A-Z of October Art

Takashi Murakami, Flower Ball ( 3-D ) Kindergarten 2007*

October isn’t just about longer, darker nights and Hallow’een. For this month, London has gone art mad. Frieze Art Fair now attracts 151 galleries, and with other fairs such as Zoo, Bridge and Art London expanding together with countless exhibition and new gallery openings there’s never been a better time to feed your artistic appetite, discover a new name or get in with the arty buzz. And as the exhibition info is stacking up as fast as the falling autumn leaves we’ve swept everything up into this handy A-Z.

ArtLONDON – Art Fair
Over 70 mainly British galleries are exhibiting works from the 20th century to the present day. Features include a sculpture garden with work from Tony Cragg among others and a special exhibition from the Cass Sculpture Foundation. A variety of art from sculpture; glassware to fine art and more are on sale.
Prices range from an affordable £500 to a cool £200k.
October 4th – 8th.
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3
www.artlondon.net

Bridge Art Fair
The third year of this art fair -  the UK branch of the Miami and New York versions - that runs alongside Frieze in a nearby venue.
With a good mix of galleries from America, Japan, Canada, Brazil and the UK you can expect a multiplicity of contemporary art styles.
Jill George Gallery and Cynthia Corbett Gallery are among London-based venues exhibiting.
October 11th – 14th.
Trafalgar Hotel, 2 Spring Gardens, London, SW1
www.thetrafalgar/londoninfo.com

Consciousness And Form: Contemporary Tibetan Art – exhibition
An exploration into the largely unfamiliar territory of Tibetan Art made within the last year.
Exhibited in the gallery’s new space on the ground floor of an 18th century house in Mayfair.
October 5th – 26th.
16 Clifford Street, London, W1
www.rossirossi.com

This Dust Was Gentlemen And Ladies: Christiana Solou – exhibition
A selection of drawings crafted delicately from the hand of this Greek artist.
The title is taken from an Emily Dickinson poem and highlights Solou’s fascination with the enigma of death. 
October 9th - November 24th.
Sadie Coles HQ, 35 Heddon Street, London, W1
www.sadiecoles.com

The Exquisite Corpse: Polly Morgan- exhibition
Not to ‘name drop’ at all, but rumour has it that Morgan is producing this show with the help of some celebrity friends such as Jude Law, Sophie Dahl and Sharleen Spiteri. Not known to shy away from the subject of death this Artist/Taxidemist will be turning road kill into priceless artworks. A real stunner.
October 4th- 19th.
Trinity Church, 1 Marylebone Road, London, NW1
www.pollymorgan.co.uk/


Frieze Art Fair
The highlight of the UK art calendar, Frieze is back.
Expect lots of Art Buff hobnobbing, celebrity spotting and bloody great contemporary art.
There is a healthy 151 galleries exhibiting this year and for those who don’t just wish to gawk or ponder there are talks, films and music.
October 11th-14th.
Regent's Park, London, W1
www.friezeartfair.com

 Gagosian Gallery - Pop Art Is... - exhibition
To mark the 50th anniversary of Richard Hamilton’s artwork  - considered by critics to be the beginning of Pop Art -  the Gagosian trace the genre’s rise and fall through the works of over 40 artists.
From the old masters of Pop to the more present generation of influenced artists, everything from Warhol and Lichtenstein to Koons and Hirst are included.
September 27th -November 10th
Gagosian Gallery, 6-24 Britannia Street, London, WC1
www.gagosian.com

Haunch of Venison - Zhang Huan : Ash - exhibition
The leading contemporary Chinese artist presents his first UK show with works created from incense sticks burnt in temples in Shanghai. Most famous for his live performances, such as in 1994 when he covered his body in honey and squatted in a public toilet attracting flies.
October 10th - November 10th.
Haunch of Venison, 6 Haunch of Venison Yard, London, W1,
www.haunchofvenison.com

Irrational Exuberance - exhibition
The opening exhibition for this new West End gallery is a mixed show featuring works by contemporary artists including Aaron Johnson and Fiona MacDonald.
From October 4th
Maddox Arts, 52 Brook's Mews, London, W1.
www.maddoxarts.com

Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla - exhibition
Cuban and American art duo bring their works inspired by the landscape and culture of Puerto Rico, their artistic base. A fantastic mixture of sculpture, photography, performance and video.
Exhibition of work by Canadian artist Rodney Graham also on show.
October 10th - November 17th. 
Lisson Gallery, 52-54 Bell Street.
www.lisson.co.uk

Keith Talent gallery hosts the Year 07 Art projects – Art Fair
78 galleries are exhibiting in the fabulous architectural surroundings that were previously home to The Saatchi Gallery.
A fairly new contender to the London art fair scene this is an up and coming fair with fresh ideas and a youthful artistic presence. Definitely one to watch.
October 11th-14th
County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1
www.year07.co.uk

Louise Bourgeois – triple exhibition
Not to be out done by the plethora of art fairs this October, “the grande dame of late modernism”, French artist and instillation sculptress, has three exhibitions showing in London this autumn.
A major retrospective of her work since 1995 opens at the Tate Modern. Marlborough Fine Art is showing her recent work including graphic pieces on cloth and Hauser & Wirth is showing recent prints and text in mixed media on music manuscript paper.

