Contemporary Art, Exhibitions & Events - Archive
Corot to Monet 2009
Don’t miss: Corot to Monet: A Fresh Look at Landscape from the Collection.
View rarely seen Gallery paintings and learn about the origins of Impressionism.
This popular exhibition examines the influence of the Barbizon School – a group of outdoor painters including Corot – on artists such as Monet, as they explored new ways of capturing light and atmosphere in paint.Date: 8 July — 20 September 2009 Location: The National Gallery
Note placed 31~ 08 ~ 2009
Summer Exhibition 2009
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is the largest open submission contemporary art exhibition in the world.
Now in its 241st year, the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition 2009 continues the tradition of displaying a wide range of new work by both established and unknown artists in all media including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and architecture.
Date: 8 June—16 August 2009 Location: The Royal Academy
Note placed 16~ 06~ 2009
Turner and the Masters
In the first exhibition of its kind, this show pairs some of Turners’ greatest paintings with outstanding works by old masters, as well as contemporaries such as Constable and Bonington, to reveal his debts and rivalries in exciting, even unpredictable, ways. This is a truly unique opportunity to understand how Turner established and maintained his reputation as one of the greatest painters of landscape in the European tradition.
Date: 23 September 2009 – 31 January 2010, Location: Tate Brition
Note placed 16~ 06~ 2009
Picasso: Challenging the Past
Discover how Pablo Picasso took on the great European painting tradition and created radical responses of his own. This major exhibition explores how Picasso challenged the art of the past throughout his long career, and includes ‘variations’ after 17th- and 19th-century masterpieces. Opens 25 February – book early to avoid disappointment.
Date: 25 February 2009 - 7 June 2009, Location: National Gallery
