival and a chance to buy bargain back issues of Eye magazine.
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DON’T MISS
to 23 August 2019
Michael Craig-Martin: Sculpture
An exhibition of works by conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin. The display includes six new powder-coated steel sculptures that explore the relationships between objects and images.
Gagosian Gallery, 6-24 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JD, UK
to 26 August 2019
Manga
The largest exhibition of Manga in Britain, ‘Manga’ explores the art form’s global appeal and cultural crossover, showcasing original Japanese manga and its influence across the globe, from anime to ‘cosplay’ dressing up.
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, UK
Above: Cover of Flower magazine, 2018
See Liz Farrelly’s ‘Astro boy and the sex wars’ in Eye 5.
to 27 August 2019
Writing: Making Your Mark
An interactive exhibition that spans five milliennia to explore the past and consider the future of writing.
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
to 25 August 2019
Michael Rakowitz
An exhibition of Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz’s most important projects from two decades. Eight installations draw on architecture, cultural artefacts, cuisine and geopolitics from 750BC to today. This exhibition coincides with the display in London of the artist’s Lamassu sculpture for the Fourth Plinth, part of his ongoing attempt to recreate every cultural artefact lost or destroyed during the Iraq war.
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX, UK
to 25 August 2019
Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press
This exhibition focuses on Banner’s Heart of Darkness, published in 2015 by The Vanity Press in collaboration with Four Corners Press, in which Banner’s remake of Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella takes the form of a glossy luxury magazine. In addition, the exhibition reflects on earlier works such as The Nam and Trance (1997), including Banner’s verbal remake of Apocalypse Now.
Libby Leshgold Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 520 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver BC V5T 0H2, Canada
to 30 August 2019
Ernest C. Withers: Civil Rights and the Memphis Blues
An survey of the work of news photographer Ernest C. Withers. Working in America in the middle of the Twentieth Century, Withers captured the period’s sense of change for prominent African American newspapers across the US.
Michael Hoppen Gallery, 3 Jubilee Place, London SW3 3TD, UK
See David Crowley’s ‘I am a poster’ in Eye 92.
to 31 August 2019
La Inmortalidad Del Cangrejo: A project by Flaminguettes
A virtual and augmented reality project by creative duo Flaminguettes. Based in Mexico City, the duo was formed by designers Mara Soler and Daniela Villanueva, who together explore live action, installation and animation.
Vértigo Galería, Colima #23, Colonia Roma Norte, 06700, Mexico
General hours are 4-7pm Tuesday to Thursday, and 10am-5pm on Saturdays. Scheduled times for the virtual reality piece is Saturdays 1-5pm.
to 31 August 2019
Her Ground: Women Photographing Landscape
An exhibition showcasing work from eight international female contemporary artists, each approaching ideas of landscape in different ways.
Flowers Gallery, 82 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DP
Above: Rikke Flensburg, Darkness is Empty Space, 2015, Fine art print
to 1 September 2019
Liz Johnson Artur: If you know the beginning, the end is no trouble
A collection of sculptural works incorporating photographs by Russian-Ghanaian artist Liz Johnson Artur. This exhibition focuses on her photographs of London, shot exculisvely on film, which capture the richness and complexity of Black British life. Images are printed at various sizes onto materials such as fabric, paper and cardboard.
South London Gallery, 65–67 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UH
Above: Installation view of Liz Johnson Artur: If you know the beginning, the end is no trouble at the South London Gallery, 2019. Photo: Andy Stagg.
to 1 September 2019
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Spanning 1947 to the present day, this exhibition traces the history and impact of one of the 20th century's most influential couturiers, exploring the enduring influence of the fashion house, and Dior's relationship with Britain.
V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
to 1 September 2019
Jenny Holzer: The Whole Truth
A site-specific exhibition in which the medieval architecture of the Sala delle Capriate plays host to the poetic installations of American artist Jenny Holzer. The exhibition includes projected and engraved texts, which were selected by Holzer and touch on themes of identity, gender, and dialogue, and foreground the issues surrounding the European migrant crisis. The exhibition is curated by Lorenzo Giusti.
Palazzo della Ragione, Piazza Vecchia 8A, 24129 Bergamo, Italy
Above: Exhibition view: Jenny Holzer: Proteja–Me do Que Eu Quero, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 1999. Courtesy: Jenny Holzer / Art Resource, NY. Photo: Beto Felício.
to 1 September 2019
Sound of Waves: The Art of Collaboration
An exhibition of collaborations between handpicked photographers, painters, illustrators and animators that reflect the theme of adventure, exploration and freedom.
