Galleries - September 2010

MAP 25 LONDON BLOOMSBURY & FITZROVIA 46. GALLERIES SEPTEMBER 10 a ABBOTT & HOLDER 30 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH Hundreds of watercolours, drawings, oils and prints 1760–2000. For ‘Lists’ (catalogues) introducing all new stock, every 7 weeks and Exhibition news visit: www.abbottandholder.co.uk gallery@abbottandholder.co.uk t 020 7637 3981 f 020 7631 0575 b AUSTIN/DESMOND FINE ART Pied Bull Yard, 68/69 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3BN Abstraction-Creation: Geometric Abstract Art from Europeto South America, 1945–70. Sep 8–Oct 6. Exhibiting at 20/21 British Art Fair, Stand 33, Sep 15–19. Mon–Fri 10.30–5.30, Sat 11–2.30 (during exhibs) tubeHolborn, Tottenham Court Road gallery@austindesmond.com www.austindesmond.com t 020 7242 4443 f 020 7404 4480 c CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS 2 Percy Street, W1T 1DD A Living Space – Curated by Kit Kemp; Commissioning Art and Craft for the Home. Aug 27–Oct 2. A Bloomsbury-Group inspired sitting room is replicated in the gallery. As part of the exhibition CAA launches new service, ‘One of a Kind: Commissioning Craft’. Mon–Sat 10–6 sales@caa.org.uk www.caa.org.uk t 020 7436 2344 d CURWEN & NEW ACADEMY GALLERY 34 Windmill Street (off Charlotte St) W1T 2JR Curwen’s Summer Spectacular, works from the Gallery’s collection; In the Upper Gallery, paintings by Nicola Lord. Sep 2–25. Mon–Fri 10–6, Thur 10–8, Sat 11–5 tubeGoodgeStret www.curwengallery.com t 020 7323 4700 f 020 7436 3059 e DÉBUT ART & THE CONINGSBY GALLERY 30 Tottenham Street, W1T 4RJ ‘Because You’re Worthless’. Sep 6–18. Exhibition of 2D and 3D works by the celebrated David Miles. Four diverse artists – a group O L D GL OUC E S T E R S T G TORMONDST R E D L I O N S Q U A R E B EDFORDPL M U S E U M L I N C OL N 'S I N N F W I N D M ILL C H ENI E SS T TO T T E N H A M S T S T S T SQ U A R E R U S S E L L MO N TAG U E ST REE T S TO R E S T HOWLAN D ST MO NT A GU E P L G R E A T R US SE LL S T GUI L FO R D STREET G T S T J A M E S S B L O O M SBU RY KIN GSW B E R N ERS S T N E W M A N S T B Y N G P L A C E BEDFORD W AY M A L ET ST R E E T M APLE S T R E ET WH IT FIELD S TR E ET GR AFT ON WA Y M ORTIMER S T G O O DG E S T C H A R L O T T E S T GOWER STREET WOBURN P L AC E S OU T HAM PTO N R O W T H E O B A L D S R O A D L A MB' S C O NDUIT ST RED LION ST W A Y CLEV E L A ND S TREET GT . TITCHF I ELD ST G R E A T PO RT L A N D S TR E E T OXFORD STREET N EW O XFOR D ST RE E T HOLB O R TOTT E NHA M CO U R T ROAD E U S T O N S TREET BRITISH MUSEUM UCL Tottenham Court Rd Euston Sq Russell Sq Holborn Goodge St Warren St a e g d f c b h h exhibition. Hocking, Morreau, Swift, Wootton. Sep 20–Oct 2. Mon–Fri 9.30–6, Sat by appt coningsbygallery@debutart.com www.debutart.com www.coningsbygallery.com t 020 7636 7478 f THE GALLERY AT 94 94 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 6NW Summer Exhibition 2. Jul 24–Sep 24. Featuring the work of David Cottingham, Graham Parry, Julien St Clareand GrahameRed. Mon–Fri 10–6, all other timesby appt only info@galleryat94.com www.galleryat94.com t 020 7388 7868 g OCTOBER GALLERY 24 Old Gloucester Street WC1N 3AL Julien Sinzogan: Spirit Worlds. Sep 24–Nov 6. First UK solo show, exhibiting a bold new series of colourful pen and ink works on paper. His work depicts thetransmigration of African ‘soul’ and thereturn of theslavespirits to African shores. Tue–Sat 12.30–5.30 tubeHolborn/Russell Square art@octobergallery.co.uk www.octobergallery.co.uk t 020 7242 7367 h REBECCA HOSSACK ART GALLERY 2a Conway Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 6BA Karen Nicol: Conversation Pieces. Sep 2–26. rebecca@r-h-g.co.uk www.r-h-g.co.uk t 020 7436 4899 REBECCA HOSSACK ART GALLERY AT CHARLOTTE STREET 28 Charlotte Street, W1T 2NA John Dilnot: Natural History. Sep 24–Oct 10. Mon–Sat 10–6 rebecca@r-h-g.co.uk www.r-h-g.co.uk t 020 7255 2828 This first UK exhibition of Frederick Cayley Robinson's work in over 30 years, at the National Gallery, celebrates the preservation for the nation of his celebrated Actsof Mercy murals after they were sold from their homein theMiddlesex Hospital. Thefour paintings depict the suffering of theHomeFront throughout theGreat War and the altruism involved in medical healing and the care of orphaned children. Influenced by artists likePuvis deChavannes and Botticelli, the show reveals the natureof Cayley Robinson's artistic journey and inspirations in producing this, his great masterwork. Emily Fletcher THUMB nails Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862-1927) ‘Acts of Mercy: Orphans II’, about 1915 at the Wellcome Library. (Image © the Wellcome Trust)