November 2020 Art News

Clara, former Young Producer and current Educator at the Gallery, discusses van Kessel's detailed insect paintings.

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2020 is the leading international competition, open to all, which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world.
In moments of agitation, personal and nation-wide, what would often best calm us down are not pills or meditation - but the right works of art. Here are seven of the world's most calming works of art, works that know how to restore perspective, reassure us of the future and gently return us to a more bearable state.

Since our very first president, Americans have adorned themselves with political messages. A compact way to tell the world about your political views and preferred candidates, buttons and pins have long served as simple, easy ways to boldly show your support.

The Chinese Tang Dynasty is unparalleled in the opulence of its works of art. Sotheby’s upcoming sale ‘Important Chinese Art’ (4 November | London) features exquisite Tang Sancai coloured ceramic earthenware from the distinguished collection of celebrated Hong Kong dealer and collector Susan Chen, including a rare glazed tripod dish and a wonderful rare ceramic lion pillow.
DRIVES is South African artist Jo Ractliffe’s first-ever retrospective, featuring more than 100 works of photography, video, book art, and multimedia installation.

 

Here, Marlene Hess Curator of Painting and Sculpture Michelle Kuo talks about Rodney McMillian's "shape-shifting" work, and its new installation that transforms the lobby space into a portal into another world.

Patrick Shearn and Poetic Kinetics's latest project, A Change in the Air, is set to bring messages of hope to Washington, D.C.