Park Hotel Tokyo (floors 25, 31, 34), 1-7-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Shiodome Media Tower, Tokyo, Japan
Above: Artwork, Michela Picchi and Masanori Ushiki.
to 1 September 2019
The Magic of Metzner
A retrospective of American photographer Sheila Metzner, the first female photographer to work consistently with Vogue magazine and the first female art director of the advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach. This is the first time Metzner’s photographs have been displayed for the first time in Russia.
The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, 3 Bolotnaya embankment, Bld 1, Moscow 119072, Russia
Above: Sheila Metzner, Joko, Passion, 1985
to 1 September 2019
Movement is here. Nouveau. Yesterday in the day with a view of Offenbach.
Klingspor Museum, Herrnstraße 80, 63065 Offenbach am Main, Germany
Above: The Nibelungen. Pictures and equipment of Carl Otto Czeschka. © Simon Malz
to 6 September 2019
Inkahoots: New Anthems VI (Berlin)
An interactive installation by Australian design studio Inkahoots in collaboration with Buchstabenmuseum Berlin and experimental arts space A–Z. LED screens and a mix of historic letters from East and West Berlin are used to display user content, inviting creative participation in a public dialogue about national identity. The opening takes place on Friday 14 June 2019 at 7 pm, and includes a talk with Inkahoots artist Jason Grant.
A–Z, Torstr. 93, 10119 Berlin-Mitte
See ‘Calling Australia’ on the Eye blog, for an account of Inkahoots’ participatory typographic installation at Brisbane Airport by artist Jason Grant.
to 8 September 2019
Claudette Johnson: I Came to Dance
An exhibition of works by British figurative artist Claudette Johnson, and her first solo show at a major institution in almost three decades. The display includes approximately 30 paintings alongside drawings in pastel, paint, ink, and charchoal, and ranges from the 1980s to works newly produced for this exhibition.
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP, UK
Above: Claudette Johnson, Reclining Figure , 2017. Image courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens. Photography by Andy Keate.
to 8 September 2019
Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Photopoetry
A collection of rare platinum and silver gelatin prints by modernist Mexican photographer, Manuel Álvarez Bravo. The exhibition draws on images from the book Photopoetry (Thames and Hudson, 2008) which celebrate his eye and talent for capturing Mexico and its people with respect and tenderness. Free entry after 5pm daily.
The Print Sales Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW
Above: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Con su hijo | With her son, 1950s © 2011 Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo SC.
to 9 September 2019
Jenny Holzer: The Indescribable
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Avenida Abandoibarra, 2, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
to 12 September 2019
The Story of Czech Design - 30 Years of New Identity
An exhibition of traditional Czech industrial and ethnic craftwork such as Bohemian glass, as well as other unique art forms and design products that resulted from the fusion of Czech art with contemporaneous aesthetic forms from America and Europe. Some of the designs, such as TON chairs, have been part of the Czech cultural heritage and are an inseparable part of Czech identity.
Czech Centre London, Embassy of the Czech Republic in London, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QY, UK
Above: Maxim Velčovský, Little Joseph, 2006.
to 14 September 2019
Sweet Harmony: Rave | Today
An immersive study of the new world that emerged from the acid house scene and the ascendancy of rave culture with the youth of today. The exhibition is curated by the Saatchi Gallery’s Director Philly Adams and Kobi Prempeh.
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London SW3 4RY, UK
Above: Dave Swindells, Tribal Dance, 1990.
to 14 September 2019
Pots and Prints by Deborah Hopson-Wolpe
An exhibition of works by potter and printmaker Deborah Hopson-Wolpe, the daughter of designer Berthold Wolpe, and sculptor / silversmith Margaret Wolpe.
Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP, UK
to 14 September 2019
Design and Politics Season
This summer, Arcade East’s free programme of events, performances and debates focuses on Design and Politics. The programme looks at the precarious nature of our current political climate, investigated from both global and local angles.
Arcade East, London College of Fashion, 182 Mare Street, London E8 3RE, UK
to 14 September 2019
Vivian Maier: Colour Photographs
An exhibition of lesser-known colour works by Vivian Maier, many on display in the UK for the first time. Dating from 1960 to 1984, the works in the exhibition depict street scenes of Chicago and New York, as well as including a number of her enigmatic, staged self-portraits.
Huxley-Parlour Gallery, 3-5 Swallow Street, London W1B 4DE, UK
Above: Vivian Maier, Self-Portrait, Chicagoland, October 1975.
to 15 September 2019
Smoke and Mirrors: The psychology of magic
A major new exhibition at Wellcome Collection, is the first ever to focus on the relationship between magic and psychology.
Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, UK
Above: Image from the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature, Senate House Library, University of London.
to 15 September 2019
Posy Simmonds: A Retrospective
Posy Simmonds’ sharp satire and progressive female characters have defined a career spanning 50 years. The exhibition will feature her early career pastiches, cartoon strips for The Guardian and children’s books such as Fred, which became an Oscar-nominated film. The retrospective will also include True Love, the first British graphic novel, unseen pages from Tamara Drewe and drawings from Simmonds’ most recent book, Cassandra Darke.
House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London, N1C 4BH, UK
to 15 September 2019
Cindy Sherman
A retrospective survey of works by contemporary artist Cindy Sherman, exploring the development of her practice from the mid-1970s to the present day.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE, UK
Above: Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #15, 1978. Image courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York.
to 15 September 2019
Reading Between the Lines: Drawing Illustrations
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1679, US
Above: Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The Plague-stricken Animals (from the Fables of La Fontaine), 1731. The J. Paul Getty Museum.
to 17 September 2019
Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition
An insight into director Stanley Kubrick’s vast archive of props, costumes, set models and rare photographs. The exhibition will also trace the design story behind Kubrick’s work and his fascination with design and architecture, including his collaborations with Hardy Amies, Eliot Noyes, Milena Canonero and Saul Bass.
The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 6AG, UK
Above: Still from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1964. © Sony/Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
to 22 September 2019
A Way With Words: The Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society exhibition
A major touring exhibition celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society, with almost 100 selected pieces of calligraphic and lettering work, in a variety of media, to show the huge range of ways to express words visually and beautifully.
The Lettering Arts Centre, Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP, UK
to 22 September 2019
Post Medium: International Biennale of Graphic Design 2019
The second edition of Chaumont’s International Biennale, an extension of the famous poster festival of Chaumont. Alongside a number of lectures, workshops and conferences, the Biennale will also host the Post Medium exhibition, showing works by artists such as Roosje Klap, Laura Knoops, Josh Schaub, and, for the first time in its history, a series of animated posters.
The Sign, National Center of Graphic Design, Place des Arts, 52000 Chaumont, France
to 30 September 2019
Comic Creators, the Famous and the Forgotten
An exhibition celebrating the world of comics, curated by Cartoon Museum’s Comics curator Steve Marchant.
The Cartoon Museum, 63 Wells Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1A 3AE
to 6 October 2019
Urban Impulses: Latin American Photography From 1959 To 2017
Featuring the work of over seventy photographers and artists, Urban Impulses embraces half a century of Latin American photography, from 1959 to 2017. Curated by María Wills and Alexis Fabry.
The Photographers’ Gallery, 16–18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW, UK
Above: Ataúlfo Pérez Aznar, Desaparecidos, Calle 6 entre 46 y 47, La Plata, 1983 © Courtesy of the artist
to 6 October 2019
Rudolf Stingel
A display of works by Italian artist Rudolf Stingel including abstract and photorealist paintings alongside a series of site-specific works using the museum’s carpets and insulation panels. The exhibition has been conceived and staged as a collaboration between Stingel and guest curator Udo Kittelmann.
Fondation Beyeler, Baselstrasse 101, CH-4125 Riehen/Basel, Switzerland
to 6 October 2019
Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau/Nouvelle Femme
A survey of the work of poster designer Alphonse Mucha, and his use of ‘alluring, strong women’ to symbolise a new world of social and market agency.
Poster House, 119 W. 23rd Street , New York, NY 10011, US
Above: Alphonse Mucha, Monaco Monte Carlo, 1897.
to 6 October 2019
Designing Through the Wall: Cyan in the 1990s
An exhibition of works by the German Cyan studio, formed by Detlaf Fiedler and Daniela Haufe after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Cyan would go on to become some of the first poster artists to utilise early desktop publishing tools like Photoshop and QuarkXPress into their work, while also looking back and drawing from the intellectual history of the famous Bauhaus art academy.
Poster House, 119 W. 23rd Street , New York, NY 10011, US
Above: Cyan, Magmec Berlin, 1991.
to 6 October 2019
The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) New Talent
A group showcase of the eight artists selected for the inaugural TPG New Talent (TNT) mentoring programme.
The Photographers’ Gallery, 16 - 18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW, UK
Above: Rhiannon Adam Cushana and the Frigates, Down Landing, from the series Big Fence/ Pitcairn Island, 2015 – 2018.
to 13 October 2019
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Bauhaus Beginnings
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1679, US
Above: Joost Schmidt, Form and color study, ca. 1929–1930. The Getty Research Institute.
to 13 October 2019
Walid Raad: Let’s be honest, the weather helped
An exhibition covering the work of the Lebanese-American artist Walid Raad, and his philosophical, political, yet witty, vision of the Lebanese Civil War and recent developments in contemporary art in the Middle East. The exhibition features video, photography, multimedia installations, performances and a new work drawing on Raad’s recent projects.
