Exhibitions SEPTEMBER’S BEST ART SHOWS
SICKERT: A LIFE IN ART
EARTHBOUND: CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES FROM THE ROBERTS INSTITUTE OF ART
Until 31 October With the climate emergency looming large, many of us have had to adjust our relationship with the planet. One way to explore our changing connection to the environment is,
of course, through art – and we can now take inspiration thanks to this curation of work, spanning from landscape paintings to sculptural installations. Renowned artists with work on show include painter Cyprien Gaillard and “land artist” Sir Richard Long RA. Millennium Gallery, Sheffield. www.museums-sheffield.org.uk
© CYPRIEN GAILLARD
18 September to 27 February 2022 They say you should never meet your heroes, but Walter Sickert did just that in 1882 when he became the apprentice of James Abbott McNeill Whistler. After absorbing his methods, the German-born Sickert went on to become one of Britain’s most important artists. This retrospective of some 300 works demonstrates just how honestly he chronicled the world over six decades, capturing society as he saw it, which, at the time, was considered an extremely radical approach. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
6 Artists
& Illustrators
© NATIONAL MUSEUMS NI. ULSTER MUSEUMS COLLECTION
© KUDZANAI-VIOLET HWAMI. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND VICTORIA MIRO
MIXING IT UP: PAINTING TODAY
9 September to 12 December What constitutes a successful work of art has been debated for centuries. If you’re in agreement that a painting should make you ponder, this collection of work from three generations of UK-based artists is a must see. Each has been chosen for its ability to spark the imagination and land at an interpretation. Let the speculative thinking and unexpected conversations begin. Southbank Centre, London. www.southbankcentre.co.uk
