Galleries - March 2013

T H O N H I L L B I R D CA G E W ALK M O TCO M B S T S Q B E L G R A V E P I M L I C O R O A D R O Y A L H O S P I T A L R D B U C K I N G H A M P A L A C E R O A D L Y A L L S TRE E T E C CLE STO N S T E B U R Y S T B EL G R A VE R O A D L U P U S S T R E E T R E G E N C Y S T J O H N I S L I P S T E A TO N TCE P EL H A M S L O A N E A V E M I L N E R S T P O N T S T W A LT O N S TR EET I N G T O N R D D R A Y C O T T A V E G R O S V E N O R P L V A U X H A L L B R I D G E R O A D M I L L B A N K M I L L B A N K S LOANE S TREET C H E L S E A B R I D G E R V I C T O R I A S T R E E T A D E X H I B I T I O N R O A D E L L R O A D Q U E E N 'S G ATE F U L H A M R O A D B R O M P T O N R O A D D B R O M P T O N R D K I N G ' S R O A D HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ST JAMES'S PARK a e g d f c b Victoria Sloane Square Pimlico Knightsbridge S.Kensington Westminster a CADOGAN CONTEMPORARY 87 Old BromptonRoad, SW7 3LD Elise Ansel: Drawn from History. Mar 8–28. American painter takes on the collections ofLondon, creating inspired gestural pastiches bright with movement and colour. Solely based on works held in London her rich paintings resound with familiarity. This exhibition is an intriguing and beautiful look at how masters of the past continue to influence contemporary art. Mon–Sat 10–6 info@cadogancontemporary.com www.cadogancontemporary.com t 020 7581 5451 b CRANE KALMAN 178 BromptonRoad, SW3 1HQ ‘Behind The Picture’ – Paintings and narrative by Simone Sandelson. Mar 15–Apr 6. Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat 10–4 ckg.ltd@virgin.net www.cranekalman.com t 020 7584 7566 c LONG & RYLE 4 JohnIslip Street, SW1P 4PX Natalie Meyjes: ‘Fairytale’. Mar 13–Apr 26. Meyjes utilizes the idea ofmagic and transformation in her fairy tale box assemblages. The stories ofLewis Carroll, Hans Christen Anderson and Aesop are interpreted with others less known: Absinthe: The Green Fairy, The Nose, Baba Yaga and Nijinsky. Tue–Fri 10–5.30, Sat 11–2 gallery@long-and-ryle.com www.longandryle.com t 020 7834 1434 d OSBORNE STUDIO GALLERY 2 Motcomb Street, SW1X 8JU John Tierney. Mar 6–19. In association with the Horsebox Gallery. Criminology professor, musician and painter John Tierney – a Briton – brings to London the blue skies, colour and light ofhis beloved America. Glamour and brilliance in images from Los Angeles, New York and the desert. Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat 11–5, Sun 12–5 gallery@osg.uk.com www.osg.uk.com t 020 7235 9667 e TATE BRITAIN Millbank, SW1P 4RG Schwitters in Britain. Jan 30–May 12. £10, concs. available. Vija Celmins. Until Mar 25. Celmins selects Turner. Until Mar 25. 7 days a week 10–6, to 10pm 1st Fri of month www.tate.org.uk/britain t 020 7887 8888 (bookings and info) f 12 STAR GALLERY Europe House, 32 Smith Square SW1P 3EU Franciszka Themerson, A European MAP 21 LONDON KNIGHTSBRIDGE & BELGRAVIA 35. GALLERIES MARCH 13 www. rowleygallery .co.uk Artist. Feb 20–Mar 8. Altered Landscapes. Mar 13–28. Multimedia exhibition by 3 European visual artists: Justine Blau (Luxembourg), Alberto Fiori (Italy) and Fion Gunn (Ireland). Mon–Fri 10–6 www.europe.org.uk/culture t 020 7973 1992 g VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL Light from the Middle East: New Photography. Until Apr 7. Admn free. The first major exhibition of contemporary photography from and around the Middle East. Treasures of the RoyalCourts: Tudors, Stuarts & the Russian Tsars. Mar 9–Jul 14. £8, concs available. Court splendour and diplomacy beween Britain and Russia: 150 magnificent objects. David Bowie is. Mar 23–Aug 11. £14, concs available. First international retrospective, featuring handwriiten lyrics, costumes, rare performance material, album artwork & more. Daily 10–5.45, & 10–10 every Fri General admn free, but separate charges may apply to exhibitions. Further info: www.vam.ac.uk t 020 7942 2000