Stedelijk Museum, Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
to 13 October 2019
Barrie Tullet: The Typographic Dante
A display of 100 typographic illustrations, each of which responds to a canto of Dante’s unfolding narrative, giving an opportunity to experience the whole journey of the Divine Comedy in one visual experience. Each work was made using a different ‘obsolete’ technology: wood and metal type, a typewriter and Letraset.
The National Centre for Craft and Design, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7TW, UK
to 20 October 2019
Undefined Territories: Perspectives on Colonial Legacies
Curated by Hiuwai Chu, this exhibition considers the notion of territory within the framework of colonial legacy. Addressing identity, culture, history and time, the exhibition presents works from a diverse range of geographies to articulate the role of previously imposed colonial structures in today’s culture.
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Plaça dels Àngels, 1, Barcelona 08001, Spain
Above: Kapwani Kiwanga, Flowers for Africa, 2013 – ongoing.
to 20 October 2019
Food: Bigger than the Plate
This exhibition surveys the politics and pleasures of food to ask how the collective choices we make can lead to a more sustainable, just and delicious food future.
Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
Above: Abram Games, Use Spades Not Ships, 1941-45. © Estate of Abram Games.
to 3 November 2019
Marie Neurath: Picturing Science
An exhibition showcasing the work of Marie Neurath, who – working with writers and illustrators – designed a series of books for children at the Isotype Institute in London, using ‘picturing techniques’ such as magnification, cross-section and comparison. Staged in partnership with the University of Reading and Design Science, supported by the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4BH, UK
to 10 November 2019
Sol Calero: El Autobús
Tate Liverpool, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, Liverpool L3 4BB, UK
Above: Sol Calero, Interiores 2017. Installation view, Dortmunder Kunstverein. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Simon Vogel.
to 11 November 2019
The Unrelenting Flame: The Intrepid March of the Collection of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires
This exhibition includes 300 artworks by more than 100 artists narrating the history of the institution as it pushes the limits of what constitutes art and goes in search of permanent movements and transformations in the city and country.
MAMBA: Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Av. San Juan 350, San Telmo. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Above: Installation photograph of ‘The Unrelenting Flame’.
to 12 December 2019
One Hundred Years with Hermann and Gudrun Zapf
An exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of two great artists: Hermann Zapf and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. Gudrun Zapf created typographies of world recognition, such as Diotima, Smaragd, Ariadne, Nofret, Shakespeare, Carmina, Alcuin and Christiania.
Escola Llotja Sant Andreu, Carrer del Pare Manyanet 40, Barcelona 08027, Spain
to 31 December 2019
PRIDE: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah
Staged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, this exhibition displays a selection of images captured by Fred W. McDarrah. McDarrah’s photographs include images of the initial Stonewall uprising, portraits of significant figures in the LGBTQ rights movement, and photographs of pride marches, protests, and public events.
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue 103rd St, New York, NY 10029, US
to 31 December 2019
Poster Stories
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Ausstellungsstrasse 60, 8031 Zurich, Switzerland
ongoing 2019
Scenes from the Collection
The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St, New York, NY 10128, US
Above: Mel Bochner, The Joys of Yiddish, 2012. Courtesy: The Jewish Museum, New York.
to 5 January 2020
Olafur Eliasson: In real life
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG, UK
Above: Olafur Eliasson, Your uncertain shadow (colour), 2010. Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Vienna © Olafur Eliasson.
to 5 January 2020
Shaping Everyday Life: Bauhaus Modernism in the GDR
An exhibition that maps the interaction between political developments in the GDR and shifting attitudes to Bauhaus design within its tightly guarded borders. Through household goods, printed matter, architecture and urban planning, the curators assess the application of a functional design ideology east of the wall.
Dokumentationszentrum Alltagskultur der DDR, Erich-Weinert-Allee 3
15890 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
to 20 January 2020
Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial
This exhibition, co-organized with Cube design museum, presents the work of 62 international design teams. Collaborations involve scientists, engineers, advocates for social and environmental justice, artists, and philosophers.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York NY 10128, US
Above: A visitor experiences Curiosity Cloud designed by mischer’traxler studio. Photo by Thomas Loof.
to 2 February 2020
Cuban Caricature and Culture: The Art of Massaguer
The Wolfsonian – Florida International University, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139, US
Above: Pamphlet, Come to Cuba, c. 1930, Conrado W. Massaguer (Cuban, 1889–1965), illustrator Cuban National Tourist Commission, Havana, publisher Sindicato de Artes Gráficos de la Habana, S.A.
