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27 May 2013 | Tate Modern, London: Roy Lichtenstein: a retrospective | | The first full-scale retrospective of this important artist in over 20 years. This show brings together 125 of his most definitive paintings and sculptures and will reassess his enduring legacy.
Dates: 21 February - 27 May
Open: Sun-Thurs 10am-6pm; Fri-Sat 10am-10pm
Tickets: £14, concs available
Where: Tate Modern, London, SE1 9TG
Contact: 020 7887 8888 (www.tate.org.uk)
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31 May 2013 | South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre: The Limelight Pictures by Ian Beck | | ‘The Limelight Pictures’ exhibition of images by Ian Beck will be at South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre, 1 Nightingale Place, London SW10 9NG from 27 February to 31 May. It is open Monday to Friday 9am-6pm.
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01 Jun 2013 | Delaware Art Museum, Delaware, USA: State of the art: illustration 100 years after Howard Pyle | | In the century following Pyle’s death in 1911, American illustration has diversified into a creative empire that includes a wide range of exciting art forms. From animated feature movies and computer images to graphic novels and conceptual art, America’s storytelling artists use the latest technologies and the newest media to tell an ever-richer blend of stories to ever-broader audiences.
Dates: till 1 June
Open: Weds-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 12-4pm
Tickets: $12 adults; $10 seniors; $6 students
Where: Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806
Contact: (+1) 302 351 8515 (www.delart.org)
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23 Jun 2013 | John Rylands Library, Manchester: Burning bright | | Focusing on his achievements in the art of books, “Burning bright” features designs and prints by the artist and poet William Blake.
Dates: till 23 June
Open: Mon 12-5pm; Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm
Where: The John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate,
Manchester M3 3EH
Contact: 0161 306 0555 (www.library.manchester.ac.uk)
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30 Jun 2013 | Fry Art Gallery, Saffron Walden, Essex: An outbreak of talent | | An exhibition of works by artists noted by Paul Nash in 1935 as having particular talent, including
Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden, Edward Burra,
Barnett Freedman and Enid Marx.
Dates: 31 March - 30 June
Open: Tue, Thurs & Fri 2pm-5pm; Sat 11am-5pm;
Sun 2.15pm-5pm
Where: The Fry Art Gallery, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1BD
Contact: 01799 513779 (www.fryartgallery.org)
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30 Aug 2013 | Seven Stories, The Centre for Children’s Books, Newcastle: A squash and a squeeze: sharing stories with Julia Donaldson | | This exhibition brings Julia Donaldson’s
captivating stories to life. Find out how she wrote modern classics such as The Gruffalo, Princess Mirror-Belle and The Troll and, most recently,
The Highway Rat, and explore original artwork
by her many illustrators – most famously
Axel Scheffler.
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm
Tickets: £6.50 adults; £5.50 child; £19 family
Where: Seven Stories, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PQ
Contact: 0845 271 0777 (www.sevenstories.org.uk)
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15 Sep 2013 | V&A, London: Barbara Nessim: an artful life | | This display provides an overview of the career of the American artist and designer Barbara Nessim. In addition to producing a wide range of highly distinctive artworks, Nessim has also worked as an illustrator and fashion designer, creating everything from shoes and textiles to commercial graphics. She has produced cover illustrations for Time, Rolling Stone and the New York Times magazine, plus adverts for Levis and Ralph Lauren.
Dates: till 19 May
Beatrix Potter and the beautiful satin waistcoat
When preparing illustrations for The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) Beatrix Potter sought inspiration for the Mayor’s coat and embroidered waistcoat in 18th-century costumes at the V&A. Her sketches of the costumes are so accurate that it is possible to identify the original garments that inspired her, including a beautiful satin waistcoat “worked with poppies and corn-flowers”.
Dates: 14 March - 15 September
Open: daily 10am-5.45pm; Fri 10am-10pm
Where: Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Contact: 020 7942 2000 (www.vam.ac.uk)
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