This wonderful Cornish workshop and museum is dedicated to the legacy of studio pottery trailblazer Bernard Leach
FIVE ART EVENTS TO SEE THIS JANUARY
FIVE ART EVENTS TO SEE THIS JANUARY
9 Jan 2019
From ceramics to comic books, there’s plenty of art to see as we enter 2019.
Pin-Ups: Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art of Celebrity
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Until 20 January
A selection of lithographic posters, portfolio prints and illustrations that made stars of Montmartre’s venues and entertainers. nationalgalleries.org
Image: Jane Avril, 1899. Courtesy Of National Galleries of Scotland
Grayson Perry: Vanity, Identity, Sexuality
Monnaie de Paris
Until 3 February
For his first major exhibition in France, Perry takes an ironic look at topics as diverse as religion, identity and gender. monnaiedeparis.fr
Image: Grayson Perry, Death of a Working Hero, 2016. Published by Paragon. Courtesy the artist, Paragon | Contemporary Editions Ltd and Victoria Miro, London / Venice
Yinka Shonibare MBE: End of Empire
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
Until 24 February
Shonibare explores themes of conflict, empire and migration, alongside Marc Rees's Now The Hero/Nawr Yr Arwr commissioned for 14-18 NOW. swansea.gov.uk
Image: Yinka Shonibare MBE, End of Empire, 2016 © the artist
Good Grief, Charlie Brown!
Somerset House, London
Until 3 March
Bringing together original illustrations from Charles M Schulz’s Peanuts, alongside works by acclaimed contemporary artists and designers who have been influenced by the comic. somersethouse.org.uk
Image ©PNTS
Exposed: The Naked Portrait
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Until 3 March
More than 80 of the most famous celebrities, thinkers and artists portrayed nude, nearly nude or where nakedness is implied. twmuseums.org.uk
Image: Mick Jagger; Jerry Hall by Norman Parkinson, July 81 © Norman Parkinson / Iconic Images (detail)
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