1) ‘Tu casa, mi casa’, Martino Gamper
Modern Institute, Glasgow
Until 25 January
It will be a sprint to the finish line to see Italianborn, London-based Martino Gamper’s exhibition in
Scotland. Apparently inspired by Le Corbusier’s Proposal for a Living Habitat (c.1959) ‘Tu casa, micasa’ is a hybrid living space of open-plan arrangement, complete with a stove, day bed, table, chairs and lamps. ‘Tu casa, mi casa’ addresses Gamper’s interest in the psycho-social connotations of furniture. Knowing Gamper’s wit and wisdom, I’m sure his house is a beautiful homage to design and domestic functionality. themoderninstitute.com
2) Martin Creed
Hayward, London
29 Jan-27 April
British artist Martin Creed’s first major survey of his playful art promises to deliver everything from his most minimal moments to extravagant room-sized installations. Much like his ‘Light goes on. Light goes off’ Turner Prize-winning piece, I too sometimes go off his work, but the last few public installations I’ve seen have been brilliant. Creed has pursued an extraordinary path by confounding traditional art categories. Crossing all artistic media, his art transforms the everyday into meditations on existence. southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/
3) Anton Alvarez
Gallery Libby Sellers, London
6 March-12 April
Following his graduation from the Royal College of Art in 2012, Anton Alvarez has steadily won critical praise and a loyal following for his Thread Wrapping Machine series. His background in cabinetmaking, interior architecture, craft and design, coupled with his inquisitive mind and strong personality, has led to a clever idiosyncratic approach to making. After nearly a year in the planning, he will be launching the next phase of his work in a solo exhibition in the gallery. I look forward to revealing the results.
libbysellers.com
4) The Seven Deadly Sins
Centraal Museum Utrecht
Until 18 May
Ever pursuant of philosophies in design, Dutch studio Makkink & Bey (Rianne Makkink and Jurgen Bey) has reinterpreted Hieronymus Bosch’s 16th-century painting The Seven Deadly Sins through this exhibition of vignettes, made up of objects from the museum’s diverse collection, a selection of its designs and works by other contemporary artists. Makkink & Bey has avoided a literal translation of the paintings, but instead has dissected each image, translating items and figures into modern equivalents. centraalmuseum.nl/en/
5) Dries Van Noten
The Musées des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
28 February-31 August
Dries Van Noten will be the subject of a retrospective at this Paris museum, to be curated by Pamela Golbin and with exhibition design by Jean-Dominique Secondi. Les Arts Décoratifs said it invited the Antwerp-based designer to ‘illuminate his creative vision’ by drawing works from the museum’s collection to sit alongside Van Noten’s own. As a first step in this process, 19th-century prints selected from the museum’s archives by Dries Van Noten were replicated and applied to garments for his Spring 2014 collections. lesartsdecoratifs.fr
6) Biennale of Sydney
Sydney
21 March-9 June
Amazingly, the Biennale of Sydney was established in 1973, making it the third oldest biennial in the world. In order to take advantage of the warm autumn months, it is starting earlier this year, so will feel a bit like a summer holiday for any visiting Europeans. Curated by artistic director Juliana Engberg, the theme is You Imagine What You Desire, and will take place in venues all around the city, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA). biennaleofsydney.com.au
All images courtesy of the respective artist and Gall eries 1 Keith Hunter 2 Work No. 200, Half the air in a given space 1998, Install ation at Galerie Analix B & L Poll a, eneva, Switzerland, 1998 (Detail)
