Monday, 28th February 2011
2:42pm
It has been announced that Mike Nelson is to represent Britain at the 54th Venice Biennale (4 June–27 November 2011). He is the first installation artist to be commissioned by the British Council and will be working in Venice for three months prior to the biennale’s opening to create a new site-specific work of art at the British Pavilion.
Nelson, born in Loughborough in 1967, has already achieved international acclaim with his time-based, maize-like installations. He previously exhibited The Deliverance and the Patience at the Biennale as part of a group show in 2001 and has been nominated for the...
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Monday, 21st February 2011
1:04pm
The Courtauld is one of several UK institutions taking part in the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Spread over four years, it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to be part of London 2012 and inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people.
For their part, the Courtauld’s Education Department invited 21 students, from families who have not previously participated in higher education, to spend time with its permanent collection, exploring themes of image and identity within portraiture before photography. The students, all with a keen interest in art, had never visited the Courtauld before....
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Thursday, 17th February 2011
5:10pm
The Courtauld’s current temporary exhibition displays the best of its collection of Victorian drawings and watercolours, including works by Turner, Etty, Landseer, the Pre-Raphaelites and later pieces by Whistler and Beardsley. It is the first time a show has been devoted to this area of the collection, reflecting the growing interest in this field of art-historical study.
The diverse range of work includes preparatory studies for paintings, sculptures and stained glass to highly executed watercolours and gouache with gum varnish, producing the most vibrant of finishes. Highlights include Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s portrait study for his celebrated painting Venus Verticordia, c.1863-64...
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Wood carving flourished in Southern Germany in the late 15th century onwards, resulting in exquisitely crafted devotional sculptures. Today, these figures and reliefs may be found for as little as £5,000, though the best examples command high prices.