Tate Modern, London, SE1
October 11th - January 20th.
www.tate.org.uk

Hauser & Wirth, 196A Piccadilly, London, W1,
October 10th – November 11th.
www.hauserwirth.com

Marlborough Fine Art, 6 Albermarle Street, London, W1
October 10th- November 2th.
www.marlboroughfineart.com

The Painting Of Modern Life - exhibition
An innovative exploration into the huge role photography plays within contemporary painting.
From inspiring  pseudo-realism to a play on photographic representation, this is the first exhibition to highlight the common link between the two art forms.
Artists range from the brilliant Peter Doig to Gerhard Richter and Wilhelm Sasnal.
October 4th - December 30th.
Hayward Gallery, South Bank, London, SE1
www.hayward.org.uk

National Portrait Gallery:  Pop Art Portraits –exhibition
Pop artist’s most favourite theme – the cult of the celebrity - is taken through its various stages in this retrospective of Pop portraits.
 A dedicated area to Marilyn Monroe is included.
October 11th - January 20th.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martins Place, London, WC2
www.npg.org.uk
 
Terry O'Neill: Sinatra: Frank And Friendly – exhibition
O’Neill was the closest working photographer to Sinatra and this show features as up-close and personal images as you can get of ole blue eyes.
9 October - 20th October
Chris Beetles Ltd
8 & 10 Ryder St, St James's, London SW1Y 6QB
www.chrisbeetles.com

PULSE Contemporary Art Fair
A Fair originating in Miami and New York jumps onto the London art fair bandwagon by launching it’s London counterpart.
Showcasing work from around 40 international galleries.
October 11th - October 14TH.
Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1
www.pulse-art.com

Queen and Country: Steve McQueen – exhibition
Commemorating British service personnel who have been killed in the war in Iraq, this is a special exhibition for the Imperial War Museum.
Mcqueen presents the faces of those who have died in a series of postage stamps in a attempt to get the Royal Mail to publish them.
The Turner Prize winning artist also has an exhibition at the Thomas Dane Gallery this month, which includes a film piece.
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road  London SE1 6HZ
25 September 2007 - 6 January 20th.
Thomas Dane Gallery, London, SW1, 6-8pm
October 9th - November 10th.
www.thomasdane.com

Rivington Place – new gallery
The £8m public building will house contemporary art on a permanent basis.
It represents a twenty year vision by its sponsers, the Iniva (the Institute of International Visual Arts) and Autograph ABP.
Opens October 5th.
Rivington Place, 6-8 Standard Place, Rivington Street, London, EC2
www.rivingtonplace.org

Seduced: Art And Sex From Antiquity To Now - exhibtion
A huge range of works from eras as far reaching as Roman, Indian, Baroque and contemporary are used to illustrate the changing representation, and attitude towards sex in art over the last 200 years.
Over 250 works make this an exhibition of epic proportions.
Robert Mapplethorpe, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso are among 70 featured artists.
October 12th - January 27th.
Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street, London, EC2,
www.barbican.org.uk


Turner Prize Retrospective - exhibition
The doting father of the explosive British art scene of the last 23 years, the Turner Prize is having a  retrospective of key works 1984. The prize is held this year in the Tate Liverpool.
October 2nd to January 6th
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1
October 19th to January 13th
Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4BB
www.tate.org.uk

Unilever Series: Doris Salcedo – exhibition
Salcedo is the eighth artist to be commissioned to create an instillation in the Turbine Hall at The Tate Modern.
This is the first public UK work for the important Colombian sculptor, all will be revealed shortly....
October 9th - March 24th.
Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, SE1
www.tate.org.uk

Victoria Miro - Phil Collins: The Return of The Real - exhibition
Not to be confused with the genius 80’s pop legend, this Turner Prize 2006 nominee confronts the issues of reality TV.
With anonymous testimonies from leading industry professionals, the murky underbelly of UK television is revealed.
Victoria Miro Gallery, 16 Wharf Road, London, N1
October 6th- November 10th.
www.victoria-miro.com

Saskia Olde Wolbers - exhibition
Beck's Futures winner and Saatchi Gallery regular exhibits her new works, which are often DVD projection based.
October 6th - November 11th.
Maureen Paley, 21 Herald Street, London, E2
www.maureenpaley.com

Exhibition - The Future Can Wait
This exciting exhibition on the arty stomping ground that is trendy Brick Lane showcases 50 un -sectablished artists.
Curators Zavier Ellis and Simon Rumley have named them ‘The New London School’ from criteria including an emphasis on technical skill and a focus on ‘the human condition’.
It promises to be an innovative project with a mixture of painting, video and installation which apparently is the biggest privately curated exhibition/art fair for up and coming artists.
Includes work by Stella Vine, James Jessop and Jennifer Allen. All work is for sale.
October 11th - October 14th.
Atlantis Gallery, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1, 6.30pm
www.thefuturecanwait.com

PhotographY- Photomonth - festival
This East London Photography festival joining over 35 galleries and spaces opens with a show in the Art Pavilion.
October 2nd - October 28th.
The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, London, E3
www.alternativearts.co.uk

Z oo Art Fair
The alternative to Frieze, this fair was originally held at London Zoo but has now been moved to the Royal Academy.
It showcases work selected by a panel including Iwona Blazwick, Director of the Whitechapel Gallery, and Time Out's Arts Editor Ossian Ward.
October 12th - October 15.
Royal Academy Of Arts, Burlington Gardens, London, W1
www.zooartfair.com

Julie Pallot

*Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, London, and Frieze Art Fair 2007



 
















 

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