Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 4426 THE RIVER MAGAZINE | Winter 2016 | C U L T U R E | 26 THE RIVER MAGAZINE | Winter 2016 Exhibitions NEWPORT STREET GALLERY NEWPORT STREET SE11 6AJ Gavin Turk: Who What When Where How & Why To 19 March 2017 Turk’s work focuses on the anti-hero, the recycling of art history, waste and refuse, the signature and the painted bronze. Works from the artist’s Signature series also feature alongside four life-sized figure sculptures, as well as painted bronze Rubbish pieces. Other highlights include Turk’s re-imagining of Warhol’s Elvis screen prints, his‘recycled’ Magritte self-portrait, Godot (1996), and the bronze Ariadne (2006–2014), which is based on de Chirico’s series of paintings of the statue. TATE BRITAIN MILLBANK SW1P 4RG Turner Prize 2016 To 2 January 2017 Since it was established in 1984 the Turner Prize has become one of the most prestigious international visual arts awards and has both reflected and contributed to a growing public awareness and interest in contemporary art. This year’s Turner Prize is awarded on 5 December 2016 and an announcement broadcast on the BBC. Paul Nash To 5 March 2017 Uncover the surreal and mystical side of English landscapes through one of the most distinctive British painters Paul Nash was fascinated with Britain’s ancient past and spent time in southern England exploring the Downs and coastal areas. Equally inspired by the equinox and the phases of the moon, he used all these influences in his work, interpreting his environment according to a unique, personal mythology, evolving throughout his career. Featuring a lifetime’s work from his earliest drawings through to his iconic Second World War paintings, this exhibition reveals Nash’s importance to British modern art in the most significant show of his work for a generation. TATE MODERN BANKSIDE SE1 9TG 020 7887 8888 The EY Exhibition: Wilfredo Lam To 8 January 2017 Discover the fascinating career of Wifredo Lam, one of the most iconic Cuban artists of the twentieth-century His distinctive paintings introduced the symbolism of his Cuban roots and defined a new way of painting for a post-colonial world. As he travelled in Europe and North and South America, he was a witness to twentieth century political upheaval – including the Spanish Civil War, the evacuation of artists and intellectuals from France with the onset of World War II, and the new Cuba borne of the Revolution. Closely connected to movements such as Cubism and Surrealism and artists and writers such as Pablo Picasso, André Breton, Asger Jorn, Lucio Fontana and Aimé Césaire, his unique work spans continents and traditions. The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection To 7 May 2017 This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see one of the world’s greatest private collections of photography, drawn from the classic modernist period of the 1920s–50s. An incredible group of Man Ray portraits are exhibited together for the first time, having been brought together by Sir Elton John over the past twenty-five years, including portraits of Matisse, Picasso, and Breton. Paul Nash – Megaliths, 1 1935 Wifredo Lam - Bélial, Emperor of the Flies 1948 | C U L T U R E |