A pioneer of abstraction and realism
Janet Dawson: Far Away, So Close is the first major museum retrospective of this highly influential Australian artist. She is best known for her pioneering work in abstract art, but was also a pioneer of realism. The exhibition opens in Sydney on July 19.
The Aesthetics of the Magical City
Abstractions of urban life: George Morrison was an influential abstract expressionist and was particularly fascinated by the city of New York. 25 of his most important works are on display in The Magical City: George Morrison's New York at the Metropolitan Museum from July 17.
Between dissolving and becoming
Petra Jaenicke's photographic works defy quick reading. They are poetic illusions, analyses of an always subjective reality, shaped by experiences and emotions. Under the term »deconstructivist photography«, the artist reveals new levels of perception in her multi-layered photo collages.
Awakening identities
Annabelle Moison's work explores profound questions about individual identity within collective structures. Her art is an examination of the tension between self-assertion and anonymity, drawing on historical events and current social debates.
Art for children
Art is more than just a game: In the post-war period, more and more works of art are being created specifically for children and also deal with complex topics such as politics and economics. From July 18, the extraordinary exhibition For Children. Art Stories since 1968 with works by world-famous artists.
An ambivalent work between recognition and exclusion
Revered in South Africa, almost unknown in Germany today: For the first time, the ambivalent and unconventional work of Irma Stern is being presented in a solo exhibition in Berlin. The Brücke-Museum is opening Irma Stern. A Modern Artist between Berlin and Cape Town on July 13.
Gains of loss
She is considered one of the most important female photographers of the present day and is now having her first solo museum exhibition in Austria: the exhibition Jitka Hanzlová: Identities opens at the ALBERTINA in Vienna on July 11 with a broad selection of her best-known series.
Fluffy planets
Christoph Pauschenwein urges us not to lose sight of what is essential in this world. His artworks blend seemingly incompatible elements into a unique aesthetic, combining traditional drawing and painting with digital transformation in unexpected ways. Supposed opposites are not only deliberately allowed to coexist, but are harmoniously united with the intention of re-exploring our understanding of nature, technology, and our role between them.
Staged and critical views
On July 11, the Berlinische Galerie opens two different exhibitions: In Monira Al Qadiri: Hero, the artist explores the socio-cultural impact of the oil industry and in Staging the Self. Marta Astfalck-Vietz features experimental works by a photographer from the 1920s.
Monomania: Fiona Tan as curator
For the first time in the history of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, a female artist has curated a major exhibition: Fiona Tan: Monomania explores how mental illness was perceived and portrayed in the 19th century. The show opens on July 4th.
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