November arrives, riding the momentum of October‘s whirlwind—marked by Frieze and the abundance of satellite exhibitions during the week. It’s a month poised between the flurry of art shows, fairs, and awards and the upcoming wind-down of turkey dinners, gifts of socks, pyjamas, and scarves. But until then, there’s time to fill with our top Five Exhibitions To See In London In November 2024.
Our November exhibition rundown features legendary masters alongside emerging figures reshaping the art world. First up is George Rouy’s Bleed, Part I at Hauser & Wirth London. Rouy presents a new body of work that continues his exploration into collective mass, multiplicity, and movement. The exhibition reflects the emotional extremities of our time, inviting us to contemplate identity and embodiment in our globalised, technologically-driven era.
Next on our list of Five Exhibitions To See In London In November 2024 is David Hockney: Living in Colour at Halycon, showcasing one of the world’s largest collections of Hockney’s graphic works, featuring more than 150 pieces spanning six decades of Hockney’s career, dating from 1961 to 2018, this promises to be a feast for Hockney lovers.
Then, head over to bustling Brixton for one of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists, Frank Bowling‘s Selected Prints at Brixton Library. The exhibition showcases sixteen special edition prints by Bowling in collaboration with DACS and the Sussex-based art publisher King & McGaw. These sixteen giclée prints of Bowling’s masterful abstract paintings, ranging from 1968 to 2020, include his ‘map paintings’ that trace and layer stencils of countries and continents and ‘poured paintings’ where acrylic paint is poured directly onto the canvas.
Next stop on our Five Exhibitions To See In London In November 2024 is American photographer Gregory Halpern’s King, Queen, Knave at HUXLEY-PARLOUR. King, Queen, Knave presents fourteen photographs from Halpern’s latest body of work, photographed over the last two decades, mostly in and around his hometown of Buffalo, New York. The series extends beyond a portrait of place, celebrating the poetic idiosyncrasies of everyday life.
The last stop on our Five Exhibitions To See In London In November 2024 is A Journey through Ancient Inspiration in Modern & Contemporary Art at Mazzoleni, London with Mythology Reinterpreted. The exhibition strives to reinterpret the ancient through the lens of Italian artists Giorgio de Chirico, Salvo, and Giulio Paolini, and Mexican artist Jorge Méndez Blake. Guiding this revaluation of the ancient and drawing us back to the point of inspiration, a series of Roman artefacts will invite us to embark on a journey through the annals of art history while simultaneously demonstrating their continual relevance in contemporary visual culture.
Five Exhibitions To See In London In November 2024
George Rouy: The Bleed, Part I
George Rouy: The Bleed, Part I
7th October, 2024 – 21st December, 2024
Hauser & Wirth London
23 Savile Row
London W1S 2ET
Emerging as a leading figure of the new generation of painters, George Rouy’s debut solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth London, ‘The Bleed, Part I,’ will present a new body of work continuing his inquiry into collective mass, multiplicity and movement. The second chapter, ‘The Bleed, Part II,’ will follow at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles in February 2025. Rouy’s dynamic and signature use of the human figure, vexed with desire, alienation and crisis, speaks to the emotional extremities of our time, resulting in explorations of identity and embodiment in a globalised, technologically-driven 21st Century
David Hockney: Living in Colour
Halcyon is proud to present one of the world’s largest collections of graphics by David Hockney at 148 New Bond Street. “Living in Colour,” which consists of more than 150 works, is also open at its gallery in Harrods. Spanning six decades of his illustrious career, the works date from 1961 to 2018 and include his iconic pool images, self-portraits, portraits of friends, still lifes, and landscapes.
Hockney’s power lies in his virtuosity as a draftsman and colorist, and his appreciation for the everyday. He paints the world around him with bright, bold colors and a restless desire to experiment, epitomizing American modernist Philip Guston’s definition of art as “serious play.”
As an artist, Hockney has always embraced the latest technological innovations. In the 1980s, he harnessed photocopy machines as part of his practice, and more recently, the iPad, which he uses to capture the world as he sees it — through the technicolor guise of the digital age. Visitors will discover various iPad drawings, providing rich insight into his unique exploration of this new medium.
“Living in Colour” also showcases Hockney’s work in the medium of photographic collage, an area of his oeuvre that is sometimes overlooked but in which he was pioneering. In these works, he experimented with unique perspectives and compositions. The exhibition offers a window into Hockney’s personal life: views of his studios, household objects, portraits of friends, family, and his beloved dachshunds — documenting his life and travels from Yorkshire to California.
David Hockney: Living in Colour
Halcyon
10th October, 2024 – 31st December, 2024
148 New Bond Street
London
W1S 2TR
Frank Bowling OBE RA: Selected Prints
King & McGaw, the Sussex-based leading art publisher and destination for fine art prints, has partnered with Brixton Library on an exhibition of sixteen special edition prints by Frank Bowling OBE RA, one of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists.
Frank Bowling and DACS – the Design and Artists Copyright Society – began their collaboration with art publishers King & McGaw in 2021. The result is a collection of sixteen giclée prints of Bowling’s masterful paintings ranging from 1968 to 2020.
The collection includes Bowling’s ‘map paintings’ that trace and layer stencils of countries and continents, and ‘poured paintings’ where acrylic paint is poured directly onto the canvas.
Frank Bowling OBE RA: Selected Prints
6th November, 2024 – 31st December, 2024
Brixton Library
Brixton
Oval
London SW2 1JQ
Image courtesy of Huxley-Parlour
Gregory Halpern: King, Queen, Knave
Huxley-Parlour are delighted to present King, Queen, Knave, a new solo exhibition of works by American photographer Gregory Halpern, now open at our Swallow Street gallery. The exhibition will present fourteen photographs from Halpern’s latest body of work, photographed over the last two decades mostly in and around his hometown of Buffalo, New York. The series extends beyond a portrait of place, celebrating the poetic idiosyncrasies of everyday life.
Buffalo acts as a vast stage in Halpern’s series, hosting a cast of people, animals and buildings that pass before the photographer’s lens. At times the city feels outsized for its inhabitants: open spaces appear unvisited; a large factory looms over a solitary figure picking flowers in a meadow; snow- covered streets are left unwalked.
In his photographs, Halpern reimagines the city’s abandoned sites and urban landscape. Once a centre of industry, which has since migrated elsewhere, along with half its population, Buffalo has witnessed significant loss, although a quiet resilience and strange sense of beauty remain.
Gregory Halpern: King, Queen, Knave
31st October, 2024 – 30th November 2024
HUXLEY-PARLOUR
3–5 Swallow Street
London
W1B 4DE
Mythology Reinterpreted: A Journey through Ancient Inspiration in Modern & Contemporary Art
Mazzoleni, London is pleased to present the exhibition Mythology Reinterpreted: A Journey through Ancient Inspiration in Modern & Contemporary Art. Opening on 8 October until 6 December, the exhibition strives to reinterpret the ancient through the lens of Italian artists Giorgio de Chirico, Salvo and Giulio Paolini and Mexican artist Jorge Méndez Blake. Guiding this revaluation of the ancient and drawing us back to the point of inspiration, a series of Roman artefacts will invite viewers to embark on a journey through the annals of art history, while simultaneously demonstrating their continual relevance in contemporary visual culture.
Mythology Reinterpreted: A Journey through Ancient Inspiration in Modern & Contemporary Art
8th October, 2024 – 6th December, 2024
Mazzoleni
15 Old Bond Street
London
W1S 4AX
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