to 16 February 2020
Mary Quant
The first international retrospective for nearly 50 years on the fashion designer Mary Quant and her revolutionary aesthetic. Focused on the two decades between 1955 and 1975, this exhibition includes over 200 objects, a number of which have never been displayed before.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
Above: Mary Quant and models at the Quant Afoot footwear collection launch, 1967 © PA Prints 2008
to 19 April 2020
Into the Blue: The origin and revival of pools, swimming baths and lidos
This display explores the architectural, cultural and social history of indoor and outdoor swimming baths and pools in the United Kingdom through drawings, models, photographs and film footage.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
Above: RWH Jones, Saltdean Lido, East Sussex, 1938. Photographed by John Maltby ©John Maltby/RIBA Collections.
to 5 July 2020
Dóra Maurer
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG, UK
Above: Dóra Maurer Relative Quasi Image 1996 © Dóra Maurer Photo: Vintage Galéria / András Bozsó.
to 5 July 2020
Op Art in Focus
Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool L3 4BB, UK
Above: Walter Leblanc, Mobilo Static, 1960 © Estate of Walter Leblanc.
AUGUST 2019
23 August — 25 August 2019
The Thierry Noir Academy of Art
An exhibition of works by Thierry Noir – the first in London for three years – in partnership with the Protein studios, from which all proceeds will go to The Kids Network, a mentoring scheme for vulnerable children in Hackney.
Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EY, UK
23 August — 20 October 2019
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
A two-month program that includes 30 exhibitions, 70 open programs, a series of contemporary video works, an extensive special events and public program, alongside the presentation of both the Marin Kantor Portrait Prize and the Alane Fineman New Photography Award.
Multiple locations across Ballarat, Australia
Above: Oliver Laric, Versions (Missile Variations).
28 August — 1 September 2019
TypeCon2019: Nice
TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts. This year’s edition includes workshops, lectures, and a number of other ‘special events’.
Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55403-2440, US
28 August — 23 October 2019
deValence—Systems as Playgrounds
The first exhibition of French graphic design studio deValence in Japan. Alongside showcasing deValence’s comprehensive body of work, the kyoto ddd gallery will also host a series of discussions and conferences with Japanese graphic designers and curators.
kyoto ddd gallery, 10 Uzumasakamikeibu-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 616-8533, Japan
30 August — 29 September 2019
Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF)
LIAF is a migratory biennial in the archipelago of Lofoten in the Arctic Circle and Norway’s longest running visual arts biennial, originating in 1991. Organised by the North Norwegian Art Centre, this year the festival will take place in Svolvær, a harbour town on the island of Austvågøy with 5,000 inhabitants.
Multiple venues across Svolvær, Norway
SEPTEMBER 2019
September 2019 — January 2020
Portrait of Humanity
A touring exhibition featuring the 50 winners of the Portrait of Humanity award, a global photography award established by 1854 Media and Magnum Photos.
September 2019
Organ Vida International Photography Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
October – November 2019
LagosPhoto Festival, Lagos, Nigeria
November 2019
National Centre For Photography, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
November 2019 – January 2020
Louisiana State Museum as part of PhotoNOLA Festival, New Orleans, US
Above: Fabian Muir, The Hands that Rock the Cradle, North Korea.
2 September — 6 November 2019
Happenstance by Russell Mills
An exhibition staged as part of Brantwood’s celebrations of John Ruskin’s bicentenary, Happenstance is informed and inspired by ideas of chaos and order, control and surrender. Mills’ works mirror and explore many of Ruskin’s ideas about nature: as matter, as force, as school, as metaphor for transformation, and as being profoundly political and economic.
Brantwood, East of Lake, Coniston LA21 8AD, UK
See ‘Winding up with Mills and Beckett’ on the Eye blog.
2 September — 9 November 2019
Stasys Eidrigevičius: Images—Representations of Memories
This exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Poland and Japan by presenting the work of one of Poland’s leading artists, Stasys Eidrigevičius.
Musashino Art University Museum Gallery, 1 Chome-736 Ogawacho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0032, Japan
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Type Tuesday: Neon! Names in lights
Alongside entertaining and provocative talks by Ilona Karwińska and David Hill of Warsaw’s Neon Muzeum and Kerry Ryan from Neon Specialists (followed by a panel discussion about neon), there will also be a free glass of fizz on arrival and a chance to buy bargain back issues of Eye magazine.
St Bride Library, 14 Bride Lane, London EC4Y 8EQ, UK
11 September 2019 — 2 February 2020
William Blake
With over 300 original works, including his watercolours, paintings and prints, this is the largest show of Blake’s work for almost 20 years.
