Exhibitions

JUNE'S BEST ART SHOWS

MAKING A MARK: DUTCH AND FLEMISH DRAWINGS FROM THE ROYAL COLLECTION 11 June to 26 September We all know how important it is for our art practice to draw every day – even if we don’t always get round to it – and, as it turns out, so did the Dutch and Flemish masters.

Inspired by the saying “no day without a line”, the likes of Rubens, Van Dyck and Jan Brueghel the Elder were encouraged to draw daily. The results collected here vary from quick pen-and-ink preparatory sketches to highly finished watercolours. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham. www.barber.org.uk

ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST/© HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2021

BARBARA HEPWORTH: ART AND LIFE 21 May to 27 February 2022 From modern abstract carvings to iconic strung sculptures to large-scale bronze works, Dame Barbara Hepworth’s legacy spans more than five decades.

On display alongside her iconic sculptures will be plenty of 2D work, including early life class drawings, a post-war series of paintings capturing surgeons at work, and lithographic prints inspired by a visit to Greece. The Hepworth Wakefield, West Yorkshire. www.hepworthwakefield.com

© BOWNESS, HEPWORTH ESTATE PHOTO: JERRY HARDMAN-JONES CHANTAL JOFFE: STORY 4 June to 31 July Although Chantal Joffe rose to prominence with her figurative artworks based on found imagery from mail-order catalogues and magazines, the contemporary artist has since spent her career painting those closest to her.

True to form, the American-born Royal Academician’s latest exhibition features portraits of her mother, Daryll, as she explores how the relationship between mother and daughter changes over time. Expect to see women depicted in Joffe’s trademark distinctly understated yet powerful manner. Victoria Miro, London. www.victoria-miro.com

© CHANTAL JOFFE. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND VICTORIA MIRO

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UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS ART COLLECTION. © ANGELA VERREN TAUNT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, DACS 2021 BEN NICHOLSON: FROM THE STUDIO 26 June to 24 October Once immortalised, the objects that inspire still life paintings are often forgotten about. This clever exhibition brings to the fore the distinctive striped jugs, Mochaware mugs and glassware seen in the works of Ben Nicholson, the modernist artist and second husband of Barbara Hepworth.

For example, a real 19th-century jug will go on show alongside Nicholson’s first representational painting of it, 1914 (The Striped Jug). To add an extra layer of intrigue, it will sit beside a second, later abstract work in which the jug’s pattern remains but its form is reduced to a flat, rectangular plane. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. www.pallant.org.uk

COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, THE MODERN INSTITUTE/TOBY WEBSTER LTD., GLASGOW AND GREEN NAFTALI, NEW YORK WALTER PRICE: PEARL LINES 21 May to 29 August Stickers, tape and metallics are not usually associated with fine art, yet the offbeat materials crop up throughout the work of the young American painter Walter Price, as he seeks to disrupt what is considered conventional in the art world.

In his first major UK show, the former military man gives a masterclass on blurring the lines between figuration and abstraction with his thick application of paint, bold exploration of colour and recurring motifs that invite interpretation. Camden Art Centre, London. www.camdenartcentre.org