Our pick of current exhibitions, throughout the UK and beyond, that we're not involved in but would highly recommend. Follow our recommendations on Twitter using #FVUrecommends
Art in Real Life: Migration
FVU alumnus Imran Perretta speaks alongside a panel of artists and industry experts, questioning how artists and art institutions can engage with migration in a moment of crisis. Examining a broad range of strategies, the speakers will discuss the potential of art and its limits.
Tae Modern, Monday 18 November 2019, 6.30–8pm
Lawrence Lek | Mira Benjamin, John Lely & Heather Roche
Participating in the ASSEMBLY season curated by Christian Marclay, FVU alumni Lawrence Lek invites collaborators Seth Scott and Robin Simpson to present a site-specific simulation that reflects the atmosphere during the Extinction Rebellion protests.
Somerset House Studios, London, 9 November 2019, 7.30 – 10pm
Ben Rivers: Urthworks
This exhibition brings together a trilogy of films developed by FVU alumnus Ben Rivers in collaboration with the American science fiction writer Mark Von Schlegell.
Hestercombe Gallery, Taunton, 9 November 2019 – 9 February 2020
Lina Hermsdorf: Lucus Bona Dea
A solo exhibition by artist Lina Hermsdorf features a newly produced film and centred around an ancient sacred forest in Umbria dedicated to the Roman goddess Bona Dea, a divinity venerated exclusively by women.
Jupiter Woods, London, 1 November 2019 – 23 November 2019
Basma alSharif: A Philistine
A Philistine is a new exhibition centring around Basma alSharif’s novella of the same name and consists of a new series of monochrome negative prints, photographs and banners and a screening room of existing film works.
CCA Glasgow, 1 November — 15 December 2019
Jennifer Martin, Teeth
TEETH is a new video installation by Jennifer Martin developed through collaboration and discussion with UK-based immigrants, exploring the entanglement of love, power, and administration.
Primary, Nottingham, 25 October – 21 December 2019
Sophia Al Maria, Sonya Dyer, Ursula Mayer, Victoria Sin, Rewriting The Future
Feminist artists and writers have long been presenting new angles on gender, power, ecology and community and this exhibition explores some of those narratives.
Site Gallery, Sheffield, 27 September 2019 – 26 January 2020
Object of Doubt, Curated by Kirsty White
Ideas around iconoclasm in contemporary times are explored in this group show that features work by Laura Mulvey and FVU artist Patrick Hough.
Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London, 19 October - 9 November 2019
Nam June Paik
The 'father of video art' comes to London. See some of his most famous works, such as TV Garden and Sistene Chapel 1993.
Tate Modern, London, 17 October 2019 – 9 February 2020
Migrating Worlds: The Art of the Moving Image in Britain
Migrating Worlds foregrounds work that addresses the relationship between people and place, especially the effects of dislocation incurred by the movement of individuals, both forced and elective.
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 10 October – 29 December 2019
Imran Perretta, the destructors
Shot on location in Tower Hamlets, East London, the latest work from Imran Perretta reconsiders the figure of alienated male youth, exploring the complexities of ‘coming of age’ for young Muslim men living in the UK.
Spike Island, Bristol, 28 September – 8 December 2019
Book Launch: Artists’ Moving Image In Britain Since 1989
A panel discussion with the editors of new publication Artists’ Moving Image In Britain Since 1989, which includes an essay by FVU director Steven Bode. The discussion is moderated by Chris McCormack, will be followed by a drinks reception.
Paul Mellon Centre, London, 30 October 2019, 6pm