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG, UK
Above: William Blake, ‘Europe’ Plate i: Frontispiece, ‘The Ancient of Days’, 1827 (?). © The Whitworth, The University of Manchester.
21 — 27 September 2019
Stir It Up: An exhibition of Paddington Printshop Posters 1974-1990
The exhibition features an installation reflecting the atmosphere and concerns of Paddington Printshop in London in the 1970s and 80s. A poster has been designed to promote the installation, inviting artists, designers, activists and the public to explore relevance of the work - either as an historic archive or as inspiration for how we can address the issues of today.
London Print Studio, 425 Harrow Road, London W10 4RE, UK
This exhibition coincides with the launch of Posters From Paddington Printshop by John Phillips, published by Four Corners Books.
Above: John Phillips, Nuclear Power: It’s Childs Play, 1979.
14 — 22 September 2019
Rony Plesl: Sacred Geometry
Czech designer Rony Plesl creates a unique glass installation inspired by the idea of Sacred Geometry. Staged by the V&A’s Medieval and Renaissance galleries as part of the London Design Festival.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
Above: Rony Plesl, Fire Walk with Me, 2019.
14 — 22 September 2019
London Design Festival
Various locations, London
16 September 2019
Women in Print Study Day: Marie Neurath and Her Contemporaries
This informal study day will ‘shine a light on Marie Neurath and her contemporaries: pioneering women who used design to revolutionise education.’ Experts including Sue Walker (University of Reading), Desdemona McCannon (Women in Print), Jane Audas, Bryony Quinn and Kate Farley will discuss the ways in which Neurath, Marion Richardson, Gwen White and Barbara Jones used illustration in the classroom.
11:00am - 5:00pm, House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King's Cross, London, N1C 4BH
See ‘Info design for children’ by Sue Walker on the Eye blog and the current exhibition ‘Marie Neurath: Picturing Science’, co-curated by Walker.
19 September — 24 November 2019
Express Scripture
An exhibition with works by Corinna Krebber, Daniel Ben Hur and Barbara Fahrner.
Klingspor Museum, Herrnstraße 80, 63065 Offenbach am Main, Germany
Above: Halleluja. Corinna Krebber © Corinna Krebber
19 — 28 September 2019
Porto Design Biennale 2019: Post Millenium Tension
The first edition of the Porto Design Biennale confronts the tension of the new millenium. The programme includes exhibitions, workshops, performances, installations and conversations.
esad–idea, Rua Brito Capelo, 243, 4450-073 Matosinhos, Portugal
20 September — 1 December 2019
Artist Rooms: Diane Arbus
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA, UK
Above: ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus, The Burton by Bideford, 2018.
21 September — 8 March 2020
Tim Walker: Wonderful Things
A survey of photographer Tim Walker through his pictures, films, photographic sets, and special installations. The exhibition, which is curated by Susanna Brown, also includes ten new series of photographs influenced by the V&A’s collections.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK
Above: Tim Walker, Tilda Swinton, Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, 2018 © Tim Walker Studio.
24 September 2019
AGI Open Rotterdam 2019
Various locations, Rotterdam, Netherlands
25 September 2019
The Big Book Look
Join a host of designers working across the publishing industry to discuss work that has had the high expectations of meeting the difficult ‘big book status’, or that have suddenly found their work on the bestseller lists. Speakers include: Charlotte Abrams Simpson, Mic Alcaino, Becky Chilcott, Eleanor Crow, Suzanne Dean, Jon Gray, Tiffany Leeson, Jack Noel, and Claire Ward.
St Bride Foundation, 14 Bride Lane, London EC4Y 8EQ, UK
26 September 2019 — 16 February 2020
Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’
Artist Trevor Paglen’s new Curve commission takes as its starting point the way in which AI networks are taught how to ‘see’ and ‘perceive’ the world by taking a closer look at image datasets.
The Curve, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, UK
Above: Trevor Paglen, Four Clouds: Scale Invariant Feature Transforn; Maximally Stable Extremal Regions; Skimage Region Adjacency Graph; Watershed, 2017 © Trevor Paglen. Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York.
25 September 2019—12 January 2020
Anna Maria Maiolino: Making Love Revolutionary
The first UK retrospective of Anna Maria Maiolino, one of the most pioneering artists working in Brazil today. ‘Making Love Revolutionary’ includes 150 works, many never exhibited in the UK before.
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX, UK
Above: Anna Maria Maiolino, IN-OUT (Antropofagia) (detail), da série Fotopoemaçào. 1973–2000. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan.
28 September 2019 —19 January 2020
Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer
The first solo show of German-born American Kiki Smith in the UK for nearly 25 years, this exhibition focuses on three distinctive areas of Smith’s practice: small sculptures, printmaking, and her intricate Jacquard tapestries.
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke St, Oxford, OX1 1BP
Above: Kiki Smith, Cathedral, 2012 © Kiki Smith.
28 September 2019 — 22 March 2020
Wim Crouwel: Mr. Gridnik
Stedelijk Museum, Museumplein 101071 DJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Above: Wim Crouwel, poster for the Vormgevers exhibition, 1968.
30 September — 12 October 2019
Crowther Created: Computer Generated Imagery
This exhibition by ground-breaking computer generated (CG) image-maker Peter Crowther is a unique example of CGI being deservedly recognised at – and elevated to – the level of fine art.
Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ, UK
OCTOBER 2019
1 October — 2 November 2019
Laurence Jones: How to Live in Los Angeles
An exhibition of fifteen new paintings by British artist Laurence Jones, each of which focus on psychological space, and play with ideas of narrative and the cinematic in art.
Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, 2a Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6BA, UK
Above: Laurence Jones, Pool with Orange Float, 2019.
3 — 6 October 2019
Graphic Days Torino
A four-day festival of visual communication that includes workshops, talks, performances, and exhibitions that celebrate the fusion of visual arts.
Toolbox Coworking, via Agostino da Montefeltro, 2, Torino 10134, Italy
4 October 2019 — 19 Jan 2020
Into the Night: Cabarets & Clubs in Modern Art
An exhibition that explores the history of cabarets, cafés and clubs in modern art across the world, from London to New York, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Vienna, and Ibadan. ‘Into the Night’ features over 200 works of art, many rarely seen in the UK, as well as life-size recreations of avant-garde spaces.
Barbican Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS, UK
Above: Erna Schmidt-Caroll, Chansonette (Singer), c.1928 © Estate Erna Schmidt-Caroll.
6 October 2019
A-Z of Eye: Graphic Days Torino
In this typographically structured illustrated talk, art director Simon Esterson and editor John L. Walters explain the thinking, editing, designing and tea-drinking behind Eye, ‘the world’s most beautiful and collectable graphic design journal’.
This talk is scheduled as part of Graphic Days Torino’s ‘Talk 05’, which runs from 11am–1pm and also includes talks by Spassky Fischer, Studio Thonik, and DUDE.
Toolbox Coworking, via Agostino da Montefeltro, 2, Torino 10134, Italy
14 — 27 October 2019
Milano Design Film Festival
Milan, Italy
17 October 2019 — 5 January 2020
The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana
An exhibition of works from the ‘Golden Age’ of Ghanaian hand-painted film posters, a period that began with the country’s adoption of the VHS tape in the mid-1980s. This exhibition is curated by Angelina Lippert.
Poster House, 119 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011, US
Above: Sowwy, Coming to America, 1990.
17 October 2019 — 5 January 2020
Three Years Later: The 2017 Women’s March & Where We Are Today
A showcase of works from the Women’s March held on January 21, 2017, in cities across the United States that brought together people of all types for a demonstration in response to the election of President Donald J. Trump. This exhibition will present a full spectrum of voices, sometimes conflicting, which discuss to the many challenges facing Americans today.
Poster House, 119 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011, US
Above: Designer unknown, Poster from the 2017 Women’s March in Boston, MA, 2017.
17 October 2019 — 9 February 2020
Nam June Paik
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG, UK
Above: Nam June Paik TV Garden 1974-7 (2002) Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Düsseldorf, Germany) © Estate of Nam June Paik Photo: Tate (Roger Sinek).
18 October 2019 — 9 February 2020
Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography
An exhibition exploring the rich history of food photography through some of the leading figures and movements within the genre.
The Photographers’ Gallery, 16 – 18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW, UK
Above: Jo Ann Callis, Untitled, 1994, from the series ‘Forbidden Pleasures’ © Jo Ann Callis Courtesy the artist and Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, California.
18 October 2019 — 9 February 2020
Shot In Soho
Shot in Soho is an original exhibition celebrating Soho’s diverse culture, community and history of creative innovation as well as highlighting its position as a site of resistance.
The Photographers’ Gallery, 16 – 18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW, UK
Kelvin Brodie, Photograph for The Sunday Times Magazine, 1968 © Times Newspapers Ltd.
18 October 2019 — 23 February 2020
Moving to Mars
The exhibition features immersive environments, about 200 objects including contributions from NASA, the European Space Agency and SpaceX; NASA’s 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Challenge winners, AI SpaceFactory; robotic builders by Foster & Partners; the first sustainable urban design for Mars, Mars City Design, the first spacesuit designed for the Mars surface; and Christopher Raeburn's new fashion collection inspired by Mars.
The Design Museum, 224 - 238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG, UK
Above: Giovanni Schiaparelli, First map of the surface of Mars, 18th century.
26 October — 20 November 2019
International Biennial Poster Design Terras Gauda: Francisco Mantecon Competition 2019
An international poster competition that invites entries from graphic designers, universities and design studio from around the world. The winners will receive a share of €16,000 euros and have their work shown as part of the International Biennial exhibition at the Maritime Station of Vigo in Spain.
Rúa Cánovas del Castillo, 5, 36202 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
Competition deadline: September 30, 2019
Exhibition: 26 October — 20 November 2019
Awards ceremony: 22 November
Further details can be found here.
30 October 2019 — 2 February 2020
Cuban Posters: Cinema and Revolution
60 years after the Cuban revolution, Cuban Posters surveys what has retrospectively been labelled the ‘golden age’ of the Cuban poster. Drawing from their own collection of 1960s and 70s Cuban posters, this exhibition includes around 250 posters.
The Museum of Decorative Arts, 107-111, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
NOVEMBER 2019
1 — 3 November 2019
Cheltenham Design Festival 2019
Cheltenham Design Festival returns after three years to feature speakers from design in the widest sense, including graphic designers Craig Oldham and Jim Sutherland and type designer Steve Matteson.
Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, GL50 3AA, UK
5 — 7 November 2019
Integrated 2019: Radical Imagination
Under the banner ‘Radical Imagination’, Integrated 2019, an international conference of art and design, is inviting leading international artists, designers, architects, scientists, politicians and activists to contemplate a radically different view of the world and of our future.
deSingel, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
7 November 2019
DEMO Festival
A digital exhibition of international motion design, in which, for twenty-four hours, display screens on the platforms and in the hall of Amsterdam Central Station will showase a series of motion design works. Curated by Liza Enebeis (creative director at Studio Dumbar), interdisciplinary designer Koos Breen, and graphic and motion designer Xavier Monney.
Amsterdam Central Station, Stationsplein, 1012 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
7 November 2019
magCulture Live
magCulture’s annual day of talks celebrating the culture of magazines. Speakers include Matt Willey, art director of the New York Times Magazine (see Eye 96), head of editorial at gal-dem, Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, and L’Obs’ creative director Serge Ricco.
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL, UK
8—9 November 2019
ADCE Festival 2019: People for Tomorrow
The ADCE European Creativity Festival is an immersive annual event bringing together creative professionals from around the continent for two days of inspirational talks, hands-on workshops, and plenty of networking opportunities.
Disseny Hub Barcelona, Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, 38, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
10 November 2019 — 17 May 2020
Off the Wall: American Art to Wear
A survey of the late 1960s American art movement, in which artists were drawn to the body as a mechanism to express both personal vision and their relation to the cultural, historical and social concerns of the period. The exhibition includes works made during 1967 and 1997, and features over 100 works by over 50 artists.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130, US
Above: Susanna Lewis, Off We Go into the Wild Blue Yonder, 1977, (Private collection) Photo by Otto Stupakoff © Julie Schafler Dale.
14 November — 24 November 2019
Design Manchester 2019: Smart
Manchester's seventh annual festival of design – with conference, exhibitions, debate, workshops, talks, movies, parties and much more. More details to be announced soon.
Various locations across Manchester, UK
22 November — 26 November 2019
Graphic Design Festival Scotland
GDFS is a programme of workshops, talks, discussions, exhibitions, music and public artwork, that aims to promote the best of international graphic design and visual communication. In addition, the festival also hosts an International Poster Competition, judged by an international jury.
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY, UK
City of Glasgow College, 190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RF, UK
Tickets are available here.
DECEMBER 2019
December 2019
Bienal Brasileira de Design Gráfico
Curitiba, Brazil
Above: Bienial identity by Maikon Nery and Pablo Blanco.
FEBRUARY 2020
9 February — 2 May 2020
Dorothea Lange: Words and Pictures
MoMA’s first major exhibition of Lange’s work in 50 years displays iconic works from its collection, alongside lesser-known photographs, to map Lange’s complex relationship to words.
The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019, US
Above: Dorothea Lange, Kern County, California, 1938.
MARCH 2020
12 March — 7 June 2020
Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
A survey of the ‘Bright Young Things’ of the 1920s and 1930s through the lens of British photographer Cecil Beaton. Alongside Beaton’s portraits, the exhibition will also include paintings by his contemporaries Rex Whistler, Henry Lamb, and Augustus John.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE, UK
Above: Cecil Beaton, Baba Beaton as ‘Heloise’ in ‘Great Lovers Pageant’, 1927
APRIL 2020
23 — 25 April 2020
JUNE 2020
26 June — 20 September 2020
Julie Mehretu
Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, US